World’s Youngest Mother (5 years old)
Lina Medina, is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, who was born on September 27, 1933 in the small village of Paurange and was only 5 years 8 months old to give birth to her child on May 14, 1939. To be specific, Lina Medina\’s parents thought their 5-year-old daughter had a huge abdominal tumor and when her father carried her to a hospital. However, it turned out that she was pregnant, and the baby weighed 2.7 kg.

Linda was pregnant when she was just 5.

World’s Tiniest Baby
Rumaisa Rahman was born on 19th September 2004 with 10 inches long and 8.6 ounces heavy. His mother Mahajabeen Sheikh was pregnant only in 25 weeks and six days.

Rumaisa Rahman, the world’s tiniest baby, was born at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood . He weighs less than a can of beer.

World’s First Male Mother
Thomas Beatie was born as a woman before she went through a surgery to be a man ten years ago. When his 34-year-old wife Nancy could not conceive due to hysterectomy, Thomas Beatie decided that he had baby himself through artificial insemination.

Thomas Beatie is the first male mother on Earth.

Black and White Twins
This is a million-to-one survival twins born with different skin and eye colors. Marcia and Millie Biggs, both 4 years old, astounded all doctors, teachers and other people when persuading that they are twins. Marcia, the blonde hair, takes after the mother while Millie, the black one, likes the father.

Miracle black and white twins are starting school.

Most Surviving Children from a Single Birth (8 babies)
Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez gets international attention when giving birth to 8 babies in one single time in January 2009. All babies were conceived via in-vitro fertilization. The unemployed single mother already has six young children at home also by in-vitro fertilization.

Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez is known as the “Octomom”.

World’s Oldest First Time Mother (70 years old)
Indian Rajo Devi Lohan gave birth to her first child in November 2008 when she was at the age of 70.

The child is the magic thing for Rajo Devi Lohan after more than 40 years waiting.

Mom with no legs and one arm
Melek, 24, becomes a mother of nine-months-old Semih. Despite of having no legs and only one arm, she still successfully had baby thanks to caesarean section.

Melek and Mehmet are enjoying their endless happiness with their son Semih.

Black Parents with White Baby
Nigerian couple Ben and Angela Ihegboro gave birth to a fair skinned, blue-eyed, blonde-haired baby girl which surprised all experts. The baby is not an albino. The scientific test also dispels any rumor of wife’s unfaithfulness.

The baby is named Nmachi – meaning “Beauty of God”

If you are cycling around Copenhagen, this new bike will sure catch your attention. Well, I am talking about the Sperm Bullitt, a bike designed like a sperm with a cooling storage system to deliver the sperm samples. The bike was made for Nordisk Cryobank (European Sperm Bank), one of Europe’s leading sperm banks, in their effort to find C02-friendly way of transport to deliver their sperm samples to the fertility clinics around Copenhagen.

Abdul Shukor Mohamed meneliti bacaan salah seorang pelajar yang mengikuti kelas melalui i-ngaji.net.

TIDAK ada istimewanya dialog-dialog di atas. Malah ia adalah rungutan biasa dan paling kerap diucapkan oleh masyarakat kita bila bercakap mengenai pengajian al-Quran ataupun kelas-kelas pengajian Islam lain.

Namun setiap sesuatu masalah itu ada jalan pengelesaian. Malu untuk belajar al-Quran secara bersemuka dengan ustaz atau masa yang tidak mengizin ada cara untuk atasi.

Lagi pula selari dengan zaman teknologi maklumat (IT), pembelajaran kitab suci itu juga dipermudahkan.

Jika dahulu kita kena mengadap guru jika mahu mengaji, kini boleh dilakukan hanya dengan mengadap komputer.

Untuk pelajar dewasa terutamanya, pembelajaran al Quran secara maya ini lebih praktikal.

Belajar al-Quran secara maya? Mungkin ada yang rasa pelik, tetapi itu yang ditawarkan oleh i-ngaji.net.

Menurut pengendalinya, Abdul Shukor Mohamed, 51, i-ngaji.net adalah satu program pembelajaran al-Quran secara dalam talian (online) dengan menggunakan perisian Skype.

Dia yang mengendalikan kelas pengajian al-Quran dari rumah ke rumah sejak 15 tahun lalu berkata, idea mewujudkan kelas al-Quran secara maya itu sudah lama tercetus. Tetapi ia diusahakan secara serius sejak setahun lalu.

"Semuanya bermula dengan sembang-sembang di laman sosial di mana ramai kenalan menyuarakan pelbagai kesukaran dan ragam yang dihadapi dalam usaha memantapkan ilmu al-Quran terutamanya bab mengaji.

"Pada masa sama, bila kita lihat pengendalian sidang video, program interaktif al-Quran menggunakan talian telefon, sedikit sebanyak menimbulkan keyakinan menghasilkan satu program yang memanfaatkan kecanggihan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT)," jelasnya.

Malah kata Abdul Shukor, masalah kesihatan iaitu kaki kiri terpaksa dipotong akibat kencing manis pada 2006 juga pendorong kepada pengajaran al-Quran secara maya.

Katanya, insiden itu menjadi titik-tolak kepada usaha mencari satu alternatif kaedah atau program memperkasakan bacaan al-Quran.

Beliau yang ditemui Mega, baru-baru ini berkata, ilham itu hadir dengan iringan niat agar dapat terus menyumbang ilmu yang Allah kurniakan.

Selain itu, ia memastikan kejayaan usaha untuk membudayakan al-Quran terlaksana.

Jika secara konvensional murid berjumpa dengan guru atau kadang-kadang guru ke tempat mereka untuk mengajar al-Quran.

Kini, melalui i-ngaji.net, mereka yang berminat belajar al-Quran boleh berada di mana sahaja sama ada di rumah atau di pejabat. Guru pula boleh memberi tunjuk ajar kepada murid secaraonline menggunakan depan komputer.

Yang pastinya, kaedah ini memberi ruang kepada mereka yang sibuk tetapi masih mahu menajamkan bacaan al-Quran.

Melalui sistem ini, pelajar boleh memilih untuk belajar dari mana-mana tempat yang selesa dan sesuai denga waktu mereka.

Peserta boleh memilih lima slot masa dalam seminggu (Isnin - Jumaat) berdasarkan kelapangan. Setiap slot adalah selama 30 minit dan diperuntukkan untuk menyudahkan bacaan sekurang-kurangnya empat muka al-Quran.

Ini bermakna, peserta boleh menghabiskan satu juzuk al-Quran dalam masa seminggu (4 muka x 5 hari > 20 muka).

Sekiranya mengikuti kelas secara konsisten, peserta akan khatam 30 juzuk al-Quran dalam masa 30 minggu.

Memandangkan tahap pencapaian seseorang pelajar itu berbeza antara satu sama lain, maka mereka akan diuji dahulu dari segi bacaan, sebelum memulakan kelas pengajian.

Daripada situ kata Abdul Shukor, para pelajar akan diajarkan berdasarkan keupayaan dan kebolehan mereka.

Kata beliau, ia sejajar dengan objektif utama program i-ngaji.net diwujudkan, iaitu memberi peluang kepada mereka yang berminat untuk melancarkan bacaan al-Quran tetapi agak kesempitan masa.

Suri rumah yang susah untuk meninggalkan rumah kerana tanggungjawab dan ketiadaan kenderaan untuk ke kelas al-Quran juga kini mempunyai alternatif untuk melancarkan bacaan mereka dengan betul dan bertajwid.

Di samping itu, kaedah itu juga menjimatkan masa pelajar dan guru. Pelajar tidak perlu mengambil masa untuk bergerak ke tempat guru atau sebaliknya, dan masa perjalanan tersebut boleh diperuntukkan kepada perkara atau orang lain.

Selain menjimaktan masa, kos perbelanjaan untuk pengangkutan juga dapat dijimatkan.

Yang paling menarik, kaedah ini dapat menarik orang dewasa dan belia yang malu menghadiri kelas al-Quran.

Menjelaskan lanjut mengenai i-ngaji.net kata Abdul Shukor, konsep yang digunakan pakai sama seperti program-program mengaji al-Quran di radio atau televisyen.

Mereka yang berminat untuk belajar akan menelefon guru al-Quran dan membuat bacaan sambil didengar, dipandu dan dibetulkan oleh guru.

"Bezanya, i-ngaji.net menggunakan perhubungan Internet menggantikan telefon. Perisian yang digunakan untuk perhubungan Internet ini adalah Skype.

"Skype dipilih sebagai medium komunikasi dalam kaedah ini kerana ia percuma. Mereka yang berminat hanya perlu mempunyai talian Internet.

"Jika belajar melalui telefon, kita mungkin perlu membayar bil telefon sehingga ratusan ringgit sebulan.

"Di samping itu, Skype juga membolehkan kelas dilakukan secara sidang video. Guru boleh bersemuka dengan pelajar dan pelajar akan lebih terasa kehadiran guru di hadapan mereka," tegasnya i-ngaji.net bukan diwujudkan untuk tujuan komersial tetapi memberi kemudahan kepada mereka yang ingin belajar membaca al-Quran.

Justeru katanya, bayaran RM50 sebulan, untuk 20 sesi kelas, hanya sebagai bukti komitmen pelajar tersebut.

Malah Abdul Shukor menekankan bahawa apa yang diusahakan itu bukan berorientasikan perniagaan.

Malah secara purata, bayaran yang dikenakan hanya RM2.50 untuk kelas selama 30 minit.

Today I found out, before the 17th century, almost all carrots cultivated were purple. The modern day orange carrot wasn’t cultivated until Dutch growers in the late 16th century took mutant strains of the purple carrot, including yellow and white carrots and gradually developed them into the sweet, plump, orange variety we have today.

Before this, pretty much all carrots were purple with mutated versions occasionally popping up including the yellow and white carrots. These however were rarely cultivated and lacked the purple pigment anthocyanin, which gave carrots back then their distinctive purple color.

It is thought that the modern day orange carrot was developed by crossing the mutated yellow and white rooted carrots as well as varieties of wild carrots, which are quite distinct from cultivated carrots.

Some think that the reason the orange carrot became so popular in the Netherlands was in tribute to the emblem of the House of Orange and the struggle for Dutch independence. This could be, but it also might just be that the orange carrots that the Dutch developed were sweeter tasting and more fleshy than their purple counterparts, thus providing more food per plant and being better tasting.

• It is actually possible to turn your skin a shade of orange by massively over consuming orange carrots.
• Orange carrots get their bright orange color from beta-carotene. Beta-carotene metabolizes in the human gut from bile salts into Vitamin A.
• The origins of the cultivated carrot is rooted in the purple carrot in the region around modern day Afghanistan.
• When cultivation of the garden style orange carrot lapses for a few generations, the carrots revert back to their ancestral carrot types, which are very different from the current garden variety.
• In ancient times, the root part of the carrot plant that we eat today was not typically used. The carrot plant however was highly valued due to the medicinal value of its seeds and leaves. For instance, Mithridates VI, King of Pontius (around 100BC) had a recipe for counteracting certain poisons with the principle ingredient being carrot seeds. It has since been proven that this concoction actually works.
• The Romans believed carrots and their seeds were aphrodisiacs. As such, carrots were a common plant found in Roman gardens. After the fall of Rome however, carrot cultivation in Europe more or less stopped until around the 10th century when Arabs reintroduced them to Europe.
• British gunners in WWII were able to locate and shoot down German planes at night due to the invention of radar, which the Germans knew nothing about. To cover up the invention and extreme effectiveness of radar, the British spread about an urban legend that said that they massively increased the night vision of their pilots by having them consume large amounts of carrots. This lie not only convinced the Germans, but also had a bonus effect of causing many British people to start planting their own vegetable gardens, including planting carrots. This urban legend has persisted even to this day.
• The largest carrot every grown was 19 pounds; grown by John Evans in 1998 in Palmer, Alaska.
• The Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M recently developed a purple-skinned, orange fleshed carrot called the Beta Sweet. This carrot is specialized to include substances that prevent cancer. It also has extremely high beta-carotene content.
• Almost one third of all carrots distributed throughout the world come from China, which is the largest distributor of carrots in the world. Following them on gross production is Russia and then the United States.
• Although the orange carrot was not cultivated before the 16th and 17th centuries, there is a reference in a Byzantine manuscript around 512AD which depicts an orange rooted carrot, suggesting that at least this mutant variety of carrot could be found at this time.

A company in China is rewarding employees who find their partners within the firm and also offers three-day leave to those whose relationships had broken up.

Most of the Defan employees have to sleep in the office due to the heavy workload

DeFan, the network and technology company also offers cash gifts to successfully paired couples, as well as a bigangpow for their weddings.

The company did not announce the sum but said it would be "a big surprise".

When announcing the new policy on Tuesday, DeFan marketing director Gao Jie said the move was to raise the spirit among employees.

The policy is supported by over 90% of the workers but the remaining ones are worried that some workers might spend too much time courting their colleagues instead of doing work.

DeFan, a two-year old company, is involved in the development of game software and is still at the developing stage.

As such, its workers have to spend most of their time in the workplace and some even sleep therre. One director has a folding bed in his office.

"I have not been home for a few days. Luckily my boyfriend is overseas, otherwise, we would have broken-up long time before," worker Luo Jiayue told reporter.

Another worker said he had never had a free weekend since joining the company last year.

Due to the busy workload, some 80% of the 60-odd employees, aged below 30, are still single.

Marketing director Gao is the only married woman in the company.

"I realised the problem after the first pair was bonded recently," she said.

"Love inspires a person and raises his or her efficiency. Thus, I encourage workers to find their other half within the company. This is because they lack social activities due to the work."

She said the company would also give three-days leave to those whose relationships had broken-up.

"If they are in an emotional stage, they can not perform well. I would rather grant them the leave and let them rest well before coming back to the 'war zone'," she said.

That's what can be found in NYC tap water if you look at it under a microscope. Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. They are sometimes found in the public mains water supply, especially systems where the water is not filtered, such as New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.

This mother cat has adopted this baby squirrel. The squirrel had fallen out of a tree and the woman of the house tried to feed it with an eyedropper. When that didn’t work, she remembered that she had a cat who was nursing some kittens. She placed the squirrel with the mother cat and the cat began nursing the baby squirrel. Mother cat and squirrel have been doing fine every since.

Zheng Yu's mother and grandmother. Walking next to them is a senior helping to carry Zheng's boxes

A Chinese freshman brought 14 pieces of luggage including a four-year supply of toilet paper to his university.

Zheng Yu, 19, turned up at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology in Hubei province, China, on Friday.

The Electronic Information Engineering freshie from Yichang - about 282km from the university - was accompanied by his 83-year-old grandmother, parents, uncle and aunt.

When they arrived, the family shocked the others with the amount of luggage they removed from their car.

Zheng brought along 14 boxes including apples, milk, toilet paper, clothing, medicine and health care products.

Ji Nan, a senior sent to help the freshman, said he had to seek the help of another nine volunteers to carry all the boxes.

"I was thinking of helping him alone as I thought a man should have few things but I was shocked to see the number of boxes unloaded from the car.

"Zheng told me one of the boxes contained only toilet paper which was enough for his four years at the university."

Another volunteer Li Hu said Zheng had a box of apples, a box of milk cartons, several boxes of clothing for four seasons and seven towels, a box of medicine, a box of health care products and a fan.

But Zheng's mother was worried that the items she packed for her son were not enough.

"I'm afraid that the things won't last till he graduates.

"My son has been very weak since he was small, I'm worried that he cannot adapt to hostel life."

السلام عليكم

Saat Anda membwa Al-Quran, syaitan biasa-biasa saja.. tengok je...

Saat Anda membukanya, syaitan mulai curiga.

Saat Anda membacanya, ia resah dan gelisah.

Saat Anda memahaminya, ia kejang-kejangan.

Saat Anda mengamalkan Al-Qur'an dlm kehidupan sehari-hari, ia stroke!

Teruskn membaca & mengamalknnya agar syaitan terus stroke!

Ketika anda ingin menyebarkan pesanan ini, syaitan pun mencegahnya.

Syaitan kata "jangan SEBARKAN, kerana ia tidak penting langsung!"

~~SEBAR2KAN LAH~~

Jangan dengar bisikan syaitan...

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians aged 18 and above will be assigned an e-mail account each to receive statements, bills and notices from the Government.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who announced this yesterday, said the 1MY E-mail initiative would allow “direct and secure” communication between citizens and the Government while enhancing the delivery of government services to consumers and businesses alike.

Tricubes Bhd is collaborating with Microsoft to develop the 1Malaysia E-mail project.

The company will spearhead the private RM50mil investment that also includes the development of a web portal as a one-stop centre for government services providing value-added services such as social networking, checking of bills online and payments.

Tricubes chief executive officer Khairun Zainal Mokhtar said the company was still conducting stress tests for the website.

“Hopefully, we can get it ready by July,” he told a press conference at the fifth progress update of the Economic Transformation Programme here yesterday.

Khairun said the portal was different from the MyEG website, which focused on the payment of bills and summonses, as it would allow interaction between people and the Government.

The Performance Management and Delivery Unit, responding to queries said the 1Malaysia E-mail would not be made compulsory.

Chilli farmer Gerald Fowler has officially grown the hottest chilli in the world – in a greenhouse in Cumbria.

Hot stuff: Gerald Fowler's chilli is painful to eat (Cascade)

Gerald Fowler, a full-time chilli farmer for five years, crossed three of the hottest varieties to produce the fiercest pods known to man.

His Naga Viper rates an astonishing 1,359,000 on the Scoville scale, which measures heat by the presence of the chemical compound capsaicin.

Experts at Warwick University tested the chilli and the Guinness Book of World Records approached Gerald to include it their 2012 edition as the world's hottest.

‘When they grow chilli in India or the Caribbean they're used to the heat and the drought. When they're grown over here I think they fight back against the harsher climate and produce even more heat,’ said Gerald.

He sells the chilli as a sauce but says he's getting most interest from growers keen to get their hands on the seeds.

"It's painful to eat," said Gerald, 52, who runs the Chilli Pepper Company, in Cark-in-Cartmel.

‘It's hot enough to strip paint.’

It's simple.

Unlocking a bathroom from the outside could save a life in the right scenario. We hope you'll use this knowledge for good. Or possibly to prank your college friends.



* Step 1: Approach locked lavatory
* Step 2: Lift "LAVATORY" sign
* Step 3: Slide the knob into the unlocked position
* Step 4: Cackle because you've just unlocked the bathroom from the outside

Salamfone Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Reach Telecom has launched the first ever Shariah Compliant mobile service in the world, and it is now offered in Malaysia. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator(MVNO) will operate using the Maxis 2G network.

The prepaid starter pack will be priced at RM8.50 with RM5 airtime. For the time being, voice calls are charged RM0.20/min(normal rate is 25sen/min) to all network nationwide & each SMS cost 10sen. Data is pay-per-use and it is charged 10sen/10kb.

Some of the services on SalamFone:

• Infaq – One sen will be donated by Salamfone every time a customer calls another Salamfone customer
• Talian Hidayah – dedicated Islamic helpline
• Islamic Auspicious Days reminder and Bonus
• Free Inspiring Religious SMS
• Islamic Tunes – Nasyid and Islamic RBT
• Subscription Islamic Value Added Services
• Reload Transfer

SalamFone will be aggressively marketed at Kedah, Perlis, Terengganu and Kelantan as these locations have the highest concentration of Muslim residents in Malaysia.

The service will be primarily targeted to those in the age group of 30 to 55 and those between the age of 17 to 29.

Details at http://www.salamfone.my/.

Press Release from SlaamFone below.

6th April, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - Salamfone Sdn Bhd [Salamfone] created history when the Company launched the first ever Shariah Compliant mobile service in the world, modelled after the principles of Shariah and the 5 pillars of Islam.

Carrying the brand name Salamfone, the pre-paid mobile service was launched by YB Mejar Jeneral Datuk Seri Jamil Khir bin Haji Baharom [B] at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today in conjunction with the World Halal Research 2011 Summit held from 6-7 April.

Speaking at the launch, CEO of Salamfone Kamshul Kasim said,” Salamfone will fundamentally appeal to the large Muslim market in Malaysia who is increasingly desirous of practising a more Shariah Compliant way of life.”

“Salamfone is more than just a product. Our value proposition is to share the values of Islam, instil and inspire them towards a wholesome Muslim lifestyle in every way. I believe that the establishment of a Shariah Compliant mobile service is so timely and relevant to the Muslim community in Malaysia.”

In elaborating the bigger picture of its Shariah-compliancy, Kamshul added, “Salamfone is serious about being Shariah Compliant. We don’t just ‘think’ it – we act it. That is why we make it point to ensure our business models, value-added investments and business partnerships are all halal. In this way, we not only safeguard the integrity of our brand but show our shareholders, distributors, dealers and subscribers that we are indeed determined to build our business and not just our product, according to the true principles of Islam.”

As a company, Salamfone will donate a portion of its profits from the Salamfone mobile service to various charities on a regular basis. In this way, every subscriber of Salamfone comes together as one to live a more Shariah Compliant way of life as they are indirectly giving sedekah or alms as required by Islam through INFAQ programme.

Among one of Salamfone’s value-added services that make it unique in the market is its “Talian Hidayah”, a dedicated Islamics helpline that offers clarification on a wide variety of Islamic questions. There are also services such as Free Inspiring Religious SMS, Subscription Islamic Value Added Services, Islamic Tunes and Reload Transfers. Customers also enjoy Shariah Compliant savings through special discounts offered on days considered auspicious under Islam. Umrah and Haji packages are also part of its attractive and exclusive features.

As a special way of saying Shukran or “Thank You”, early subscribers of Salamfone enjoy a special introductory bonus during its launch period.

The Salamfone mobile service operates using the Maxis network system and top-ups are available at 7-11 outlets, Petronas stations, Shell stations and at ATMs like RHB Bank, Bank Simpanan Nasional, CIMB, and Kuwait Finance House. Salamfone has also established working relationships with non-traditional channels such corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations, cooperatives and multilevel companies.

Salamfone’s target market is Malaysian Muslims from all walks of life who hold strong beliefs in their obligations to Islam. This group is passionate about their God-given duty to help the community they live in and are looking for avenues to strengthen their faith. A secondary group is Muslim visitors from the Middle East to Malaysia who are looking to use a Shariah Compliant mobile service during their stay in the country.

With the local demographic in mind, the four initial key markets that Salamfone will be aggressively marketed in are Kedah, Perlis, Terengganu and Kelantan as these locations have the highest concentration of Muslim residents in Malaysia. However there is still a strong appeal for Salamfone across the nation.

Based on the soft launches held on 29 March in Terengganu, 2 April in Kelantan and 4 April in Kedah, the interest in Salamfone is positively encouraging with distributors eagerly snapping up stocks of SIM cards with re-orders already being processed.

Should the demand for Salamfone in Malaysia prove encouraging, the company is looking to expand its business regionally. Malaysia was chosen as the company’s premier testing ground for its business model as the Malaysian government is fully supportive of the product and the country has a good reputation for Shariah-compliancy and business transparency.

By Zakiah Koya, The Sun

Wan Rusli shows the canned sacrificial meat.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17, 2010): Disaster relief NGO Muslim Aid Asia (MAA) has taken the concept of sacrificial meat to another level by canning and shipping them worldwide. This novel idea ensures that there is no wastage and that the 'daging korban' (sacrificial meat), reaches those who really need it.

Canned 'daging korban' was initially frowned upon by many when it was mooted here, resulting in only 100 sheep being slaughtered for canning in the first year of operation in 2004.

But slowly, there has been growing acceptance of the practice, and now MAA – the first relief agency to can sacrificial meat in Malaysia – slaughters 1,300 sheep for the Hari Raya Haji festival alone to be distributed all over the world.

The relief agency is overseen by the Muslim Aid Malaysia Humanitarian Foundation (Yayasan Kemanusiaan Muslim).

Foundation director Wan Rusli Wan Muda said he first stumbled upon the idea by Muslim Aid Australia while on a quest to sacrifice animals during a Hari Raya Haji celebration.

“According to the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), there is no religious barring of canning sacrificial meat and the slaughtering done by the Australian Muslim Aid is endorsed by Jakim and the Islamic authorities of Australia,” said Wan Rusli.

However, the concept was slow to catch on here.

“When I first introduced canning, the locals ‘needed’ to see the blood splatter and the meat in plastic bags. I also had to convince them it is all right in Islam and that Jakim had given its ‘okay.’ As such we decided to start with the Klang Valley,” he explained.

To sell the idea, MAA, which is actively involved in raising funds for canning and shipping sacrificial meat, made comparisons between the conventional and modern method.

“When we do the sacrifice during Hari Raya Haji, we divide it into three parts – one part for the poor, one part for the neighbours and one part for ourselves. But in the context of sacrifice, it is better to give all to the needy,” said Wan Rusli.

Another plus point is the shelf life of the sacrificial meat. The canned meat can last three years, versus one to two months in a freezer for freshly slaughtered meat.

“We can send it (canned meat) to any part of the world where there are really needy people who deserve the meat,” added Wan Rusli.

Besides that, the MAA’s method also helps agrarian nations such as Sri Lanka and Indonesia where the animals are bought from farmers for the 'korban' (sacrifice), boosting the village economies at the same time.

Wan Rusli said the sheep are slaughtered in Islamically certified abattoirs in Australia and then shipped here where the meat is canned by Pertima, a Terengganu state-owned company.

“The interested party only has to pay us RM380 for one sheep and this includes the cost of slaughtering, shipping, canning and transporting,” said Wan Rusli.

MAA currently takes sheep from Australia as “we do not have enough sheep from the breeders here.

“None of the local farmers can supply that much – we also do not have the facilities of big abattoirs.

“It takes only four days to can all the meat in Australia but here, it takes two months. If we have such facilities, it would be helpful in cases of disasters for instant food aid in cans,” he explained.

MAA sends the meat prepared according to the local conditions – such as mutton in curry to Pakistan and mutton in brine to Iraq. For Palestine, the meat is boneless according to security rules to get past Israeli authorities.

Besides MAA, there are three other fundraising offices in London, Munich and Sydney, and there are 18 site offices all over the world.

In places where there are no site offices, MAA works with the local NGOs there.

“Those who donate to us can also check the website and with us to make sure that we have fulfilled their duty.

“If they do have problems with the shipment, the cans are given to other needy people,” said Wan Rusli.

Besides canning sacrificial meat during Hari Raya Haji, the director said that the foundation also has Fast to Feed programmes during the fasting month in Ramadan where the needy people in poorer countries are fed at least a vitamin enriched meal a day.

“Our targets are deserving causes within Southeast Asia and the Far East.”

Being based in Malaysia, we are able to maintain close contract with an extensive network of local NGOs and local relief agencies,” said Wan Rusli. -- theSun

We just do not have the needed facilities to prepare the sacrificial meat on such a large scale.

For more information, visit http://muslimaidasia.com

Something About Mecca's New Look

By lufkin

Here's some infographic on The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Clock Hotel Tower.

The hotel will have:

-Five "Royal" floors and two "Golden" floors (floor made from real gold)
-24-hour butler service
-Segregated gym
-Beauty parlour
-Grooming salons and spa
-Chocolate room where chefs will prepare bespoke pralines and truffles.

WAIT.. SERIOUSLY?!

The pilgrimage to Mecca traditionally see Muslims travelling to the holy site, FORGOING WORLDLY POSESSIONS, thoughts and activities in order to focus on their faith. It is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim WHO CAN AFFORD TO DO SO..

So yes, what the f*** is that hotel for? What will the world’s largest clock tower do to humanity? Isn't Hajj meant to involve hardship, struggle and sacrifice? And yet why is there a beauty parlour & spa at Mecca?

Thanks to those f**king Sheikh we can say goodbye to cheaper Hajj, 10 star hotel just near the Kaba will only raise the cost of pilgrimage. The tower hotel is expected to open on the end of this years, and now is almost 90% completed..

Saudi is running out of oil so now they want to explore "religious tourism"?