Tuesday, 25 September 2012


iPhone 5

The excitement of the rum our mill, the titillation of every leaked photo led to higher than ever levels of expectation over the iPhone 5 features, and while the announcement was greeted with some derision at the lack of perceived headline improvements, the record sales tell an entirely different story.
Given the underwhelming changes to the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 launch really needs to re-energise customers to prove Apple can repeat the game-changing trick it managed with the iPhone 4.
The iPhone 5 price is predictably high, so consumers will need to bear that in mind too when looking for their next smartphone.
So is the Apple iPhone 5 the greatest smartphone ever, one that finally see Apple ascend to the top spot in our 20 best mobile phones chart? Or is it a case of too little, too late?
Design

We'll begin in the traditional manner: how the thing actually feels in the hand. With the iPhone 5 there will be many types of prospective buyer: the upgrader from the 4 (or more-money-than-sense iPhone 4S upgraders), those tired of their Android handset and those taking their first steps in the smartphone market and want to get one of them iThingies their friend/child has.

Well, all of those picking up the iPhone 5 will have the same reaction: this thing is amazingly light. You've probably heard the numbers by now (20 per cent lighter than the predecessor, as well as beating most of the opposition too at 112g.)
It's an odd sensation, but it actually detracts from the experience when you first pick it up. We've praised the weighty feel of the iPhone in the past, lending it a premium feel in the face of toy-like phones, and it's almost disappointing that Apple decided to join that clan.
However, through extended use this problem quickly disappears, as the overall effect of the phone is still a chassis designed for strength, it just sits more anonymously in the pocket.

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Sweet Hari Raya

عيد الفطر
EĪd ul-Fiṭr
(Festivity after completing the fasting month of Ramadan)
عيد الفطرEĪd ul-Fiṭr(Festivity after completing the fasting month of Ramadan)
Eid ul-Fitr meal, Tajikistan
Official nameArabicعيد الفطر ‎
EĪd ul-Fiṭr
Also calledEid, "Ramadan Eid", "Smaller Eid"
Observed byMuslims around the world.
TypeIslamic
SignificanceEnd of Ramadan
DateShawwal
2011 date30 August or 31 August
2012 date19 August or 20 August
CelebrationsFamily meals (especiallylunches and late breakfasts), eating sweet foods, wearing new clothes, giving gifts to children
ObservancesCongregational prayer, giving to charity (Zakat al-fitr)
Related toRamadanEid al-Adha
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Eid-ul-Fitr, "Eid-ul-fitr", Eid al-FitrId-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr (Arabic: ‎عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end ofRamadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day and Muslims are not permitted to fast that day. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast". The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal. This is a day where Muslims around the world try to show a common goal of unity.
Eid al-Fitr has a particular salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two raka'ah (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall.[1] It may only be performed in congregation (Jama’at) and has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allahu Akbar" [God is Great]), three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school.[2] This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic opinion is followed, Fard (obligatory), Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob (preferable).
Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, as mentioned in the Qur'an, to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan[3] and pay the Zakatand fitra before doing the Eid prayer.

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

IBADAH HAJI

                                       IBADAH HAJI



                              Puncak Ketaatan Seorang Hamba  

Ibadah haji adalah ibadah yang paling agung. Haji adalah manifestasi puncak ketaatan seorang hamba kepada Khaliq-Nya.  Ini kerana untuk melaksanakannya  bukanlah mudah kerana memerlukan perjalanan yang jauh, perbelanjaan yang banyak, masa yang panjang dan tenaga & stamina yang kuat untuk melaksanakannya. Di samping itu terpaksa meninggalkan keluarga tercinta & kampung halaman. Justeru, ibadah haji perlu dilaksanakan dengan penuh penghayatan, keimanan & ketakwaan. Dan yang paling utama ialah mendapat keredaan Allah. Ibadah haji adalah penghapus dosa sehingga si pelakunya bagai bayi yang baru lahir.
Bagi seorang jemaah haji yang menjadi tetamu Allah, pasti mendambakan untuk mendapat “Haji Mabrur”. Untuk mendapatkannya perlu hati yang bersih, ikhlas, penuh iman & taqwa kepada Allah, lidah yang sentiasa melafazkan talbiyah, zikir, dan doa, mengerjakan segala suruhan Allah dan meninggalkan segala larangannya dan harta yang bersih  dan halal. Jika tidak “haji mardud” lah yang paling layak untuk kita.