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Pesanan Untuk Muslimin dan Muslimat

2009-05-09T01:00:00.000-07:00

jagalah keturunan mu,,
jgn kamu lalai dari tangungjawab kamu,,
jgn kerna keluargamu,, dirimu ditarik oleh2 keluargamu ke lembah neraka,, jagalah org2 terdekat kamu dri melakukan kebencian allah,,, maksiat didunia mmg indah,, jika dipamirkn keadaan diakhirat kelak,, x de spa y ingin melakukanmaksiat didunia ini,, truknya azab bagi yang melakukan maksiat,,

pr nak sentuh bab aurat,,
ramai yg xkisah ngan aurat,,
pemain bola,
ahli sukan,
pompuan...
pompuan lebih ramai yg menginap di nerka,,
coz,,
lalai dari menjaga aurat,,,
aurat harus dijaga dri atas kebawah,,
itu stu tuntutan agama,,
wajib keatas umat islam,,,
aurat isu sensitif,,
coz,,, rmai y malu ngan tutup aurat,,
pkai jilbab pun dah jarang,,,
selendang digantinya,,,
selendang skrg blum tentu dapat menutup aurat yang ditetapkan dalam islam,,
bagi pompuan,, jilbab adalah yg terbaik,, selendang blum tentu dapat menutup dada,, islam itu lengkap,, ade sbb islam melarang pompuan mendedahkan dada,, berjubah n berbaju kurung pun ade hikmahnya,,
jgalah keluargamu dgn aurat nih,,,
antara aurat yg payah dijaga skrg,,
rambut: akan di gantung rambtnya di neraka, wlau satu utas rambut,,
dada: dilayurkan dada diatas bara api neraka,,
aurat penting dalam islam, bagi menjaga moral n akidah umat islam,, pemimpin harus bertegas ttg aurat,, eh lupa,, kbykan bini pemimpin islam hadhari xtutup aurat,,,
slam malam dri pr,,

pr hnyalah menilai pompuan yg solehah ngan pkai stokin,, coz,, stokin bila berselipar mmg pyah untuk diamalkan,, bagi menjaga aurat,,,

jagalah tol2 aurat,,, pesan pr untuk semua,,,

Sepuluh Nasihat untuk Memahami Maksud Al Quran

2009-05-09T00:59:00.001-07:00

Sepuluh Nasihat untuk Memahami Maksud Al Quran

Ustaz Adlan bin Abd Aziz (Ali Tantawi)

Ketika malam bertukar menjadi pagi,
kucoretkan tulisan ini sebagai nasihat bagi yang sudi,
untuk dipraktikkan bukan sekadar teori,
agar Al Quran dibaca lalu difahami,

Berikut adalah beberapa panduan untuk sesiapa sahaja yang ingin memahami Al Quran, terutama mereka yang tidak memahami sebahagian besar ayat Al Quran hanya kerana ayat-ayat itu adalah di dalam Bahasa Arab. Perkara sebegini bukan halangan untuk anda memahami Al Quran. Malah ramai yang menguasai Bahasa Arab tetapi masih lagi tidak cuba memahami Al Quran. Semoga Allah SWT memberikan hidayah untuk saya dan anda semua.

1- Membeli sebuah Al Quran berserta terjemahan. Mungkin terdapat perbezaan pendapat di kalangan kita tentang terjemahan Al Quran yang paling baik. Saya secara peribadinya mencadangkan agar pembaca membeli terjemahan Al Quran yang dicetak oleh Kerajaan Arab Saudi di dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan juga Tafsir Pimpinan al Rahman terjemahan Dr. Abdullah Basmeih yang dicetak oleh Jabatan Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

2- Peruntukkan waktu secara tetap sama ada harian atau mingguan untuk membaca beberapa ayat Al Quran berserta terjemahan. Tidak perlu terlalu bersemangat kerana selalunya semangat yang berlebihan tidak akan bertahan lama. Jika anda sekadar ingin membaca ayat Al Quran tanpa terjemahan, sememangnya digalakkan setiap hari dalam keadaan yang sederhana. Namun untuk membacanya berserta terjemahan, perlulah diberikan peruntukan waktu untuk ‘menghadamkan’ terjemahan dan maksud ayat-ayat yang telah dibaca.

Mungkin pembaca boleh memperuntukkan masa untuk ayat-ayat daripada juzuk 30 kerana ia ayat-ayat yang sering kita baca dan hafal. Sebagai contoh, mulakan dengan surah al Ikhlas yang mengandungi 4 ayat dan diberi tempoh selama 3 hari untuk membaca, merenung dan memahami maksudnya sebelum berpindah kepada surah al Naas pula. Begitulah seterusnya. Tidak semestinya anda mengikut susunan misalnya bermula daripada al Fatihah kemudian al Baqarah, Ali Imran dan seterusnya, atau bermula daripada al Naas kemudian al Falaq, al Ikhlas dan seterusnya. Matlamat kita ialah cuba memahami ayat-ayat Al Quran secara keseluruhan. Mungkin minggu ini kita ingin memahami maksud beberapa ayat daripada surah Yaasin dan minggu depan pula kita ingin mengetahui maksud beberapa ayat daripada surah al Kahfi pula. Apa yang penting, setiap minggu kita akan peruntukkan sedikit masa untuk memahami beberapa ayat dan sikap ini berterusan dengan penuh istiqamah.

3- Tandakan ayat-ayat yang kurang jelas maksudnya. Sememangnya kita tidak akan dapat memahami dengan jelas setiap ayat yang dibaca. Mungkin ini disebabkan oleh keadaan atau tumpuan kita semasa membacanya. Mungkin juga disebabkan ayat terjemahan itu tidak jelas dan mungkin juga disebabkan kita baru membacanya sekali tanpa benar-benar faham. Walau apa pun sebabnya, jangan biarkan ayat itu berlalu tanpa memastikan kita benar-benar faham maksudnya. Tandakan ayat tersebut dan peruntukkan beberapa hari atau lebih untuk mengkaji maksudnya dengan lebih jelas.

4- Wujudkan panel rujukan sendiri dengan menyimpan nombor telefon beberapa orang ustaz yang dirasakan mampu menghuraikan maksud ayat-ayat yang kurang jelas maksudnya tadi. Rujuk kepada mereka untuk mendapatkan jawapan yang lebih cepat dan mudah. Lebih cepat ialah dengan menulis sms dan dihantar ke telefon bimbit seseorang ustaz, misalnya anda tulis ‘Assalaamualaikum ustaz, apa maksud ayat 23 surah Luqman? Terima kasih’. Mungkin sesetengah ustaz tidak terus membalasnya kerana ingin mengkaji terlebih dahulu. Lihat, anda telah melakukan amal soleh dengan menyebabkan seorang agamawan membuka kembali buku dan kitabnya yang telah lama berhabuk di atas rak buku, hanya kerana satu sms yang ingin tahu tentang tafsir satu ayat daripada Al Quran.

5- Boleh juga mencari maksud ayat tersebut daripada terjemahan edisi yang lain atau membeli buku tafsir Al Quran yang telah diterjemahkan. Kini terdapat banyak buku tafsir yang diterjemahkan dan yang paling baik setakat pengetahuan saya ialah terjemahan Tafsir Ibn Kathir. Buku terjemahan Al Quran juga terdapat dalam banyak versi sama ada di dalam Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Inggeris atau Bahasa Indonesia dan lain-lain lagi. Langkah ini mungkin memerlukan kepada perbelanjaan yang lebih untuk memiliki sebanyak mungkin terjemahan Al Quran, tetapi ia tetap berbaloi kerana tujuan kita amat mulia iaitu memahami Al Quran.

6- Pengulangan bacaan tafsiran atau terjemahan ayat yang sama dapat memberikan gambaran yang lebih jelas tentang ayat. Mungkin kali pertama anda membaca terjemahannya dan tafsirannya semasa pemikiran anda tidak berfokus dan tidak tenang disebabkan pelbagai masalah. Kali kedua pula anda membacanya dalam keadaan tenang dan tiada masalah. Pasti bacaan kedua akan lebih membantu anda memahami ayat tersebut, wallahu a’lam.

7- Sebolehnya cari kaset-kaset atau cd yang mengandungi huraian Al Quran daripada ustaz-ustaz atau mana-mana pendakwah. Mungkin anda sibuk dan tak sempat nak mendengar kuliah tafsir, maka bukalah radio atau belilah cd untuk anda belajar daripada dalam kereta atau gunakan alat seperti cd walkman atau mp4 untuk mempelajari tafsir Al Quran. Takkanlah waktu di dalam kereta hanya dengan mendengar lagu atau berita di radio sahaja?

8- Lebih baik lagi jika mempunyai tempat kuliah tafsir yang dihadiri secara tetap. Ini penting untuk menjadikan kita sentiasa istiqamah dalam mempelajari tafsir. Ustaz yang mengajar juga boleh kita jadikan sebagai rujukan tetap kerana kita akan sentiasa bertemu dengan beliau setiap kali tiba waktu kuliah.

9- Layari laman web Islamik yang menawarkan perkhidmatan untuk memahami ayat-ayat Al Quran atau boleh muat turun beberapa program yang mengandungi tafsir atau terjemahan Al Quran. Internet perlu digunakan sebaik mungkin terutama bagi mereka yang boleh ‘online’ semasa berkerja. Program tafsir juga boleh dimuat turun ke dalam laptop atau ke dalam alat seperti telefon bimbit atau telefon PDA yang canggih lagi memudahkan.

10- Cuba pelajari Bahasa Arab untuk lebih mendekatkan diri kita dengan maksud ayat yang dibaca. Hendak seribu daya. Saya secara peribadi telah bertemu dengan orang-orang yang tahu berbahasa Arab dengan mempelajarinya secara sendiri dan mereka bukanlah produk sekolah agama atau universiti di negara Arab.

Akhir kata, berdoalah kepada Allah SWT agar kita tergolong dalam kalangan orang-orang yang ingin mendalami ilmu Allah SWT terutamanya ingin mendalami Al Quran. Ingatlah, tiada keinginan untuk menambahkan ilmu agama adalah satu penyakit merbahaya. Kesannya pesakit ini akan terus hidup dalam keadaan jahil dan tidak bertambah ilmunya. Ingat pesan Rasulullah SAW : Sebaik-baik kamu ialah orang yang mempelajari Al Quran dan mengajarnya.(Riwayat al Bukhari, no.5027).

wanita solehah penghibur hati

2009-05-09T00:58:00.001-07:00

WANITA SOLEHAH….
SENANTIASA TENANG JIWANYA
LANTARAN ITU SENTIASA MEMBESARKAN TUHAN DI DALAM SOLAT
DAN SUNNAH RASULULLAH JADI JALAN KEHIDUPANNYA
MENJADI AKHBAR DAN HIBURAN
JANJI-JANJI ALLAH JAMINAN KETENANGAN BUATNYA
SUMBER JIWANYA BEROLEH KEKUATAN
AGAR SABAR MENENTANG MUSIBAH

BERTEGUH MENJUNJUNG HUKUM HAKAM ALLAH

INILAH WANITA SOLEHAH
TIDAK MEMBIARKAN DIRI
MENJADI BUSAR PANAHAN SYAITAN
DIPERALATKAN UNTUK MENGUMPAN KAUM ADAM
MEMANDANGNYA....
MENYEJUKKAN MATA.....

DIRINYA TENTERAM
MEMBIARKAN HIBURAN
KIRANYA IA SEORANG ISTERI
KEPERIBADIAN MENGHIBUR SUAMI

SENTIASA MENGUNTUM SENYUM DI HaDAPAN SUAMI
SANGGUP HIDUP BERDUA MATI BERSAMA
LANTARAN MENGHARAPKAN KEREDHAAN ALLAH SEMATA-MATA
MEMADAI DENGAN APA YANG ADA
TIDAK PERNAH MENUNTUT APA YANG TIADA
MENJADI TULANG BELAKANG PERJUANGAN SUAMI
HINGGA SUAMI MERASAKAN RUMAH ITU SYURGA
MENJADI KEKUATAN JIWA
UNTUK MENEGAKKAN JIHADNYA

NATIJAHNYA,
LAHIRLAH JIWA SAKINAH
BERNAFSUKAN MUTMAI’NAH.

‘SEINDAH HIASAN ADALAH WANITA SOLEHAH’

SEKADAR RENUNGAN BERSAMA..

Jadikan Al-Quran Dekat di Mata, Lekat di Hati

2009-05-09T00:56:00.002-07:00

Allah berfirman, Kitab al-Quran ini tidak ada keraguan padanya (tentang datangnya dari Allah dan sempurnanya), ia pula menjadi petunjuk kepada orang yang bertakwa. (al-Baqarah: 2)Kehebatan al-Quran yang mengandungi 6,236 ayat sebagai petunjuk kepada manusia bukanlah rahsia. Namun, masih ramai yang tidak mahu menjadikannya sebagai panduan hidup.

Ikuti temu bual watawan Utusan Malaysia MOHD. RADZI MOHD. ZIN dan jurufoto, ABD. RAHMAN SALLEH menemu bual pensyarah Jabatan Tilawah Al-Quran, Pusat Bahasa, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Abdullah Bukhari Abdul Rahim al-hafiz untuk mengupas isu ini.

MEGA: Mengapakah manusia perlukan al-Quran sebagai panduan dalam hidup?

ABDULLAH: Allah sebagai pencipta makhluk termasuk manusia sudah tentu arif dan amat mengetahui apakah keperluan manusia. Sebab itu kita perlu menjadikan al-Quran sebagai manual kehidupan. Manusia yang semata-mata bergantung kepada logik akal tidak semestinya akan betul.Menurut Dr. Wahbah al-Zuhaili dalam Tafsir Al-Munir, hidayah atau petunjuk Allah ada lima tingkatan. Inilah yang selalu kita baca dalam al-fatihah iaitu ihdinas siratal mustaqim (tunjukilah kami jalan yang lurus).Pertama, adalah petunjuk naluri yang sama-sama dimiliki oleh manusia dan juga haiwan. Contohnya, apabila lapar, bayi akan menangis.Kedua, petunjuk perasaan. Contohnya, bayi atau kanak-kanak apabila dimarah mereka akan berkecil hati.Ketiga, petunjuk akal fikiran. Tetapi ia tidak semestinya betul kerana akal kita tidak dapat menjangkau perkara yang ghaib.Keempat, petunjuk agama sebagai panduan dengan al-Quran sebagai kitab yang mengandungi petunjuk, cahaya dan hidayah.Kelima, taufik iaitu supaya kita sentiasa konsisten berada di dalam petunjuk Allah. Dengan taufik ini, graf iman kita akan bertambah dari hari ke hari. Untuk mencapai tahap ini memerlukan kepada ilmu dan penghayatan terutama ilmu bersumberkan al-Quran dan sunah.Akal manusia ada hadnya di mana kita tidak mampu melihat kenikmatan syurga atau pun azab neraka Allah. Demikian juga aliran elektrik di dalam wayar. Kita tidak dapat melihatnya tetapi ia ada. Sebab itu, tidak mesti benda yang tidak nampak oleh mata kasar itu tidak ada.

MEGA: Apakah ayat-ayat yang boleh diperluaskan kegunaannya dalam berdakwah kepada orang Islam dan bukan Islam?

ABDULLAH: Allah adalah tuhan dan pencipta sekelian alam termasuklah pencipta kepada mereka yang bukan Islam. Cuma bezanya ialah dari segi akidah. Orang Islam berpegang kepada tauhid rububiyah dan uluhiyah.Rububiyah bermaksud semua makhluk ini ada pencipta dan pemelihara-Nya. Ini mempunyai persamaan dengan agama lain yang juga percaya semua makhluk itu ada penciptanya.Yang membezakan kita dengan bukan Islam ialah tauhid uluhiyah iaitu sifat Allah yang berhak disembah, dicintai, dipatuhi perintah-Nya, ditumpui, dipohonkan mendapat segala kebaikan dan menolak sebarang mala petaka.Dalam berdakwah tidak semestinya kita hanya mengambil ayat-ayat berkaitan akidah.

Sebabnya masih banyak lagi ayat Allah yang berkaitan aspek kehidupan dan sosial yang mampu menjangkau sempadan agama.Antaranya, ayat yang menerangkan interaksi antara pelbagai kaum sebagaimana yang dijelaskan dalam firman Allah dalam surah al-Hujurat: 13.Dalam bab menjaga alam sekitar pula, kita boleh merujuk kepada surah ar-Rum: 41 yang membicarakan berlakunya pelbagai kerosakan di muka bumi akibat perbuatan manusia. Malangnya, dalam bab menjaga alam sekitar ini adakalanya orang bukan Islam lebih peka berbanding umat Islam.Dalam bab sembahan orang bukan Islam misalnya, kita juga dilarang mencerca tuhan mereka atau menimbulkan provokasi akidah kepada agama mereka sebagaimana dijelaskan dalam surah al-An’aam: 108.Untuk mengelak kemalangan jalan raya pula, kita boleh menggunakan surah an-Nisa’ ayat 29 yang bermaksud, Janganlah kamu membunuh diri kamu, sesungguhnya Allah sentiasa mengasihi kamu. Ayat ini beserta maksudnya boleh ditampal di tepi lebuh raya untuk memberi peringatan supaya memandu secara berhemah.

MEGA: Ayat-ayat al-Quran digantung di rumah dan kedai bukanlah senario luar biasa di negara kita. Namun, apakah signifikan perbuatan ini kepada umat Islam?

ABDULLAH: Ayat-ayat Allah yang digantung sebagai perhiasan semata-mata tidak akan membawa apa-apa erti jika ia tidak diamalkan dalam kehidupan.Bagaimanapun, ramai yang salah faham tentang ayat al-Quran dan menggunakannya bagi tujuan materialistik. Sehinggakan sesetengah ayat itu mempunyai nama tertentu.Contohnya, ayat untuk melepasi sekatan kastam iaitu surah Yasin ayat 9; ayat pengasih (Ali-Imran: 14 & 31); ayat sakit mata (Yusuf: 93 & Qaf: 22); mengubat sakit jantung (Yunus: 57); sakit kepala (al-Waaqiah: 19) dan sakit tulang (Yasin: 78 & 79).Hal ini berlaku mungkin kerana salah tafsiran maksud perkataan syifa’ dalam surah al-Israk: 82 yang difahami sebagai penyembuh penyakit. Menurut Imam Ibnu Kathir, maksud syifa’ di sini ialah menghilang atau mengubati penyakit hati seperti ragu tentang kewujudan Allah, sifat munafik, syirik atau terpesong daripada kebenaran.

MEGA: Jadi, adakah salah kita menggunakan ayat-ayat al-Quran dalam kaedah perubatan?

ABDULLAH: Tidak salah kita berubat dengan ayat-ayat Allah tetapi tuntutan yang lebih utama ialah memahami ayat itu mengikut maksud yang sebenar. Al-Quran boleh dijadikan ubat kerana ia mukjizat Allah.Jika ayat-ayat al-Quran diturunkan semata-mata untuk perubatan fizikal seperti kepercayaan sesetengah orang mengapa Rasulullah dan para sahabatnya bermati-matian berperang untuk mempertahankannya?

Sudah pasti ada sesuatu yang lebih penting di sebalik itu.MEGA: Persoalannya bagaimana menjadikan manusia ketagih membaca al-Quran?ABDULLAH: Kata pepatah Melayu, tak kenal maka tak cinta. Demikianlah ibaratnya kita dengan al-Quran. Nampak macam dekat tetapi sebenarnya al-Quran jauh dari kita.Kita membaca al-Quran tetapi tidak ramai yang memahami tafsirannya secara betul atau mengenali al-Quran dalam erti kata sebenar. Oleh sebab itulah, Al-Imam Al-Zamakhzyari mengatakan belajar tafsir al-Quran untuk benar-benar memahaminya adalah fardu ain.

Hakikatnya, sesiapa yang mendampingi kitab suci ini dalam erti kata memahaminya akan merasai ia sesuatu yang tidak akan habis digali.Ramai tidak ketagih membaca dan menghayati al-Quran disebabkan kita gagal mencontohi kaedah yang ditunjukkan oleh Rasulullah.Baginda mengamalkan empat cara di dalam membawa al-Quran kepada generasi sahabat iaitu tilawah- membaca secara betul dan bertajwid kepada para sahabat; menafsirkan ayat supaya tidak ada lagi keraguan; menyuruh sahabat mengamal/menghayati ayat tersebut dan menyuruh mereka menghafalnya.Pendek kata, kombinasi empat perkara ini mampu melahirkan insan yang berperibadi al-Quran.Kesilapan kita sekarang adalah tumpuan yang berlebihan mempelajari ilmu tajwid sahaja atau mempelajari tafsir tetapi mengabaikan kepentingan tajwid atau menghafal tanpa memahami al-Quran.

MEGA: Sesetengah masjid dan surau menyiarkan bacaan al-Quran melalui pembesar suara.

Adakah ini bertepatan dengan ajaran Islam?ABDULLAH: Memang pada mata kasar manusia yang dangkal ilmunya perbuatan sedemikian tidak salah. Namun, kalam Allah itu tidak boleh dibazirkan begitu sahaja.Sebenarnya ini adalah satu lagi kesilapan berinteraksi dengan al-Quran akibat kejahilan. Allah menegaskan dalam firman-Nya, Dan apabila al-Quran itu dibacakan maka dengarlah serta diamlah supaya kamu beroleh rahmat. (al-A’raaf: 204).

Perkataan dengarlah dalam ayat ini bermaksud mendengar dengan penuh perhatian.Ibnu Jauzi dalam bukunya, Talbis Iblis (Belitan/Tipuan iblis) menyifatkan di antara orang yang ditipu oleh iblis ialah sesetengah orang yang memperdengarkan bacaan al-Quran di menara masjid pada waktu malam dengan suara yang kuat sehingga mengganggu orang tidur.Situasi yang sama boleh dikaitkan dengan penggunaan pembesar suara. Perbuatan begini sudah pasti menganggu masyarakat sekeliling yang sedang beristirehat, juga menjadi provokasi kepada bukan Islam. Provokasi dilarang sebagai dalam ayat 108 surah al-An’aam di atas.

Tambah buruk lagi ia mengakibatkan orang bukan Islam mengutuk al-Quran sebagaimana yang berlaku pada zaman Nabi yang membawa kepada penurunan ayat 110 surah al-Israk.Selain itu, pastinya kita tidak dapat menjamin masyarakat sekeliling akan diam mendengar ayat-ayat Allah yang diperdengarkan itu. Akibatnya, niat yang nampaknya baik bertukar menghina al-Quran itu sendiri.

Sifat-Sifat Wanita Ahli Syurga

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Siapakah wanita yang menjadi ahli Syurga? Apakah ciri-ciri atau sifat-sifat yang menjadi kunci bagi wanita memasuki syurga?

Sebuah hadis Nabi menyatakan:
Daripada Anas, Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam bersabda yang bermaksud:

"Apabila seorang perempuan mendirikan sembahyang lima waktu, berpuasa sebulan (Ramadhan), menjaga kehormatan dan taat kepada suami, dia akan disuruh memasuki syurga melalui mana-mana pintu yang dia sukai."
(Hadis Riwayat Ahmad)

Menurut hadis di atas sekurang-kurangnya ia telah menggariskan empat dasar atau sifat utama yang menjadi teras bagi seorang wanita muslimah memasuki syurga, iaitu menunaikan kewajipannya kepada Allah dalam makna melaksanakan ibadah-ibadah yang diwajibkan ke atasnya seperti sembahyang, puasa, dan lain-lain ibadah wajib yang mampu dilaksanakan.

Sebuah hadis menyebutkan bahawa sembahyang adalah perkara pertama yang akan disoal di hari Kiamat.

Daripada Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu Anhu, Nabi Sallallahu Alahi Wasallam bersabda:

"Sesungguhnya perkara yang pertama sekali dikira dari amalan hamba di hari kiamat ialah sembahyang; sekiranya sembahyang itu sempurna, maka beruntung dan berjayalah dia, dan sekiranya ia rosak, maka kecewa dan rugilah dia, kalau kewajipan fardhu masih kurang, Allah berfirman: Lihatlah adakah amalan-amalan sunat untuk menyempurnakan kekurangan tersebut. Demikianlah seterusnya dengan amalan yang lain"
(Hadis riwayat at-Tirmizi)

Disamping menunaikan kewajipan kepada Allah, menunaikan hak dan kewajipan kepada suami juga merupakan hal yang tidak boleh diabaikan oleh seorang wanita.

Tertunainya hak dan tanggungjawab suami barulah akan turun keredhaan dan rahmat Allah kepadanya. Menjaga kehormatan diri juga merupakan hal yang digariskan oleh hadis di atas. Antara hal-hal yang boleh diketegorikan dalam konteks menjaga kehormatan itu ialah mempunyai sifat pemalu, jika suaminya keluar dia akan menguruskan dan menjaga dirinya dan harta suaminya dengan amanah. Bila suaminya datang kepadanya dia akan menjaga mulut daripada menyebutkan perkataan yang tidak elok didengar.

Sebuah hadis Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam menyatakan bahawa:

"Sesungguhnya sopan santun dan keimanan adalah saling berkaitan, jika
salah satunya dikeluarkan, yang satu lagi juga akan hilang serentak."
(Hadis Riwayat Baihaqi)

Maksud hadis ini ialah jika kesopanan atau sifat malu sudah hilang, iman juga akan hilang bersama-samanya. Betapa besarnya pengaruh antara kesopanan dan keimanan kepada diri seorang wanita itu, Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam menegaskan dengan sabda baginda:

"Apabila sesesorang itu terlibat dengan penzinaan, ia bukan lagi seorang beriman, apabila seseorang itu mencuri ia bukan lagi seorang beriman, apabila seseorang itu meminum arak ia bukan lagi seorang beriman, apabila seseorang itu menyelewing setelah diberi amanah oleh orang lain ia bukan lagi seorang beriman, dan apabila seseorang diantara kamu menipu ia bukan lagi seorang beriman, oleh itu berjaga-jagalah! "

Taat kepada suami merupakan satu lagi sifat wanita yang digambarkan oleh hadis yang dipaparkan di awal makalah ini. Taat kepada suami adalah tanggungjawab isteri yang wajib di sempurnakan. Sebuah hadis yang diriwayatkan oleh al-Imam Bazzar Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam bersabda:

"Kamu sampaikan kepada perempuan yang kamu jumpa, bahawa taat kepada suami, dan mengakui hak-hak suami, sama pahalanya dengan
berperang dan bertempur dengan musuh-musuh Islam di medan pertempuran, tetapi sedikit sangat daripada isteri-isteri yang menyempurnakan
hak-hak suami mereka."
(Hadis riwayat Al Imam Bazzar)

Isteri adalah pusat dan sumber kebahagiaan dan ketenteraman di dalam sebuah rumahtangga. Ia perlu mempunyai sifat-sifat sabar dan perhatian yang sepenuhnya kepada suami dan juga anak-anak.

Sikap inilah yang boleh mewujudkan suasana yang tenang, aman dan damai dalam rumahtangga. Dalam hal ini, para isteri sayugialah akan sentiasa bersikap baik kepada suami. Saidina Abu Bakar Radhiallahu Anhu meriwayatkan bahawa Rasullullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam pernah bersabda:

"Seorang wanita yang menyakiti hati suami dengan lidahnya, dia mendatangkan celaan dan kemurkaan Allah, para malaikat dan umat manusia."

Selain itu, Saidina Ali Radhiallahu Anhu meriwayatkan sebuah hadis mengenai setiap isteri yang tidak menghormati status suaminya.

"Wanita yang berkata kepada suaminya yang tidak melihat apa-apa kebaikan pada suaminya, Allah menghapuskan segala perbuatan baiknya selama 70 tahun,
walaupun dia berpuasa selama itu siang hari dan bersembahyang pada malamnya."
(Hadis Riwayat Imam Majah dan An-Nasai)

Berdasarkan huraian ringkas di atas, para wanita semestinyalah mengamalkan sikap taat dan bertakwa kepada Allah, bertanggungjawab kepada suami dan menjaga kehormatan dirinya. Semoga dengan itu, akan mudahlah mereka mendapat rahmat dan keredhaan Allah. Rahmat dan redha Allah itulah yang akan menjamin kebahagian hidupnya di dunia dan di akhirat.

Ibu Atau Pasangan?

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Orang kata aku lahir dari perut ibu..

Bila dahaga, yang susukan aku..

IbuBila lapar, yang suapkan aku.. I

buBila keseorangan, yang sentiasa di sampingku..

IbuKata ibu, perkataan pertama yang aku sebut.. Ma!

Bila bangun tidur, aku cari.. Ibu

Bila nangis, orang pertama yang datang ..Ibu

Bila nak bermanja.. Aku dekati ibu

Bila nak bergesel? Aku duduk sebelah ibu

Bila sedih, yang boleh memujukku hanya ibu

Bila nakal, yang memarahi aku ? Ibu

Bila merajuk? yang memujukku cuma.. Ibu
Bila melakukan kesalahan? Ibu juga lah yang paling cepat marah

Bila takut? Yang tenangkan aku.. Ibu

Bila nak peluk? Yang aku suka peluk.. Ibu

Aku selalu teringatkan .. Ibu

Bila sedih, aku mesti telefon ibu

Bila seronok? Orang pertama aku nak beritahu? Ibu

Bila bengang.. Aku suka luah pada ..Ibu

Bila takut, aku selalu panggil.. ? Ibuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!

Bila sakit, orang paling risau adalah ..Ibu

Bila nak exam, orang paling sibuk juga ibu

Bila merajuk, yang datang pujuk aku juga.. Ibu

Bila buat hal, yang marah aku dulu..Ibu

Bila ada masalah, yang paling risau.. Ibu

Yang masih peluk dan cium aku sampai hari ni.. Ibu

Yang selalu berleter kat aku.. Ibu

Yang selalu puji aku.. Ibu

Yang selalu nasihat aku.. Ibu

Bila nak kahwin..Orang pertama aku tunjuk dan rujuk? Ibu

Aku ada pasangan hidup sendiri

Bila seronok? Aku cari pasanganku

Bila sedih? Aku cari Ibu

Bila berjaya? Aku ceritakan pada pasanganku

Bila gagal? Aku ceritakan pada Ibu

Bila bahagia, aku peluk erat pasanganku

Bila berduka, aku peluk erat ibuku

Bila nak bercuti? Aku bawa pasanganku

Bila sibuk? Aku hantar anak ke rumah ibu

Bila sambut pasanganku...Aku hadiahi bunga pada pasanganku

Bila sambut hari ibu...Aku cuma dapat ucapkan Selamat Hari Ibu

Selalu........Aku ingat pasanganku

Selalu.....Ibu ingat kat aku

Bila....Bila.....Aku akan talipon pasanganku

Entah bila....Aku nak talipon ibu

Selalu....Aku belikan hadiah untuk pasanganku

Entah bila.....Aku nak belikan hadiah untuk Ibuku

"Kalau kau sudah habis belajar dan berkerja. Bolehkah kau kirim wang untuk ibu? Ibu bukan nak banyak. Lima puluh ringgit sebulan pun cukuplah"

Berderai air mata aku. Hari ini kalau ibu mahu lima ratus sebulan pun aku mampu. Aku boleh kirimkan. Tapi Ibu sudah tiada. Aku tidak berkesempatan lagi. Bukan lima puluh ringgit. Lima puluh sen pun tidak sempat aku kirimkan! Hanya yang termampu Al-fatihah, al-fatihah, al-fatihah.

19 RAHSIA KEISTIMEWAAN WANITA

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1. Doa wanita itu lebih makbul daripada lelaki kerana sifat penyayang yang
lebih kuat daripada lelaki. Ketika ditanya kepada Rasulullah SAW akan hal
tersebut, jawab baginda , " Ibu lebih penyayang daripada bapa dan doa orang
yang penyayang tidak akan sia-sia."

2. Wanita yang solehah (baik) itu lebih baik daripada 1000 lelaki yang soleh.

3. Barangsiapa yang menggembirakan anak perempuannya, darjatnya seumpama orang
yang sentiasa menangis kerana takutkan Allah .Dan orang yang takutkan Allah SWT
akan diharamkan api neraka ke atas tubuhnya.

4. Wanita yang tinggal bersama anak-anaknya akan tinggal bersama aku
(Rasulullah SAW) di dalam syurga.

5. Barangsiapa membawa hadiah (barang makanan dari pasar ke rumah lalu
diberikan kepada keluarganya) maka pahalanya seperti melakukan amalan
bersedekah.Hendaklah mendahulukan anak perempuan daripada anak lelaki. Maka
barangsiapa yang menyukakan anak perempuan seolah-olah dia memerdekakan anak
Nabi Ismail.

6. Syurga itu di bawah telapak kaki ibu.

7. Barangsiapa mempunyai tiga anak perempuan atau tiga saudara perempuan atau
dua anak perempuan atau dua saudara perempuan lalu dia bersikap ihsan dalam
pergaulan dengan mereka dan mendidik mereka dengan penuh rasa takwa serta sikap
bertanggungjawab, maka baginya adalah syurga.

8. Apabila memanggil akan dirimu dua orang ibu bapamu, maka jawablah panggilan
ibumu terlebih dahulu.

9. Daripada Aisyah r.a." Barangsiapa yang diuji dengan sesuatu daripada
anak-anak perempuannya lalu dia berbuat baik kepada mereka, maka mereka akan
menjadi penghalang baginya daripada api neraka.

10. Wanita yang taat berkhidmat kepada suaminya akan tertutuplah pintu-pintu
neraka dan terbuka pintu-pintu syurga. Masuklah dari mana-mana pun pintu yang
dia kehendaki dengan tidak dihisab.

11. Wanita yang taat pada suaminya, maka semua ikan-ikan di laut, burung di
udara, malaikat di langit, matahari dan bulan semua beristighfar baginya selama
mana dia taat kepada suaminya serta menjaga solat dan puasanya.

12. Aisyah r.a berkata, "Aku bertanya kepada Rasulullah, siapakah yang lebih
besar haknya terhadap wanita?" Jawab Rasulullah SAW "Suaminya." " Siapa pula
berhak terhadap lelaki?" Jawab Rasulullah SAW, "Ibunya."

13. Perempuan apabila sembahyang lima waktu, puasa di bulan Ramadhan,
memelihara kehormatannya serta kepada suaminya, masuklah dia dari pintu syurga
mana sahaja yang dikehendaki.

14. Tiap perempuan yang menolong suaminya dalam urusan agama, maka Allah SWT
memasukkan dia ke dalam syurga terlebih dahulu daripada suaminya (10,000
tahun).

15. Apabila seseorang perempuan mengandung janin dalam rahimnya,maka
beristighfarlah para malaikat untuknya. Allah SWT mencatatkan baginya setiap
hari dengan 1,000 kebajikan dan menghapuskan darinya 1,000 kejahatan.

16. Apabila seseorang perempuan mulai sakit hendak bersalin, maka Allah SWT
mencatatkan baginya pahala orang yang berjihad pada jalan Allah.

17. Apabila seseorang perempuan melahirkan anak, keluarlah dia dari dosa-dosa
seperti keadaan ibunya melahirkannya.

18. Apabila telah lahir anak lalu disusui, maka bagi ibu itu setiap satu
tegukan daripada susunya diberi satu kebajikan.

19. Apabila semalaman seorang ibu tidak tidur dan memelihara anaknya yang
sakit, maka Allah SWT memberinya pahala seperti memerdekakan 70 orang hamba
dengan ikhlas untuk membela agama Allah SWT.

6 JENIS WANITA MALANG

"Jangan engkau kahwini wanita yang enam, jangan yang Ananah, yang Mananah, dan
yang Hananah, dan jangan engkau kahwini yang Hadaqah, yang Baraqah dan yang
Syadaqah."

Wanita Ananah:banyak mengeluh dan mengadu dan tiap saat memperalatkan sakit
atau buat-buat sakit.

Wanita Mananah:suka membangkit-bangkit terhadap suami. Wanita ini sering
menyatakan, "Aku membuat itu keranamu".

Wanita Hananah: menyatakan kasih sayangnya kepada suaminya yang lain, yang
dikahwininya sebelum ini atau kepada anaknya dari suami yang lain.

Wanita Hadaqah: melemparkan pandangan dan matanya pada tiap sesuatu, lalu
menyatakan keinginannya untuk memiliki barang itu dan memaksa suaminya untuk
membelinya.

Wanita Baraqah: ada 2 makna, pertama yang sepanjang hari mengilatkan dan
menghias mukanya, kedua dia marah ketika makan dan tidak mahu makan kecuali
sendirian dan diasingkannya bahagianya.

Wanita Syadaqah: banyak cakap tidak menentu lagi bising.

Bahaya bercouple..saper yg bercoupling........BACA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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apa perkara yg ber'manfaat' drpd ber'couple':

1) seronok (dpt fitnah)
2) seronok (dpt dosa)
3) seronok (dpt geng dgn syaitan)
4) dpt meluahkan masalah..(Allah kan ada)
5) byk habis duit (lebih baik guna utk sedekah) , tak kurang juga yg habiskan duit beli prepaid dan bayar bil telefon yg melambung..
6) byk risau (takut awek kita org lain kebas.. berapa kali dah miss solat pasal dok asyik berdating tak pulak risau..)
7)byk termenung dan senyum sendiri (pasal ingat peristiwa riang dgn awek.. kita sbg muslim patutnya byk mengingatkan MATI yg boleh dtg bila2 masa..)
8) lebih mengutamakan awek drpd org lain (hidup dlm dunia sendiri, dia dan awek dia.. lain dah tak kisah..)
9) menepati masa dan janji (takut awek marah/sakit hati.. solat fardhu lewat tak takut pulak... )
10) lain2 lg yg memberikan faedah dlm menambah saham DOSA drpd PAHALA..

hasil drpd pengalaman/pemerhatian/analisa/kajian terdapat beberapa sebab yg menyebabkan PENDORONG mengapa ber'couple' terjadi;
1) byk sek./pusat pengajian i.e. perempuan dan lelaki satu kelas tanpa ada usaha drpd pihak yg bertanggungjawab utk mengawal pencampuran ini supaya tidak bercanggah dhn syarak.
2) perkara ini sudah jadi kebiasaan maka didapati ada pendapat (tak tahu le dalil mana dia guna) mengatakan tak apa ber'couple' asalkan tak melanggar batas2 syarak.. nauzubillah.. pd pendapat mereka keluar buat date kat khalayak ramai, bukannya berduaan di tempat sunyi tak pegang tangan, jln pun tak rapat2 dan si awek tu pula pakai tudung... so tak pe la.. dosa pun sikit jer.. nanti dah kahwin settle dan taubat le.. saya bab ni yg payah nak jawab.. ada je alasan dia org utk melepaskan diri. org kata kalu dah nak buat tu memang mcm2 helah. kita nasihat kot sini dia corner kot lain. byk bersabar aje le dan teruskan usaha kita insyaAllah lama2 dia sedar le..
3) sudah menjadi naluru manusia ingin dibelai dan dikasih, maka sebab itu Allah jadikan lelaki dan perempuan ada tarikan mcm cas +ve dan -ve. hasil drpd didikan/pentarbiyahan islam yg tidak kukuh dr keluarga menyebabkan attraction between the charge can't be control to act in a much more appropriate manner.. maka terjadinya perhubungan (kawan2) sblm ada ikatan yg sah, dan ada setgh ibubapa dgn selamba kata "tak pe le.. dia org dah besor.. dah remaja, dah pandai fikir mana baik dan yg buruk .. bior le" . betul juga kata ibu bapa tersebut, patutnya kita dah besor, tahu le menilai yg mana baik dan buruk.. tapi tanggungjawab kedua ibubapa mendidik anak pun tak boleh diabaikan...
4) bertambahnya perempuan yg tidak menutup aurat, kalau tutup aurat pun aurat lain tak dijaga i.e. cara bergaul, bercakap.. maka ini membuka ruang pd lelaki2 utk memulakan projek mereka.. tak percaya pergi lepak (bukan lepak mcm Mat Lepakian.. lepak dgt tujuan utk mengambil iktibar..) kat KL (kat sini mcm2 jenis org boleh jumpa..) ada yg elok tutup aurat tapi bila bersembang.. tu dia, ketawa kalah lelaki.. lepas tu pandai cubit2 dan pukul2 pula tu.., lelaki apa lagi.. ada chance ni..
5) ramai perempuan semakin berani.. berani menghadapi cabaran utk jadi setanding dgn lelaki maka mereka pun goda le lelaki so dpt byk boyfriend.. mcm Mat Cintan dan Mat Bunga yg byk dpt awek..
6) ramai lelaki rasa bangga kalau ada awek, kalau tak ada awek maka mcm ada satu kekosongan dlm jiwa ... lebih2 lg kalau tgk member2 lain dia ada awek. faktor sekeliling memperngaruhu suasana.
7) lelaki cuba nak tunjuk pd lelaki lain yg dia tu pakar dlm bab tackle/meng'ayat' awek .. lelaki ni biasa le EGO.. ego tak kena tempat...
8) haaa... ni paling memalukan kaum lelaki.. lelaki ni cepat sgt PERASAN so dia pun naik semangat kacau awek. mula2 perasan yg awek tu minat kat dia (padahal tak minat pun), end up awek tu minat betul2.. ye le dah usaha sikit punya susah nak meng'ayat'/meng'tackle', awek tu pun accept le mat tu. ada juga awek yg manja (dah memang fitrah wanita begitu) sikit bila nak minta tolong maka lelaki akan terperasan yg awek tu minat kat dia maka akan try meng'ayat'. maka dianjurkan pd kaum hawa agar tidak menonjolkan sifat kemanjaan anda pada tempat yg tak kena. pd kaum adam pula, jgn le dok perasan cepat sgt..
9) ada kaitan dgn fakta ke-8... perempuan cepat sangat kesian bila tgk lelaki bersusah-payah utk dia. tolong nie tolong tu, tolong buat assingment ke sbg contoh. bila lelaki yg dok tolong tu 'ayat' sikit jer dgn mudah perempuan tersebut termakan kata2 manis lelaki tersebut.. yg lelaki tu pula tolong tak ikhlas, tu yg jadi mcm tu...
10) fakta yg ke-10 ni cukup sensitif pasal mereka (lelaki) ber'awek' disebabkan niat mereka cukup ikhlas dan jujur. tujuannya ialah utk kenal antara satu sama lain dan memahami satu sama lain.. ada ngam ke tak ngam ke sebelum berjanji utk hidup semati...

alhamdulillah niat bagus... tapi niat tak boleh menghalalkan cara, yg haram akan tetap haram, sbgmana hadis Rasulullah yg bermaksud:
Drpd Abu Abdullah Al-Nu'man bin Basyir ra :sabda Rasulullah S.A.W "sesungguhnya yg halal itu nyata dan yg haram itu pun nyata dan di antara keduanya ada perkara yg kesamaran, yg tidak diketahui oleh kebykkan manusia, maka brgsiapa yg memelihara (dirinya dr) segala yg kesamaran, sesungguhnya ia memuliakan bgnya agamanya dan kehormatannya... " (Mutfaq'alaih)

1-sesunguhnya perjumpaan (keluar) antara kaum adam dan hawa itu salah melainkan ditemani mahramnya... .
2-cintailah pasangan anda kerana Allah dgn cinta yang berlandaskan keimanan dan bukannya kerana hawa nafsu...

Nauzubillahi min zalik...
Wallahu'alam... .

Surat Dari Anak Mak Yang Dah Tak Nakal...(BACALAH BUAT PEDOMAN)

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Sayangi la ibu anda selagi masih ada....renung2 kan & slmt beramal

Mak.....
Terlalu bosan rasanya duduk membilang hari.....
Dah hampir sepuluh bulan mak pergi,
Rasanya baru semalam mak peluk kiter kan sejuk syahdu masih terasa lagi nih....

Mak tau tak.....
itu lah pertama kali mak peluk anak mak yang nakal ni sejak kiter dewasa......
dan itu juga terakhir kali nya.
Emmmm...rupanya mak dah tau mak nak pergi jauh.....
nak tinggal kan anak2 mak..... nak tinggal kan dunia fana ni.....

mak macam dah sedia.....
Seminggu sebelum tu.....
mak dah menganyam tikar mengkuang 3 helai.....
Akak kata sampai ke pagi mak anyam tikar tuu....
tanpa rasa mengantuk, tanpa rasa letih.....
kakak pun rasa hairan.....
mak tak penah buat gitu.....

pastu mak pasang radio kecil di sebelah mak.....
tapi mak seolah2 tak sedar bahawa rancangan radio tu siaran siam ......
kengkadang siaran indonesia ...
mak terus tekun menganyam...
Rupanya tikar yang telah mak siapkan tu di gunakan untuk mengiringi mak ke kuburan...

Pastu mak sapu sampah sekeliling rumah bersih2....
pastu mak jemur karpet-karpet. ..
pastu mak ubahkan sofa ke tempat lain..
mak biarkan ruang tu kosong..
rupanya kat situ jenazah mak diletakkan..

paling menarik sekali mak bgtau kat maner sume duit dan barang kemas mak...
ada kat dalam almari.....
ada kat dalam dalam beg.....
ada dalam ASB.....
ada kat dalam Tabung Haji..
mak cakap tak berapa cukup lagi....
ada kat dalam gulung tikar.....

masa tu mak perasan takk..??
kiter gelak sakan bila mak bgtau duit dalam gulung tikar...
kiter kata mak ni memang pesenn lama laaa...
mak cuma gelak jer...
eeemmm..bahagiaa nya saat ituu..

Mak.....
Hari tu hari sabtu 18/08/1999 pukul 3 petang mak tiba2 sakit perut.....
bila malam tu kiter sampai dari KL.....
mak dah dalam kesakitan.
Akak dan abang kat kampong semua dah pujuk.....
mak tetap takmau pi hospital.... .
dan cuma tinggal giliran kiter sahaja yang belum pujuk..
Mak kata mak takmau duduk dalam hospital.... .
tapi kiter berkeras juga pujukk...
nanti di hospital ada doktor...
ada ubat untuk mak..
kat rumah kami hanya mampu sapu minyak dan urut jer..

Mak tetap tak bersetuju... ..
mak memang degil..
tak salah, anak mak yang ni pon mengikut perangai mak tu..
Tapi akhirnya bila melihat keadaan mak makin teruk....
mak sakit perut sampai nak sentuh perut mak pon sakit
kami adik beradik sepakat hantar juga mak ke hospital.... ..

Mak.....
amponkan kami semua...
kami nak mak sehat...
kami sayang mak...
kami tak mau mak sakit...
kami terpaksa juga hantar mak ke hospital....
ampon kan kami yer mak....

Mak.....
Malam itu abang bawa mak ke hospital
dan itu lah pertama dan terakhir kali mak naik kereta kiter...
Masih terbayang betapa ceria dan gembiranya mak,
kiter kata nak beli kereta....
Mak asyik tanya ajer..
cukup ker duitt..
kiter jawab pula...
kalau tak cukup, mak kan banyak duit...
mak gelak ajerr.....

Lepas tu bila kereta kiter sampai....
mak buat kenduri kesyukuran.. ....
Dan kiter masih ingat lagi...
bila kiter eksiden terlanggar Ah-Chong naik motor.....
Punya la kiter takut...
kiter warning kakak kiter jangan sesekali bgtau kat mak.....
Bila balik sahaja kampong....
kiter cepat-cepat simpan keta dalam garaj.....
Tapi mak perasan juga bumper depan kemek...
mak tanya kenapa...?
Selamba jerr kiter jawab terlangar pokok bunga.....

Mak....
tujuan kiter menipu tu supaya mak tak risau...
Maafkan kiter kerana sampai mak pergi mak tak tau hal sebenar...
mak, kiter menipu mak kan ...
ampon kan kiter....
Mak.....
Jam 4.30 pa gi 19/08 /2006
Bila tiba aja kat hospital....
nurse tengah balut mak dengan kain putih.....
mak mesti nampak kiter jatuh terduduk di lantai hospital...
Mesti mak nampak abang cium dahi mak.....
Mesti mak nampak akak baca doa untuk mak....
Mesti mak nampak adik terduduk kat kerusi kat sudut itu...
mesti mak nampak semua tu kann...kann. .kannn

Mak tau tak....
Pagi tu balik dari hospital jam 5.20 pagi kiter mamandu dalam keadaan separuh sedar...
Adik kat sebelah diam melayan perasann...
Kenangan bersama mak berputar dalam kepala ini...
jalan di depan terasa makin kelam.....
airmata dah tak mampu di tahan....
Masa tu seandainya apa-apa terjadi di jalan itu kiter rela...
Namun alhamdulillah akhirnya kiter sampai juga...
di sebab kan pagi masih awal, jadi jalan tu lenggang..
kosong. ...sekosong hati ini.....
Sepanjang perjalanan terasa kedinginan subuh itu lain benar suasananya.. .....
terasa syahdu dan sayu...dinginnnn. ....

Mak.....
Kiter masih ingat lagi...
Kiter baca AlQuran kat tepi mak temankan mak...
Jam 11.00 pagi mak di mandi kan .....
Anak2 mak yang pangku masa mak mandi....
Mak mesti rasa betapa lembut nya kami mengosok seluruh tubuh mak.....
Kiter gosok kaki mak perlahan lahan.....
Mak perasan tak...?

Makcik yang mandikan mak tu pujuk kiter.....
Dia kata..." dikk...jangan nangis...kalau sayang mak jangan buat gitu...jangan nangis ya.."
Bila makcik tu kata gitu...
lagi laaaa laju airmata ni..
tapi kiter kawal supaya tak menitik atas mak....

Mak.....
Sampai takat ini surat ni kiter tulis.....
kiter nangis ni.....
Ni kat dlm bilik...baru pukul 4.00 pagi....
Takder orang yang bangun lagi.....
kiter dengar nasyid tajuk "anak soleh" kiter sedih...
kiter rindu kat mak..!
Takpa la....
nanti bila kita selesai sembanyang subuh,
kiter baca yassin untuk mak...
mak tunggu ya..!
Mak..
Sebelum muka mak di tutup buat selamanya... .
Semua anak2 mak mengelilingi mak...
menatap wajah mak buat kali terakhir....
Semua orang kata mak seolah2 senyum aja...
Mak rasa tak....
masa tu kiter sentuh dahi mak....
kiter rasa sejukkkk sangat dahi makk.....
Kiter tak mampu nak cium mak...
kiter tak daya....
kiter tuliskan kalimah tauhid kat dahi mak dengan air mawar...
Airmata kiter tak boleh tahan....
Mak mesti ingat kan yang anak mak ni jadi imam solat jenazah untuk mak...
tapi kite suruh tok imam bacakan doa sebab kite sebak....

Jam 12 tengahari mak diusung keluar dari rumah....
Akak pula dah terkulai dlm pelukan makcik...
badan akak terasa panas...
makk...
anak mak yang seorang tu demam....

Mak tauu...
cuma akak sorang saja anak mak yang tak mengiringi mak ke tanah perkuburan.. .
Mak.....
Hari2 ku lalui tanpa kewujudan mak lagi...
Begitu terasa kehilangan mak...
boleh kata setiap malam selepas maghrib anak mak ini berendam airmata...
Dan sampai satu tahap....
masa tu malam jumaat selepas maghrib...
Selepas kiter baca yassin ngan kawan-kawan. ....
entah kenapa biler kat bilik kiter keluarkan gambar2 mak pastu apa lagi....
semakin kiter tenung terasa semakin sayu...
tangisan tak dapat dibendung...

Mak tauu...
kiter cuba bertahan...
memujuk diri sendiri tapi tak juga reda...
Kiter rasa nak telefon mak...
nak cakap dengan mak....
anak mak yang ni dah tak betul kan ...?
Dan akhirnya dalam sedu sedan itu kiter telefon kampong...
Kiter cakap dengan kakak..kiter nangis lagi...
Puas la kakak memujuk kiter...
Akak kata..." tak baik laa nangis aje..doa lah untuk mak.."
Dan akhirnya akak juga nangis.....

Mak tau tak..
di saat itu kerinduan terasa menusuk sehingga ke hulu hati...
rasa nyilu sangat...
menusuk-nusuk sehingga terasa begitu sakit dalam dada ni....
Sampai sekarang bila kerinduan itu menjelma...
hanya sedekah al-fatihah kiter berikan.....

Mak....
cukup la sampai sini dulu....
kawan kiter dah ketuk pintu bilik tu....
kejap lagi kami nak pergi solat subuh kat masjid...
selalunya, kiter yang bawak mak naik motor kan ....
kali ni kiter jalan kaki dengan kawan pulak...
esok kiter ingat nak tulis surat kat ayah pula....
Mula2 kiter tak tau nak hantar mana surat nih...
pastu kawan kiter bgtau...
simpan je buat kenangan..
Kiter cuma tau alamat ni aje...
Takper yer mak...k
iter kasi orang lain baca...
Kiter stop dulu...
sebab kawan kiter dah lama tunggu tu...
akhir kata untuk mak,
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
dan jutaan terima kasih kerana membesarkan kiter...
memberi seluruh kasih sayang dari kecil sampai masuk sekolah..
sampai masuk unibesiti..
sampai kiter boleh rase naik kapal terbang...
boleh rasa duduk kat negara orang... s
ampai akhir hayat ini jasa mak tak akan mampu kiter balas..

Sekian terima kasih,
Yang Benar Anak mak yang dah tak degil

surat ini berjaya 'menyentuh' banyak hati..selain mampu mengingatkan jasa ibu kita di Malaysia, ia mampu menaikkan semangat kita utk terus berusaha dalam lapangan masing2,dgn izin Allah s.w..t. InsyaAllah..

Juga sesuai dihadiahkan kpd anak2(bg yg sudah memiliki cahaya mata) supaya anak2 kita sentiasa lembut hatinya kesan daripada mmbaca surat ini ,insyaAllah. .
Terima kasih saudara umarzahrawi kerana menghantar surat ini kepada iLuvislam.com . Surat ini saya bacakan ketika majlis penutup Islamic Awareness Week di Kolej Yayasan UEM suatu masa dulu. Ramai yang menitiskan air mata ketika itu.

Untuk Insan Berrgelar Muslimah

2009-05-09T00:43:00.000-07:00

Hawa.....
Andai engkau masih remaja,jadilah anak
yang solehah buat kedua-dua ibu
bapamu,andai engkau sudah
bersuami,jadilah isteri yang
meringankan beban suamimu,andai engkau
ibu,didiklah anakmu sehingga dia tidak
gentar mmperjuangkan ad-din Allah.

warkah buat hawa

Hawa.....
> Andai engkau belum berkahwin,jangan
kau risau akan jodohmu,ingatlah
hawa,janji Tuhan kita,wanita yang baik
adalah untuk lelaki yang baik.Jangan
dimulakan sebuah pertemuan dengan
lelaki yang bukan muhrim kerana aku
khuatir dari mata jatuh ke hati,maka
lahirnya senyuman maka tercetusnya
salam dan sekaligus disusuli dengan
pertemuan seterusnya dan takut
lahirnya nafsu kejahatan yang
menguasai diri.
Hawa.....
> Lelaki yang baik tida melihat paras
rupa,lelaki yang soleh tidak memilih
wanita melalui keseksiannya,lelaki
yang warak tidak menilai wanita
melalui keayuannya,kemanjaannya,serta
kemampuannya menggoncang iman
lelaki.Tetapi,lelaki yang baik akan
menilai wanita melalui
akhlaknya,peribadinya dan yang penting
pegangan agamanya.
> Lelaki yang baik juga tidak
menginginkan pertemuan dengan wanita
yang bukan muhrimnya kerana dia takut
memberi kesempatan kepada syaitan
untuk menggodanya.Lelaki yang warak
juga tidak mahu bermain cinta kerana
dia tahu apa matlamat dalam sebuah
pertemuan lelaki dan wanita yakni
sebuah perkahwinan....
> Oleh itu hawa,jagalah
pandanganmu,awasilah
auratmu,peliharalah
akhlakmu,kuatkanlah pendirianmu.Andai
ditakdirkan tiada cinta dariapada Adam
untukmu,cukuplah hanya cinta Allah
yang memenuhi dan menyinari kekosongan
jiwamu,biarlah cinta ibu bapamu yang
memberi hangat kebahagian buat
dirimu,cukuplah sekadar cinta adik-
beradik serta keluarga yang
membahagiakanmu.....Cintailah Allah
dikala susah dan senang kerana kau
akan memperolehi cinta daripada insan
yang juga mencintai Allah.Cintailah
ibu bapamu kerana kau akan perolehi
keredhaan Allah.Cintailah keluargamu
kerana kau tidak akan jumpa cinta
manusia yang lebih bahagia selain dari
cinta keluarga......
> JANGANLAH SESEKALI TANGAN YANG
MENGGONCANG DUNIA JUGA YANG
MENGGONCANG IMAN LELAKI....
Wallahua'lam..

4 u

2009-04-26T21:36:00.000-07:00

overwhelm

2009-02-27T18:35:00.000-08:00

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overwhelm

v. overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf

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Overwhelm

(v. t.)
To project or impend over threateningly.

(v. t.)
To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.

(v. t.)
To cause to surround, to cover.

(n.)
The act of overwhelming.

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overwhelm

Verb
1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
(synonym) overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) devastate
2. charge someone with too many tasks
(synonym) deluge, flood out
(hypernym) charge, saddle, burden
3. cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
(synonym) submerge, drown
(hypernym) cover, spread over
4. overcome by superior force
(synonym) overpower, overmaster
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(hyponym) steamroller, steamrol

o⋅ver⋅whelm

[oh-ver-hwelm, -welm] Show IPA

–verb (used with object)

1.	to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.

2.	to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.

3.	to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.

4.	to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.

to overthrow.

o·ver·whelm (ō'vər-hwělm', -wělm') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms

To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.
1. To defeat completely and decisively: Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
2. To affect deeply in mind or emotion: Despair overwhelmed me.
To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.
To turn over; upset: The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.

verwhelm

O`ver*whelm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n.Overwhelming.]

1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.

The sea overwhelmed their enemies. --Ps. lxxviii. 53.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. --Ps. lv. 5.

Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. --Shak.

Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. --Milton.

2. To project or impend over threateningly.

His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. --Shak.

3. To cause to surround, to cover. --Papin.

overwhelm
verb
1.	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
2.	charge someone with too many tasks
3.	cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: submerge]
4.	overcome by superior force [syn: overpower]

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overwhelm

c.1330, "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over + M.E.whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is c.1450. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Fig. sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1529.

2009-02-27T11:58:00.001-08:00

kames raj

Birth Date and Time..... 07/21/1982 02:30:00 PM

Birth Location.............. Ipoh, Malaysia

adlina

Birth Date and Time..... 03/23/1989 05:40:00 AM

Birth Location.............. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The personality of a couple is almost always different than the personalities of the two people who make it up. It's like there is a third person in every couple, bringing a unique set of skills, issues, and non-negotiable demands to the table. In astrology, we grasp this slippery piece of the intimate puzzle through the composite chart.

There's an active ingredient too. A person whose life drifts away from the "blueprint" of his or her birth chart grows dull, flat and depressed. It is the same for a couple if their life together departs from the spirit of their composite chart, their relationship runs out of gas. They stop talking. Sex evaporates. They would rather watch TV than look into each others' eyes. So the composite chart does a lot more than simply "describe" a relationship. If we get it right, it also gives a formula for keeping the bond bubbling, passionate, juicy and alive.

What follows is a kind of "operator's manual" for your relationship. Specifically, it's about the needs and blind spots of that powerful but invisible "third person" who shares your intimate life. That person, who is the sum of each of your individual energies, will ask you twelve questions. If you answer each of them pretty well, you will have created the treasure everyone is chasing: true and lasting love.

QUESTION #1: HOW DO WE FEED THE PRIMAL FIRES OF OUR LOVE?

To answer this one, we listen to the composite Sun.

Some couples are radiant, and their radiance is magnetic. They may not be theatrical or charismatic. As individuals, they may even be shy. Yet something draws us toward them: a certain warmth, a sense of the life-force shining from them, a sunny quality in the aura that emanates from them. They go through interpersonal complexities just like any other pair of human beings, and yet watching them one simply knows they will pull through. Their relationship is robust and resilient; its recuperative powers are self-evident. We naturally have faith in them. The sheer vitality of their bond declares it. Their relationship has a strong immune response to the natural challenges of intimacy. They get through things.

Want to be like them? Start by understanding that together your composite Sun lies in Gemini, the sign of the senses themselves. Here's a way of understanding what that means for you two. Imagine that you were born blind, and that a miraculous operation restores your sight. Suddenly the world is a dazzling riot of color and form. You see your best friend's face for the very first time. You know the names of all the objects in the room, but not which names belongs to which ones. Is that a rose, a teacup, a candelabra? Why are those flames dancing and shimmering in the fireplace? No one had ever told you that fire was in motion. And its colors! Which of them is "yellow" and which is "orange" and which is "blue?"

Presented with such an overwhelming new set of perceptions, what would you want to do? Explore every last inch of this fascinating world. Now stretch your imagination a bit further and pretend that all your senses, not just sight, had been restored. The hunger to experience everything you possibly could would become that much more powerful.

2009-02-27T11:57:00.000-08:00

	Free Sample Ry Redd's Edgar Cayce Past Life Reading for kames Birth Date and Time..... July 21, 1982 2:30 PM Birth Location............. Ipoh, Malaysia Sun Sign.................... Cancer


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Section 1 | 2

Chapter 1: The Sun

Your Sun is in Cancer (Tropical zodiac).

         With the zodiacal sign and influences of Cancer, kames raj, you are one who would do well in any vocation or career where the classes and masses of people are the ruling factor rather than through endeavors based on mere individual effort alone. Find out more with your full-length reading...

         As background for these urges and abilities, you may have lived in the Pacific Islands in relatively recent times, or in the much more remote past in the legendary South Pacific sea culture of Lemuria. However, whether you lived in relatively recent historical times or in the distant past, you are very likely to feel a strong affinity with and an innate awe of water. Therefore, you are probably happiest living near great bodies of water, like the ocean or large lakes or rivers. Find out more with your full-length reading...

         With a rather special sensitivity to changing weather conditions, you have an intuitive understanding of the power of nature. You may also tend to feel somewhat helpless about events in your life, kames raj, as if they were somehow predestined or meant to be. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Section 1 | 2

Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
Sun in Cancer:

         You are very unusual, kames raj, highly intuitive and psychic. You should be closely associated with those who study such phenomena from the spiritual viewpoint, rather than purely academically, as phenomena only. You are a dreamy soul and certainly should keep a dream journal: through your dreams, meditations and even daydream-reveries you have a natural mode of expression in which you can be a source of helpful guidance. Through recording your dream life you can warn and guide many other people, as well as yourself.

         You are highly emotional, almost obsessive at times, yet very calm at others. This shifting of feelings is rooted in your difficulty in seeing clearly where your emotions are involved. This can result in self-deception upon occasion, and should be balanced by a focus on spiritual principles and ideals rather than metaphysical ideas.

         While sincerity is a very important virtue to you, others do not always interpret your actions in this way. One reason for the disillusionment that comes with your likely conflict between integrity and deceitfulness is your tendency to be continually seeking that which is just beyond your grasp. This mystical, spiritual perfectionist attitude on one hand makes it difficult for projects to be completed, while on the other at times causes others to doubt both your intentions and your real abilities. In turn, you may begin to seriously doubt them too.

         While going even most of your life appearing to be peculiar to other people and rarely understood, you have exceptional spiritual insight concerning soul development in the earth plane. You are one whom others may be greatly benefited through their contact with you.

         You should also stay close to water, kames raj, yet not deep water like that crossed during long voyages. The water influence from Neptune will always be strong in your body-mind and will help keep you tuned to a higher spiritual consciousness.

         As a writer, the kind of unusual story you might excel in would have to do with the sea on one hand, say the situation of castaways on a South Sea isle. Alternatively, you could write imaginatively about souls in a purely spiritual or holy life, such as monks, nuns, priests and others who have taken celibacy vows yet are faced with the demands of the material world.

         As a remedial measure to balance out vibratorily the challenges described above, wearing the pearl would be well.

2009-02-27T11:56:00.001-08:00

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You & Your Aries

Do ...

... step right up and catch your Aries's eye. Let them notice what a prize you are -- and then let them try to win you.

... take a bold approach -- your Aries will appreciate your forwardness as well as your independent spirit.

... be up for anything, whether it's a midnight rendezvous at the beach or a ride on whitewater rapids.

... brace yourself: An Aries will surprise you no matter what you're ready for. Every day is a different adventure.

... get ready to enjoy an always energetic and ever-so-romantic courtship.

... expect fun: Your Aries will carry you away in a flurry of bouquets, balloons and little treats you could never expect.

... learn to lay back and enjoy, as your Aries lover will sweep you up in a whirlwind of passion.

... take pride in your Aries's irrepressible spirit.

... bask in your Ram's radiance -- they will be the winner of the race, the life of the party or the star of your own private, personal show.

Don't ...

... cling too tightly or chase too hard. Your Aries will quickly take steps to preserve their freedom.

... be too critical of them or their friends.

... get overly critical -- they will get hurt and leap to defend. Don't hold a grudge, either.

... try to get some extra attention by flirting with others or by bringing up past flings. These tricks will surely backfire with an Aries, who would prefer that you leave the past where it belongs and give your present relationship full attention.

... decide you are not in the mood once you lure your Aries into your arms. Your Aries will take it to mean you don't want them any more, even if this is opposite of the truth.

... try to dampen your Aries's spirit. Your partner, as well as your relationship, will be hurt. High spirits and exuberance are part and parcel of the Ram's personality.

2009-02-27T11:18:00.000-08:00

he Astrological Lust Guide

Wondering how to satisfy your lover's ardent feelings? Keep reading for insight into the passionate nature of the Signs.

Aries seeks to gratify themselves.

Taurus tends to massage their partner slowly and sensually.

Gemini wants to write no-frills poetry, hoping for a menage-a-trois.

Cancer craves holding on to something for a very long time.

Leo likes to prance about and be admired before anything happens.

Virgo is into taking a shower, inspecting their fingernails and preparing hygienically for an evening of safe sex.

Libra desires to watch a romantic movie while smooching on the couch.

Scorpio starts the encounter at 5 in the evening and doesn't end it until three days later.

Sagittarius wants to have as many casual encounters as possible.

Capricorn's idea of foreplay is working on spreadsheets.

Aquarius is into holding hands while jumping from a plane.

Pisces wants to get wet and wild.

2009-02-27T05:34:00.003-08:00

	Free Sample Love Meter for kames Birth Date........... July 21, 1982 Birth Location..... Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sun Sign............ Cancer


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Mercury Square Pluto with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees

     You're not awfully good at being disagreed with. You delve into matters, think them through thoroughly and expect your conclusions to be universally shared. Flexibility is not your strong suit. No one should try to lie to you or keep things from you. Somehow you ferret out others' secrets although you keep your own. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Venus Trine Jupiter with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees

     Yours was an indulged childhood with lots of love and lots of cookies. You have a generous nature both emotionally and materially and people are usually pleased to provide you with the love and creature-comforts you both require and cheerfully give. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Sun Square Jupiter with an orb between 3 and 5 degrees

     Sometimes you suffer from an excess of enthusiasm and plunge into relationships and projects without seriously considering beforehand the viability of the situation. You are kind, honest and good-humored. Sometimes you're also a show-off or a know-it-all. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Sun Square Pluto with an orb between 3 and 5 degrees

     Power struggles plague your relationships. Either you become the dominant partner out of a fear of being controlled or you become very passive, controlling indirectly through guilt or manipulation. Your father may have been emotionally abusive to you. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Sun Trine Uranus with an orb between 3 and 5 degrees

     You have a unique view of life and have been fortunate in finding friends and partners with whom you can share it. Your relationships will be most successful when you also have in your life an interest, goal or project which absorbs both of you equally. Find out more with your full-length reading...

2009-02-27T05:32:00.001-08:00

Free Sample Romantic Compatibility Reading for kames & adlina

Birth Data for kames:
Birth Date................... July 21, 1982
Birth Location............. Ipoh, Malaysia

Birth Data for adlina:
Birth Date................... March 23, 1989
Birth Location............. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


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	(This reading contains excerpts from your full-length version. To get the most from this reading,purchase the full-length interpretation now!) adlina 's Sun Square kames raj's Venus: Your personal styles, tastes, and preferred leisure activities are often not in harmony, and you need to make adjustments and allowances for one another's differing personal tastes and desires. kames raj's Sun Trine adlina 's Sun: Your basic aims and approach to life are in harmony, and the mutual respect you feel forms the basis of an excellent friendship or partnership. You feel understood, appreciated, recognized, and affirmed by one another. You stimulate, vitalize, motivate, and believe in each other. kames raj's Sun Trine adlina 's Venus: Yours is a congenial and enjoyable relationship, for you both appreciate and like one another. You also share a similarity in tastes and enjoyment of leisure activities and pleasures. adlina 's Sun Trine kames raj's Moon: You two are the best of friends! You understand and appreciate each other, and are able to work together very harmoniously. No relationship is free of difficulty and stress, and this astrological influence does not nullify other stressful influences described elsewhere in this report, but it does add a harmonious quality to your relationship that helps you over the rough spots. adlina 's Sun Trine kames raj's Uranus: Playfulness and a zest for newness infuse your realtionship. You really spark each other's imagination and creativity. This quality is especially welcome in a long-term relationship because you will not fall into a lifeless routine. You spur each other to explore, take risks, and develop new creative outlets. You encourage each other's independence and you have faith in one another's creative, inventive ideas and interests.

aries

2009-02-27T05:01:00.001-08:00

First House

Key Points

	personality ego self-image

The First House is commonly referred to as the House of Self. The cusp of the First House is the home of the Ascendant, the Sign which was rising on the eastern horizon at the precise moment of one's birth. By thinking of this in terms of sunrise and new beginnings, one begins to grasp the concepts of the First House. The new beginnings here are centered around the individual: the self and the attendant voyage of discovery which defines a person. Who are you? What will you become? How do you realize your best self? The First House speaks to the realization of one's ultimate potential. This process of becoming a unique individual is one of the greatest contributions we make to the world in which we live.

The distinct qualities which we possess are often referred to as personality. The First House addresses the individual, his or her comportment and approach to life. In other words, the sum total of one's being. This is the package we give to the world. The packaging itself, or our outer being, is also governed by the First House -- think the physical body and the way in which we present ourselves, and in particular, the head and face.

Early childhood is also ruled by the First House. Everything from our earliest steps to our view of the emerging world is considered here. How will we develop? What is our view on life? It all begins at the beginning (the First House) and serves to shape us for all time.

In sum, the First House speaks to the person we are becoming and will become, both internally and externally. It addresses our personality and presentation to the world, our essential qualities, approach to life, demeanor, and basic sensibilities. The inner self and outer body are what the First House is all about. Putting our best step forward? You bet!

The First House is ruled by the Sign Aries and the PlaPlanet Mars.

cancer

2009-02-27T05:00:00.000-08:00

Fourth House

Key Points

	home family ancestry

The Fourth House is commonly referred to as the House of Home. When we think of home, we think of that place where we put down our roots. We lay our foundation and plant ourselves firmly into the Earth, as it were. One day, we will return to that very same Earth. The Fourth House brings things full circle by also addressing old age, endings, and our final resting place.

Much of the emphasis of the Fourth House, however, is on the concept of home. By laying down roots, we make a home for ourselves, or more specifically, the self. It's worth noting that in addition to the external home (all the bricks and mortar around us), we have really brought the essential self home. "I'm home." The words themselves have a peaceful ring to them. The self is now centered, grounded, one, and at peace with the Earth. We seek to come home both physically and psychically, for ourselves and for those we love. By creating home, we create a meeting place, a sanctuary, a sacred place for ourselves and for others.

In our home, we integrate the self with all that has come before us and helped to shape what we are today. We create a domestic space which comforts and nurtures us and serves to keep safe those we love. Also important here are family history, cultural and societal norms, and ways of being. All of these are ruled by the Fourth House, as are our ancestry, roots, and heritage. These qualqualities are brought "home" through us and integrated into the place we call home.

Helping to create the home we make are our parents, for it is they who greatly nurture and shape our being. Therefore, the Fourth House can also be thought of as the House of the Mother, the Parent, or the Nurturer.

Looking at things from a strictly tangible point of view, we can see that the Fourth House also encompasses physical structures (houses) and real estate. The Fourth House represents family, history, and traditions. All of these contribute to the process of becoming a true, actualized, and individualized self. This is how we come home.

The Fourth House is ruled by the Sign Cancer and the Moon.

love meter aries

2009-02-27T04:57:00.000-08:00

mple Love Meter for adlina Birth Date and Time..... March 23, 1989 5:40 AM Birth Location............. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sun Sign.................... Aries


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Sun Square Uranus with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees

You are restless and independent and, no matter how close you become to someone, you always remain your own person and there is a part of yourself you cannot share. You are uncompromisingly true to your convictions which must be shared by those close to you. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Sun Conjunct Venus with an orb between 3 and 5 degrees

Most people like you. You form relationships easily but may have some difficulty sustaining them. You tend to project your own ego ideals onto your partner, sometimes at the expense of relating to their needs. For you, admiration is a prerequisite for love. Find out more with your full-length reading...

compatibility/ keserasian

2009-02-27T03:56:00.000-08:00

The Empress" and "Strength"

27/ 2/ 09

This union is sort of similar to a pairing of a mini-Cooper with a Hummer. One is all about cute and the other is all about power. The two can get along when the power-oriented Strength partner takes a time-out from achieving wealth and influence and decides that its time to have fun. But more often than not, the Empress is all dressed for the party while the Strength soul is busy working toward the latest visionary goal. The Empress can feel neglected and underappreciated while the Strength soul can feel pressured and misunderstood. While these two often harness tremendous success as a business partnership in the realm of love a genuine concern and caring is at times missing. The emotional intelligence of the Empress is what draws the Strength soul. But in the end, all that processing of and talking about feelings is not nearly as seductive as the to-do list and drive to succeed.

empress = k strength = a

dear hubby

2009-02-10T05:29:00.000-08:00

i just one men in my whole life...

and i found you

you're everything to me

since you come into my life

i feel i just like someone new

i can face and undergo each obstacle that come infront me

and never get back or crush

i feel so stronger than my life before

i feel like i was reborn ..... a new creatures

but why you just want to touch me

coz to prove my love to you

its doesnt need me to do for

what kind of lover are you

the truth love come from heart

but u said theres no man this era

be realitic

yes im walk in a true world

not fantacy

never touch me before the right time

its too bad, dont u know?

but someday when i become your wife you can do so

as my hubby

please understand me

we are not same religion

but u know what each religion teach the same thing and way .. to be a good man

dont you know i have my pride

so i care my self from being blew up by virus and stranger

but its just for you too

becoz i know someday im yours

please understand

i never wanna do something

that wrong and totally wrong

through my religion and what my parent had teached me

if you really love me

dont do like this to me

i really love ya

im not kinda girls that u ever known

im not a socialate person

just what u had said to me

im not like the other girls

so dont compare me with 'em

i see your inside

youre kindnest person, softheart and a good guy

but maybe you never go through and explore yourself in deep

let me tell ya

i can see it

thats why i choose u not the other guy

i wanna give u some time

to explore yourself

so oneday you will know

what im saying is truth

i will accept all your weaknest, strength and yourself as who you are

just who you are not others

and not pretending

just who you are

my only wish and hope

please understand and respect my decision

if you really love ya

and someday we will be together

again just like before

i really love ya

im not stubborn

just like you said so

but i just damm protected myself

from the torn and

from doing something worst

that loss myself

youre the one

youre the first

so i really care about u

but u never want to understand me

please dear

listen to me just for a once

dont do something that your wifey didnt like it please

i choose u

and i just choose u

coz i see your inside and ur outside

evenhough i had saw your picture

hugging while drinking with a girl

before but my heart strongly

said youre not what you show

all i need here hubby

please understand me and my condition right now

you call me baby but u never want to understand me

i just need honesty in our relationship

believe me i will never cheat on u

and i will be your good partner for your whole life

but just one thing i want from ya

i hope u can fulfill it

dont force me to do something

thats not right before the time

when the time comes

i will do everything for ya

just for u

dont u remember

i just want u to be mine

just for me

and im yours

just for u

i did not meet him or i did not met him

2009-01-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

hy do we say “I did not meet him” rather than “I did not met him”, since this is the past tense?

Asked by English4Today Member: Rick, USA

Answer:

Hi Rick. I’m going to answer this one although the answer is explained in the English4Today Online Grammarunder the section dealing with forming the negative.

Let’s do a quick review of how the negative is formed in English. First we’ll take your sentence in the affirmative:

I met him.

That’s fine… we have the verb in the Simple Past (don’t forget that ‘meet’ is an irregular verb and the past form is ‘met’). Now let’s make it negative. To make the sentence negative we have to use:

SUBJECT + DID + NOT + INFINITIVE OR BASE FORM OF THE VERB WITHOUT ‘TO’

I DID NOT MEET HIM.

What you need to remember here is that the auxiliary verb ‘DO’ is the one that carries the tense - that is, if we are using the Simple Past, as in the original sentence, then DO becomes DID. But the main verb ‘MEET’ stays in the infinitive - that is in its base form without ‘to’ - and is not put into the Simple Past.

Try making this one negative:

She went to Rome last month.

OK … you should have written:

She DID NOT GO (or ‘didn’t go’) to Rome last month.

If you’re still not sure, have a look through the English4Today Online English Grammar section on forming the negative.

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wrote or write

2009-01-09T17:14:00.000-08:00

In quoting a line from a book, is it correct to use the word "wrote" or "writes" as in; a) In his book, Good English, Joe Smith writes, "English is good." or b)In his book, Good English, Joe Smith wrote, "English is good."?

Asked by English4Today Member: Randall LEE, USA

Answer:

Hi Randall and thanks for your question.

You're quite right to be a bit confused about this as you will have been taught that when an action, such as writing a book, is finished, we should use the Simple Past. And you would be quite correct if you wrote:

In his book, Good English, Joe Smith wrote, "English is good."

The confusion exists because when we are quoting what a writer has written in a book, newspaper or magazine we can use more than one tense despite the fact that the writing is, of course, finished. We can say:

In his book, Good English, Joe Smith has written, "English is good."
(Present Perfect)
In his book, Good English, Joe Smith writes, "English is good."
(Simple Present)

All of these are acceptable and don't really change the meaning or intention of the sentence. Perhaps using thePresent Perfect or Simple Present gives the quote a greater sense of immediacy and of being current but it is a fairly fine distinction.

Maybe, Randall, it is enough to know that you would not be wrong if you used any of the above tenses.

See also:

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how do you form simple past in english?

2009-01-09T17:13:00.000-08:00

How do you form the Simple Past in English?

Asked by English4Today Member: English4Today Student : Dan, USA

Answer:

Video Lesson 1 of 3

Forming the Simple Past, sometimes called the Preterite tense, is really pretty easy… at least for regular verbs. You take the subject, follow it with the verb ending in –ed and there you have it.

Example: Subject + verb + -ed I + play + ed I played

And, to make it easier, the Simple Past form is invariable – that means it doesn’t change no matter what subject you use. Let’s look at the verb ‘to play’, in the Simple Past it would look like this:

I played You played He, she, it played We played You played They played

A couple of things to watch out for:

Verbs ending in a consonant + y, like cry and try: drop the y and add ied.
Verbs ending in e like receive only need to have the ‘d’ added – received.

For the irregular verbs in English it is a bit more difficult and you will need to learn most of the most often used ones. There is a full list of irregular verbs with their past form on English4Today. Now, before moving to the next video where we talk about when to use the Simple Past why don’t you try a couple of verbs your self. Just complete the sentence with the verb in the Simple Past: STUDY -----> ? They studied English in 2006 – notice that this is a verb that ends in a consonsant + y so we have dropped the y and added ed. One more, PLAY-----> ? Tim played golf when he was at university. In Video Part 2 we will look at making the Interrogative and Negative of the Simple Past and then in Video Part 3 we will look at WHEN we use the Simple Past. Useful Links:

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christmas

2009-01-09T17:08:00.002-08:00

IS is correct to say: In Christmas we use to eat turkey. or At Christmas we use to... which is the right preposition before the word Christmas in cases like this?

Asked by English4Today Member: Celia Mendoza, Mexico

Answer:

'At' is the correct preposition to use with 'Christmas' as it is with 'Easter'.
'In' can be use used with months and seasons:
'in July', 'in December', 'in winter'.
'On' is used with days of the week and dates:
'on Thursday', 'on my birhtday', 'on the 4th of July'.

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The phrase, "for free", is heard a lot these days. It seems like bad usage to me. What is the grammatical explanation?

Asked by English4Today Member: Ken Williams, USA

Answer:

You are right that this is a redundant prepostion. It could be that people confuse it with 'for nothing' - 'You can get them for nothing' - which is correct. However, as you have remarked, the use of 'for free' is creeping into our usage. Time will tell if it becomes an accepted usage but for the moment you can safely say that the preposition is redundant and therefore 'free' should be used without 'for', e.g., 'buy one and get one free' rather than ' buy one and get one for free'.

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at the cinema and in the cinema

2009-01-09T17:08:00.001-08:00

can we say both: at the cinema and in the cinema? thank you

Asked by English4Today Member: maarouf, Lebanon

Answer:

Yes.
'Where is Sandra?'
'She is at the cinema.'
'Where did you lose your keys?'
'I lost them in the cinema.'

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on holiday or for a holiday

2009-01-09T17:05:00.000-08:00

Which is correct ‘on holiday‘ or ‘for a holiday‘

Asked by English4Today Member: Sarika in India, USA

Answer:

A quick answer to Sarika’s question:

Sarika, you can use ‘for’ or ‘on’ with holiday and both would be correct. You can also drop the article ‘a’ when using ‘on’ (the third sentence below). Look at these three sentences, all of which are correct:

I went there for a holiday.
I went there on a holiday.
I went there on holiday.

You can substitute the word ‘holiday’ with ‘vacation’ (the more usual word in American and Canadian English) using ‘for’ and ‘on’ in the same ways.

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arrive

2009-01-09T16:57:00.000-08:00

Can we say I arrive to work at 9 o'clock or do we need to use "at"? Also can we say I was late to class or do we need to use "in"? Thank you

Asked by English4Today Member: Cathy THEORET, Canada

Answer:

Hi Cathy, thanks for your question. The worst thing about prepositions is that there are no nice simple rules to let you know how to use them with certain words. Your question, Cathy, demonstrates this. In most cases you just have to learn the prepositions that go with certain words. Let’s look at your two verbs : to arrive and to be late.
‘Arrive‘ can be followed by several prepositions depending on what is following, look at these:
I arrived for work in the morning. (arrive + for where ‘work’ is a task or job to undertake)
I arrived at work in the morning. (arrive + at where ‘work’ is a place)
I arrived in time to see her. (arrive + in time where there is a temporal aspect)
So, in terms of your first question, I would say that you can use ‘for‘ or ‘at‘ depending on what sense you want to give ‘work’ (a place or a task).
Your second question with ‘to be late‘ is a bit different as I don’t think either of your options is correct.
I was late for class.
is the correct usage … late for something.
Hope that’s helped!
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confuse

2009-01-09T16:51:00.000-08:00

English Confusables

Date Added: January 07, 2009 04:57:59 PM

Author: English4Today Admin

Category: English Learning Websites: Grammar and Vocabulary

Words that sound alike or nearly alike but have different meanings often cause writers and speakers trouble. Here are a few of the most common pairs with correct definitions and examples:

ACCEPT-to receive
He accepts defeat well.

EXCEPT-to take or leave out
Please take all the books off the shelf except for the red one.

AFFECT-to influence
Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work.

EFFECT-n., result, v., to accomplish
The subtle effect of the lighting made the room look ominous.

Can the university effect such a change without disrupting classes?

A LOT (two words)-many.

ALOT (one word)-Not the correct form.

ALLUSION-an indirect reference
The professor made an allusion to Virginia Woolf's work.

ILLUSION-a false perception of reality
They saw a mirage: that is a type of illusion one sees in the desert.

ALL READY-prepared
Dinner was all ready when the guests arrived.

ALREADY-by this time
The turkey was already burned when the guests arrived.

ALTOGETHER-entirely
Altogether, I thought that the student's presentation was well planned.

ALL TOGETHER-gathered, with everything in one place
We were all together at the family reunion last spring.

APART-to be separated
The chain-link fence kept the angry dogs apart. OR My old car fell apart before we reached California.

A PART-to be joined with
The new course was a part of the new field of study at the university. OR A part of this plan involves getting started at dawn.

ASCENT- climb
The plane's ascent made my ears pop.

ASSENT-agreement
The martian assented to undergo experiments.

BREATH-noun, air inhaled or exhaled
You could see his breath in the cold air.

BREATHE-verb, to inhale or exhale
If you don't breathe, then you are dead.

CAPITAL-seat of government. Also financial resources.
The capital of Virginia is Richmond.

The firm had enough capital to build the new plant.

CAPITOL-the actual building in which the legislative body meets
The governor announced his resignation in a speech given at the capitol today.

CITE-to quote or document
I cited ten quotes from the same author in my paper.

SIGHT-vision
The sight of the American flag arouses different emotions in different parts of the world.

SITE-position or place
The new office building was built on the site of a cemetary.

COMPLEMENT-noun, something that completes; verb, to complete
A nice dry white wine complements a seafood entree.

COMPLIMENT-noun, praise; verb, to praise
The professor complimented Betty on her proper use of a comma.

CONSCIENCE-sense of right and wrong
The student's conscience kept him from cheating on the exam.

CONSCIOUS-awake
I was conscious when the burglar entered the house.

COUNCIL-a group that consults or advises
The men and women on the council voted in favor of an outdoor concert in their town.

COUNSEL-to advise
The parole officer counseled the convict before he was released.

ELICIT-to draw or bring out
The teacher elicited the correct response from the student.

ILLICIT-illegal
The Columbian drug lord was arrested for his illicit activities.

EMINENT-famous, respected
The eminent podiatrist won the Physician of the Year award.

IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic
The meaning of the poem was immanent, and not easily recognized.

IMMINENT-ready to take place
A fight between my sister and me is imminent from the moment I enter my house.

ITS-of or belonging to it
The baby will scream as soon as its mother walks out of the room.

IT'S-contraction for it is
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

LEAD-noun, a type of metal
Is that pipe made of lead?

LED-verb, past tense of the verb "to lead"
She led the campers on an over-night hike.

LIE-to lie down (a person or animal. hint: people can tell lies)
I have a headache, so I'm going to lie down for a while.

(also lying, lay, has/have lain--The dog has lain in the shade all day; yesterday, the dog lay there for twelve hours).

LAY-to lay an object down.
"Lay down that gun, Bubba!" The sheriff demanded.

The town lay at the foot of the mountain.

(also laying, laid, has/have laid--At that point, Bubba laid the gun on the ground).

LOSE--verb, to misplace or not win
Mom glared at Mikey. "If you lose that new lunchbox, don't even think of coming home!"

LOOSE--noun, to not be tight; verb (rarely used)--to release
The burglar's pants were so loose that he was sure to lose the race with the cop chasing him.
While awaiting trial, he was never set loose from jail because no one would post his bail.

NOVEL-noun, a book that is a work of fiction. Do not use "novel" for nonfiction; use "book" or "work."
Mark Twain wrote his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn when he was already well known, but before he published many other works of fiction and nonfiction.

PASSED-verb, past tense of "to pass," to have moved
The tornado passed through the city quickly, but it caused great damage.

PAST-belonging to a former time or place
Who was the past president of Microsquish Computers?

Go past the fire station and turn right.

PRECEDE-to come before
Pre-writing precedes the rough draft of good papers.

PROCEED-to go forward
He proceeded to pass back the failing grades on the exam.

PRINCIPAL-adjective, most important; noun, a person who has authority
The principal ingredient in chocolate chip cookies is chocolate chips.

The principal of the school does the announcements each morning.

PRINCIPLE-a general or fundamental truth
The study was based on the principle of gravity.

QUOTE-verb, to cite
I would like to quote Dickens in my next paper.

QUOTATION-noun, the act of citing
The book of famous quotations inspired us all.

STATIONARY-standing still
The accident was my fault because I ran into a stationary object.

STATIONERY-writing paper
My mother bought me stationery that was on recycled paper.

SUPPOSED TO-correct form for "to be obligated to" or "presumed to" NOT "suppose to"

SUPPOSE-to guess or make a conjecture
Do you suppose we will get to the airport on time? When is our plane supposed to arrive? We are supposed to check our bags before we board, but I suppose we could do that at the curb and save time.

THAN-use with comparisons
I would rather go out to eat than eat at the dining hall.

THEN-at that time, or next
I studied for my exam for seven hours, and then I went to bed.

THEIR-possessive form of they
Their house is at the end of the block.

THERE-indicates location (hint: think of "here and there")
There goes my chance of winning the lottery!

THEY'RE-contraction for "they are"
They're in Europe for the summer--again!

THROUGH-by means of; finished; into or out of
He plowed right through the other team's defensive line.

THREW-past tense of throw
She threw away his love love letters.

THOROUGH-careful or complete
John thoroughly cleaned his room; there was not even a speck of dust when he finished.

THOUGH-however; nevertheless
He's really a sweetheart though he looks tough on the outside.

THRU-abbreviated slang for through; not appropriate in standard writing
We're thru for the day!

TO-toward
I went to the University of Richmond.

TOO-also, or excessively
He drank too many screwdrivers and was unable to drive home.

TWO-a number
Only two students did not turn in the assignment.

WHO-pronoun, referring to a person or persons
Jane wondered how Jack, who is so smart, could be having difficulties in Calculus.

WHICH-pronoun, replacing a singular or plural thing(s);not used to refer to persons
Which section of history did you get into?

THAT-used to refer to things or a group or class of people
I lost the book that I bought last week.

WHO-used as a subject or as a subject complement (see above)
John is the man who can get the job done.

WHOM-used as an object
Whom did Sarah choos

Abjure and Adjure

Abjure means to "renounce" or "repudiate." Adjure means "request earnestly." The words have little in common other than their rarity and similarity of spelling, so they should not be confused.

Adopted and Adoptive

Adopted and adoptive both mean "acquired through adoption," but they are not synomyms. One is the reciprocal of the other. A child with adoptive parents is adopted; parents with an adopted child are adoptive. The difference lies in who is doing the adopting. The parents adopt the child, so the child is adopted. The child is adopted by the parents, and so the parents are adoptive.

Adverse and Averse

Adverse means "antagonistic." Averse means "feeling disclined." The word averse is more recognizable in two more commonly used forms: avertaversion. and

Affect and Effect

These words are commonly confused, and the rules given to tell them apart are often wrong.Affect means "to influence" or "to produce an effect in." Effect means "consequence" or "that which is produced by an agent or cause."

Many try to differentiate between the two by saying that affect is a verb, while effect is a noun. Unfortunately, it's not so simple. The word affect can also serve as a noun, meaning "observed or expressed emotional response," and the word effect can also serve as a verb, meaning "to become operative" or "to carry out," as in, "to effect changes."

Aggravate and Annoy

Aggravate means "worsen." Annoy means "bother" or "exasperate" or "provoke." Many speakers and writers use aggravate to mean "annoy." Although aggravate has been used in this manner for four hundred years, considerable controversy over this use exists today. Some contend that using aggravate to mean anything other than "worsen" compromises the effectiveness of the word by blurring the distinction it has from similar words. Others argue that annoy can be said to mean "worsen one's temper," which suggests that aggravate is not so inappropriate to use as a synonym for annoyaggravate means "worsen" and not "bother," but then feel free to use aggravate in contexts where it would be taken to mean "worsen one's temper" rather than "bother" or "irritate." after all. My recommendation is to understand that

Allude and Refer

Allude means to refer to something indirectly or covertly. Refer, without qualification, implies referring to something directly, by naming. Frequently allude is misused to mean "refer directly," but this is an abuse of an otherwise useful, specific word.

Anxious and Eager

Anxious means "troubled" or "worried." Eager means "having keen interest" or "impatient expectancy." When anxious is used to describe someone's expectancy, it is often incorrectly used to mean "eager," which has a far more positive connotation. One may be anxious about an impending report card, but one would be eager to go on a long-awaited vacation.

Chafe and Chaff

Chafe means "to make sore by rubbing" or "irritate or annoy" or "become annoyed." Chaffmeans "tease good-naturedly." Consequently, one should not become confused with the other.

Compliment and Complement

Compliment is a "remark of praise." Complement is "something that completes." Note that free refreshments are complimentary; the word refers to the phrase "with our compliments."

Continual and Continuous

Both continual and continuous describe an action or process that occurs over a long period of time. Continual, however, permits that the action may be interrupted by short breaks.Continuous means that the action never pauses. We live continuous lives, eating and sleeping continually.

Deserts and Desserts

Most English speakers understand that deserts, with the accent on the first syllable, are a dry, arid lands, while desserts, with the accent on the second syllable, are a sweet things to eat after a meal. What is often confused is that when one gets what one is deserves, good or bad, one is getting one's "just deserts," accent on the second syllable but spelled like the dry, arid lands.

Discomfort and Discomfit

Discomfort means "uneasiness or hardship" and "make uncomfortable." Discomfit means "disconcert" and "defeat; thwart." Discomfort comes from Middle English, from the Old French word desconfort. Discomfit comes from the Middle English word discomfiten, from the Old French word desconfit.

Discrete and Discreet

Discrete means "discontinuous" or "individually distinct." Discreet means "judicious." The words are understandably often confused, but they should remain distinct.

Effective and Effectual

Effective means "producing an effect" or "in effect." Effectual means "producing a desired effect." A law that is effective is only effectual when it is enforced.

Energize and Enervate

Energize means "give energy to," while enervate means "to cause to lose vitality or energy." Sometimes enervate is mistakenly believed to mean "energize," and this is a grievous error, asenervate is actually an antonym of energize.

Enormousness and Enormity

Enormousness means "largeness" or "immensity." Enormity means "depravity" or "wickedness" and also means a "crime" or "error." Frequently the word enormity is mistaken to mean "enormousness," which it does not. The two words do originally derive from the same Latin word, enormis, with the word enormity being derived through the French wordenormite, but the distinction between the two English words has existed for hundreds of years.

Flack and Flak

Flack is a noun that means "press agent" or "publicist" and a verb that means "to act as a press agent." Flak is a noun that means "anti-aircraft artillery" or "bursting of shells fired form anti-aircraft artillery" or, more commonly, "excessive or abusive criticism" or "dissension, opposition." If you criticize someone, you are giving them flak, not flack.

Flaunt and Flout

Flaunt means "display ostentatiously." Flout means to "disobey openly and scornfully" or "show contempt for." Some use one for the other, but confusing the two words is still widely seen as an error and best avoided.

Forcible and Forceful

Forcible means "accomplished by force." Forceful means "powerful and vigorous." Something that is forcible can be accomplished with forceful effort.

Fortuitous and Fortunate

Fortuitous means "happening by chance" or "accidental." Fortunate means "lucky." A fortuitous event may be, but is not necessarily, a fortunate event.

Founder and Flounder

Founder means "to fail completely." Often it is used to refer to a ship, in which case it means, "to fill with water and sink." Flounder has a less severe definition; it means "to move clumsily or with difficulty" or "to make mistakes or become confused." Although the two words are similar in spelling, they are derived from different sources. Founder comes from the Latin wordfundus, meaning "bottom." Flounder comes from Middle English, from the Anglo-Norman wordfloundre, of Scandinavian origin. We can flounder but recover, but when we founder, it's final.

Full and Fulsome

Fulsome is sometimes mistaken as a synonym for full or fullest, when, in fact, its meaning bears no resemblance to full whatsoever. Fulsome means "cloying, excessive, and disgusting." Although both words have similar etymological roots, the English definitions are divergent enough to cause some gross misunderstandings when the words are confused, particularly in incorrect expressions such as "fulsome praise" and "fulsome apologies."

Gambit and Gamut

Gambit is a strategic maneuver. Gamut is a full range or extent.

Imply and Infer

Imply means to "hint or suggest without stating directly." Infer means "reach an opinion from facts or reasoning." The two terms are sometimes mistaken to be interchangeable. In actuality, they are quite distinct. The sender of an indirectly stated message is doing the implying, while a receiver that reasons what the message is is doing the inferring.

Inanity and Inanition

Inanity means "foolishness" or "senselessness." Inanition means "lacking vigor."

Incredulous and Incredible

Incredulous means "unbelieving" or "skeptical." Incredible means "unbelievable" or "hard to believe." If something incredible happens, you may be incredulous.

Ingenious and Ingenuous

Ingenious means "clever and inventive." Ingenuous means "open, frank, and sincere" and also "naive, unsophisticated." The words have similar origins, hence the similar spelling, but their meanings have been distinct for centuries.

Insulate and Insolate

Insulate means "to cause to be in a detached or isolated position" or "to prevent passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of." Insolate means "to expose to the sun's rays."

Lightening and Lightning

Lightening refers to something illuminating or brightening. Lightning is what is accompanied by thunder during storms.

Loath and Loathe

Loath is an adjective, meaning "disinclined" or "reluctant." Loathe is a verb, meaning "feel hatred or disgust for." Confusion often arises about not only what they mean but how they are pronounced. Loath has a soft th sound, while loathe has a hard th sound.

Luxurious and Luxuriant

Luxurious means "supplied with luxuries." Luxuriant means "growing profusely." Some consider it acceptable to use luxuriant to mean luxurious, but the best policy is to keep the words distinct.

Mucous and Mucus

Mucous is an adjective, as in, "a mucous gland." Mucus is a noun, as in, "There is mucus emanating from my mucous glands."

Noisome and Noisy

Noisome means "harmful" or "offensive" or "disgusting." Obviously it does not share any shade of meaning with noisy, and so the two words should not be confused with one another.

Passable and Passible

Passable means "capable of being passed." Passible means "capable of feeling or suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable."

Passed and Past

Passed is a past tense verb. Past can be a noun, adjective, adverb, or preposition -- never a verb.

Peccable and Peccant

Peccable means "capable of sinning." Peccant means "guilty of sinning."

Perspicacious and Perspicuous

Perspicacious means "having or showing insight." Perspicuous means "easily understood" or "lucid," or, when referring to a person, "expressing things clearly."

Practicable and Practical

Practicable means "usable," while practical means "useful." Not all practicable things are practical, and not all practical things are practicable.

Sanguine and Sanguinary

Sanguine means "hopeful" or "optimistic" or "confident." Sanguinary means "bloody" or "murderous." Obviously these are two words it's better not to confuse, lest you convey entirely the wrong idea about something.

Stanch and Staunch

Stanch is a verb that means "restrain a flow." Staunch is an adjective that means "firm in attitude, opinion, or loyalty." Both words are pronounced the same way. The distinction is actually quite recent; a hundred years ago, the two words were treated as interchangeable spelling variants. Such is no longer the case, so it's important to distinguish one from the other.

Stationary and Stationery

Stationary is an adjective that means "not moving." Stationery is a noun that means "writing paper and envelopes."

Titillate and Titivate

Titillate means "stimulate pleasantly" or "tickle." Titivate means "adorn" or "spruce up." The similarity in spelling is coincidental. Titillate comes from the Latin word titillare, which means "tickle." Titivate is a newer word which comes from the earlier word tidivate, which is likely derived from the words tidyelevate. and

Tortuous and Torturous

Tortuous means full of twists and turns. Torturous means "causing or involving torture or suffering." These words are sometimes confused because of their similar spelling, but there is no further similarity.

Turbid and Turgid

Turbid means "unclear, obscure, confused, disordered" and, when referring to liquids, "muddy, thick, unclear." Turgid means "enlarged, swollen" and, when referring to language, "pompous, overblown grandiloquent." Because the two words are relatively uncommon, one is often confused for the other. Turbid comes from the Latin word turbidus, meaning "disordered," from turba, which means turmoil, possibly from the Greek word turbe. Turgidturgidus, fromturgere, which means, "to be swollen." comes from the Latin word

Venal and Venial

Venal means "open to bribery" and "corruptible" and, when referring to conduct, "influenced by bribery." Venial means "pardonable," when referring to a fault or sin, and "trifling, not serious" when referring to misconduct.

The above listed confusables enables the speaker of English not only to enrich their vocabulary but also to use the correct form of words in their communication.It is vital that professionals be affluent in their communication and it should be comprehended that these confusables should not be wrongly used .

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punctuation

2009-01-09T16:47:00.000-08:00

Punctuation is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences.

You use punctuation marks to structure and organise your writing. The most common of these are the period (or full stop in British English), the comma, theexclamation mark, the question mark, the colon and semi-colon, the quote, theapostrophe, the hyphen and dash, and parentheses and brackets. Capital letters are also used to help us organise meaning and to structure the sense of our writing.

You can quickly see why punctuation is important if you try and read this sentence which has no punctuation at all:

perhaps you dont always need to use commas periods colons etc to make sentences clear when i am in a hurry tired cold lazy or angry i sometimes leave out punctuation marks grammar is stupid i can write without it and dont need it my uncle Harry once said he was not very clever and i never understood a word he wrote to me i think ill learn some punctuation not too much enough to write to Uncle Harry he needs some help

Now let's see if punctuation it makes a difference!

Perhaps you don't always need to use commas, periods, colons etc. to make sentences clear. When I am in a hurry, tired, cold, lazy, or angry I sometimes leave out punctuation marks.
"Grammar is stupid! I can write without it and don't need it." my uncle Harry once said. He was not very clever and I never understood a word he wrote to me. I think I'll learn some punctuation - not too much, enough to write to Uncle Harry. He needs some help!

Use the punctuation section to learn how to make your English clearer and better organised.

pronunciation

2009-01-09T16:46:00.000-08:00

Learning English Pronunciation

August 5, 2008 · By admin

(12 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

Learning how to pronounce English isn’t always that easy!

Here’s a lighter look at English pronunciation.

let's go shopping

2009-01-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

English Lesson: Let’s Go Shopping!

August 22, 2008 · By admin

(24 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5)

Here’s a video that may help you if you need to learn some key English language phrases for shopping. It’s been produced by a couple of young ladies whose acting ability is a little doubtful but who make up for it with their enthusiasm. Some of the key phrases that they use in the video to listen for are:

May I see that jacket, please?
Do you have it in red?
May I try it on?
What size do you take?
I usually take a medium.
How is it?
It’s a bit too long.
Do you have a shorter one?
It’s a bit too large.
Do you have a smaller one.
It’s a bit too small.
How much is it?
It’s on sale.
I’ll take it.

At the supermarket:

Excuse me, may I have some natto, please?
How many would you like?
All of them.
How much is it?
I’ll take it.

vowel

2009-01-09T16:40:00.000-08:00

Learn English Vowels

August 6, 2008 · By admin

(16 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)

Teacher Joe’s introduction to pronouncing English vowels. The video give the 15 different sounds in American English pronunciation.

Learn to pronounce English vowels. There are five vowels in English but they can be combined to make 15 different sounds.