Taqwa

Menelusuri tajuk usrah yg aku hadir td, membuatkan aku termenung panjang.Taqwa.Didefinisikan sbg berhati2 ketika berjalan. Taqwakah aku?hm... Aku cuba membandingkan amalan aku ketika dibangku sekolah dan sekarang. Adakah amalan aku semakin baik? Atau sebaliknya, wa na’uzubillah...

Tutorialz.

Photoshop: Shadows and Highlights

Editor kami tidak boleh tidur malam, jadi dia mengambil keputusan untuk menulis tutorial Photoshop yang amat ringkas. Di dalam tutorial ini, kami akan ajarkan anda bagaimana untukmengedit gambar yang gelap. Kerapkali kita ambil gambar dan kerap kali juga kita tidak dapat lihat gambar objek yang kita ambil. Sebagai contoh, lihat gambar di bawah.

Berikut merupakan antara cara termudah untuk anda repair gambar anda yang gelap.

Di dalam program Photoshop, pilih Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight…

Menu Shadows/Highlights akan keluar seperti gambar di bawah.

Ubahkan Amount untuk kedua - dua peratusan Shadows dan Highlights. Untuk tutorial kali ini, kami gunakan 31% untuk Shadows dan 54% untuk Highlights.

Peringatan: Ini merupakan antara cara termudah dan pantas untuk mengedit gambar. Namun begitu, kadang kala kualiti gambar akan terjejas. Walau bagaimanapun, cuba dahulu. Semoga ianya bermanfaat buat kita semua. Jumpa lagi!

:: INTELLECTUAL FIESTA '09 :: SRC ::

ISLAMIC THEATER

Asslamualaikum once again to all readers. How are you all doing? Prepare for your midsems, as it is coming sooner than you think. So, start hitting those books and attempt the questions inside it.

Organised by the SRC, and collaborating with English Language and Literature Student Association (ELITS) andBachelor of Education Students Association (BEDSA), the theater with the theme "Garden of Knowledge and Virtue" will be held on 3rd June 2009 at Main Auditorium, IIUM.

The objectives are simple: promoting the spirit of Islamic brotherhood ( and sisterhood for the sisters) among IIUM students, as well as propagating the Islamic values and intellectualisme through entertainment. A fresh look on dakwah, eh?

Well, SRC as well as the collaboraters wish that IIUM students can at least free up their timeslot on that day in order to attend this theater. Well, for one reason, it s as good as Istana Budaya and free. So, to join or not to join, hence the question!

Dialogue With Admin: Helmet & Welfare Issues

The dialogue was chaired by Bro Mohd Hairulza'im bin Md Zin, Chairperson of Spirituality and Islamization, SRC 08/09. The panelist were Dr Akmal Khuzairy Abdul Rahman, Director of Students' Development Division, Bro Muhammad Azrul Hazerin Abd Razak, Assistant Director of Legal Unit, Bro Abdul Wahab Hj Zawawi, Security Officer.

Many have come though not all the seats are occupied. And not all the audience were motorcyclist. So here are some of the details.

Some of the respond from the students:

• What is the rationale of this implementation.
• Why does this issue is being discussed in the short semester as not all students are taking short semester.
• The administration should focused on other issues such as; couples who ride together,
  

Some of the respond from the panelist:

• The rule of wearing helmet is already there.
• There are cases where the students involved in accidents
• Other universities have enforced this rule.
• It is the order of JKJR (Jabatan Keselamatan Jalan Raya)
• This enforcement is also meant for the staff
• Our Rector is very concerned about the students. Also, there is a possibility for the parents to sue the University (if anything happens to their child, God forbid)
• Wearing "turban(serban)" seems like a good idea.
• It is the responsibility of the administration to enforce this rule.

Thank you to all that have come. We appreciate your concern.

Sincere, Reliable, Committed

Dont you put the blame on me...- Akon

Bahaya jika anda menyalahkan apa saja. Jika Anda menyalahkan seseorang, sesuatu benda, sesuatu perkara, sesuatu situasi, maka Anda akan ditemukan dengan lebih banyak situasi yang makin membuat Anda kurang bersemangat.

Kesannya, Anda akan hilang motivasi. Anda tak akan ada motivasi kerja, motivasi belajar dan motivasi berniaga. Bagi yang dah berkeluarga, Anda cepat naik hangin tak tentu pasal, kurang bertenaga membuat kerja-kerja rumah.

Sebelum ni saya pernah ‘blame’ orang sekeliling, laptop saya, basikal saya, handphone, motosikal yang saya tunggang dan masa belajar saya. Setelah melalui semua itu, saya heran, motivasi menurun dan saya kurang bersemangat.

Selepas mengkaji secara mendalam dan membuat koreksi diri, saya mendapati jika kita menyalahkan sesuatu cuma sekali,  kita akan ditimpa kesusahan dua kali, mungkin juga berkali-kali.

Ia hanya akan berhenti apabila kita ubah perangai, ubah sikap. Buang perangai suka mengomplen, suka menyalakan orang, situasi, keadaan, benda dan perkara. Sebaliknya, maafkan semua itu, lupakan dan GO ON! Maju ke depan. 

Jika Anda kerap menyalahkan apa saja, sesiap saja, apa jua, Anda bagaikan tertahan-tahan. Apa jua yang Anda lakukan kerap bermasalah, apa jua yang Anda usahakan kerap  diuji dengan pelbagai permasalahan yang tak berkesudahan. Saya percaya semua itu berpunca dari fikiran kita.

Jadi, kita kita bijak mengawal fikiran, mengawal semua yang bermain di fikiran, maka kita boleh mengawal realiti hidup kita. Benar, kita tidak tahu apa yang akan terjadi, tapi sekurang-kurangnya kita boleh memilih apa yang terjadi tu untuk terbentuk menjadi sesuatu yang positif, sesuatu yang berpihak pada kita.

Dalam hidup, kita akan sentiasa ada dua pilihan.

Ambil keputusan untuk memilih yang positif saja.

:: IF '09 :: SRC ::

INTELLECTUAL FIESTA

Assalamualaikum to all out there.

In the coming 2ND of June 2009, SRC 2008/2009 in collaboration with ARCHIMIC, International Institute for Muslim Unity (IiMU) and International Student Division, will be having an activity entitled " Remembrance of Muslims Scholars".

Before anything, let me bore all of you with something that you might learnt sometime ago. Knowledge, is the pinnacle of power. Everything is second to it. And that was what the Muslim Worlds were famous for. Due to various reasons and trickeries, we lost our "light", and became second to the Non-Muslim worlds.

Based on my simplified history, "Remembrance of Muslims Scholars" is one of the many ways to 'reincarnate' and instil the determination, zeal and understanding of knowledge into us, i.e. the IIUM students. We'll be putting BANNER all around the different KULLIYAHS about various scholars. So, watch out for the banners people!!!

"Why?", all of you might say. And I've got an answer. Do we wish to be continued to be enslaved? Blinded? Stripped of our freedom? Well, all of this are happening, knowingly or not. Think about it. Knowledge is true power. Therfore, in order to revive our status, we need to learn, apply and improve our knowledge. And emulate those before us, who were scholars, and learnt knowledge just to gain Allah S.W.T's love. Are we doing so?

Light, can only light one place at a time, but knowledge enlightened those beyond boundaries.

SRC DALAM DIALOG INTEGRITI KEPIMPINAN MUDA.

DIALOG INTEGRITI KEPIMPINAN MUDA:

Belia dan Politik.

Sejak dilancarkan oleh Perdana Menteri pada 23 April 2004 di Putrajaya, Pelan Integriti Nasional (PIN) telah menjadi satu gerakan peringkat Nasional dan semua golongan masyarakat harus bersama-sama membudayakan integriti dalam kehidupan seharian. Integriti telah menjadi asas kepada pembentukan sebuah negara yang maju dengan acuan yang tersendiri dengan sasaran yang telah ditetapkan. Antara sektor terpenting dalam usaha pengukuhan integriti ialah golongan belia dan sektor politik.

Pembangunan belia adalah satu isu yang penting dalam pembangunan negara. Namun begitu subjek pembangunan belia ini masih dianggap sebagai satu isu yang mudah dan kurang mendapat perhatian dalam kalangan masyarakat. Belia merupakan pewaris negara dan masa depan negara adalah bergantung kepada generasi belia pada hari ini.

Atas kesedaran itu, program Dialog Integriti Kepimpinan Muda: Belia dan Politik, dirancang untuk menjadikan integriti sebagai teras kepada semua tindakan dan pemikiran politik di semua peringkat kepimpinan.

MATLAMAT

Memperkukuhkan Gerakan Belia Melalui Pembudayaan Integriti.

OBJEKTIF

1. Memberikan kesedaran tentang betapa pentingnya integriti kepimpinan sebagai satu amanah.

2. Memperkukuhkan jati diri golongan belia dalam menghadapi era globalisasi dan cabaran pembangunan bangsa.

3. Menyediakan medium untuk membincangkan isu-isu belia dan integriti yang menjadi permasalahan dalam melahirkan modal insan yang berkualiti.

Tarikh: 23 Mei 2009 (Sabtu)

Tempat:Institut Integriti Malaysia

Masa: 8.30 pagi sehingga 5.30 petang.

Peserta: 50 - 60 orang yang terdiri daripada pemimpin-pemimpin persatuan belia yang berdaftar.

TENTATIF PROGRAM

08.30 Ketibaan Peserta

09.00 Taklimat Program

09.30 Dialog Integriti 1: “Cabaran Membudayakan Integriti Golongan Belia Malaysia”

Moderator

Institut Integriti Malaysia (IIM)

Ahli Panel 1

Pelan Integriti Nasional: Penilaian dan Hala Tuju

Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr. Mohd Tap Salleh

Presiden Institut Integriti Malaysia (IIM)

Ahli Panel 2

Cabaran Integriti Belia Hari ini.

Y. Bhg. Datuk Prof. Madya Haji Abd. Halim Sidek

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif

Institut Penyelidikan Pembangunan Belia Malaysia

11.00 Sesi Soal Jawab (dialog)

11.30 Perbincangan Kumpulan

12.00 Pembentangan Kumpulan

12.30 Makan Tengah Hari

02.30 Dialog Integriti 2: “Peranan Belia Dalam Kestabilan Politik dan Sosial Nasional”

Moderator

Majlis Belia Malaysia (MBM)

Ahli Panel 1 (pelajar/belia)

Ahmad Fahmi Mohd Samsudin

Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar UIAM

Ahli Panel 2 (Sosial)

Y. Brs. Dr. Siva Murugan Pandian

Timbalan Dekan

Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan, USM

Ahli Panel 3 (Sosial)

Dr Lee Yok Fee (UPM)

04.00 Sesi Soal Jawab (dialog)

04.30 Perbincangan Kumpulan

05.00 Penutupan

05.30 Bersurai

Forum Perdana

23 Mei 09

Selepas Isyak

Masjid Ar-Rahmaniah, Taman Greenwood

Penceramah:

• 1. YB Dato’ Hassan Ali
• 2. Dato’ Abu Hassan Din
• 3. Ustaz Zulkarnain
• 4. Ustaz Nizam

SRC OPEN DAY

Our President Sofiyussalam , is having some serious conversation with BEDSA president, Lukman.

Attending the guest. Rajin Noraini..

What are you doing Zatil?

Well, as you can see, our office is FULL. Thank you to all that have come.

Bet the foods that we have prepared were delicious (kerepek and kek sahaja). Thumbs up!

Mukhlis is sharing his views with some sisters. What are you saying Mukhlis? They look interested.

And we have some internationals too. I bet they are speaking Arabic with Noraini and Anas.

Thank you for your support guys.

Sincere, Reliable, Committed

Saranan Dato' Khalid Nordin kpd mahasiswa sempena Konvensyen MPP IPTA 2009

"Pada Sabtu lepas saya telah sempat meluangkan masa berkunjung ke Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) di Batu Pahat, Johor untuk bertemu dengan barisan pemimpin pelajar, bersempena dengan Konvensyen Kebangsaan Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar IPTA 2009. Konvensyen yang setiap tahun diadakan ini antara lain bermatlamat untuk memberi pendedahan kepada kepimpinan mahasiswa dari seluruh IPT mengenai aspek-aspek kepimpinan, selain membuka ruang dan platform kepada mereka untuk sama-sama berbincang, melontarkan pandangan serta idea dalam menjalankan tugas dan tanggungjawab mereka sebagai pemimpin pelajar.

Sesungguhnya konsep Satu Malaysia yang diperkenalkan oleh Y.A.B Perdana Menteri juga tidak terkecuali untuk sama-sama diterjemahkan oleh para pemimpin mahasiswa IPT. Ini lantaran dalam kehidupan harian, suasana dan persekitaran kampus di universiti bolehlah dianggap sebagai sebuah microcosm atau cerminan kepada sebuah wilayah atau negara.

Tambahan pula, saya juga berpendapat slogan ‘Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan’ adalah selari dengan amanah dan tanggungjawab yang dipikul oleh pemimpin mahasiswa. Dalam menterjemahkan slogan ini pula, pertamanya, seseorang pemimpin mahasiswa itu sendiri perlu mengenalpasti siapakah ‘rakyat’ dalam konteks mereka sebagai seorang pemimpin mahasiswa. Dengan mengenalpasti ‘rakyat’ tersebut, maka adalah diharap penekanan serta penumpuan dapat diberikan kepada aspek pencapaian dan prestasi sebagai langkah seterusnya. Ianya juga merupakan penterjemahan dalam melaksanakan tanggungjawab seseorang pemimpin pelajar. Saya juga yakin, sebagai pemimpin pelajar yang mempunyai ilmu, matang serta berani berdepan dengan dugaan dan cabaran, para pemimpin mahasiswa sudah bersedia untuk membincangkan isu-isu yang lebih besar, soal-soal membangunkan negara bangsa yang kelak akan menentukan masa hadapan negara serta memastikan survival dan kelangsungan negara ini.

Harapan saya agar konvensyen tersebut telah memberi sedikit sebanyak pendedahan dan pengalaman berguna kepada pemimpin pelajar terlibat. Diharapkan juga semoga segala perbincangan, perdebatan dan juga pandangan yang telah diperolehi sepanjang konvensyen tersebut dapat terus dihayati, selaras dengan usaha pembangunan pelajar secara holistik." kata YB Khalid Nordin.

Sumber dari : http://khalednordin.wordpress.com

Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa Negara :: MPNM

MPMN cetus isu AUKU, PTPTN, Bahasa Melayu di Konvensyen MPP IPTA 2009

• Batu Pahat 20 Mei 07:23 a.m| Dialog bersama Timbalan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah di Konvensyen Kebangsaan Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar 2009 Kali ke-3 yang diadakan pada 16 Mei lalu telah hangat dengan isu pemansuhan Akta Universiti kolej Universiti (AUKU), Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional Malaysia (PTPN) dan Bahasa Melayu

  Isu-isu berkenaan telah dicetuskan oleh beberapa ahli pemimpin mahasiswa setiap kampus yang bergabung di bawah Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa Nasional (MPMN).

  Menurut Pengerusi Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa Nasional (MPMN),Saudara Mohd Ridzuan Mohammad menyatakan bahawa AUKU perlu dimansuhkan dan tidak hanya sekadar dipinda semata-mata.

  “AUKU ialah akta yang banyak mencengkam hak asasi mahasiswa dan perlu dimansuhkan terus daripada sekadar dipinda,” ujar beliau yang juga merupakan Presiden Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya (MPMUM).

  

  Sementara itu, Timbalan Pengerusi badan mahasiswa itu, Hisyamuddin Che Ali menyatakan bahawa akta yang dikatakan membelenggu kebebasan mahasiswa tersebut tidak pernah wujud di negara-negara Eropah dan Barat yang memiliki kedudukan tertinggi antara universiti-universiti di dunia.

  “Mengapakah Malaysia terus bertegas menggunakan AUKU sedangkan Universiti kita terus terperosok di tempat tercorot dalam rangking (kedudukan) universiti dunia dan Asia.

  “AUKU jelas bercanggah dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan dalam soal kebebasan bercakap, kebebasan berpersatuan dan kebebasan berhimpun itu sendiri”, katanya yang juga merupakan ahli Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MPPUKM).

  Beliau turut menyentuh tentang istilah mahasiswa yang perlu ditukar kepada pengunaan pelajar yang berleluasa di kampus sekarang.

  Bagi Presiden Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Islam Malaysia (UIAM) pula, Saudara Sofiussalam yang menyatakan bahawa AUKU perlu dimansuhkan dan hak untuk berpolitik perlu dikembalikan kepada mahasiswa.

  “Amat pelik jika AUKU ini tidak dimansuhkan kerana warganegara Malaysia yang berusia 21 tahun ke atas, bebas untuk menganggotai parti politik sedangkan mahasiswa terus dikongkong untuk menyertai parti politik sama dengan rakan-rakan sebaya lain di luar Universiti,” tambah beliau.

  Konvensyen tersebut yang diadakan bertempat di Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) bermula pada 15 Mei lalu dan telah berakhir semalam dianggarkan telah berjaya mengumpulkan seramai 400 lebih Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar dari seluruh kampus termasuk Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) dan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).

  Antara program-program yang dilaksanakan seperti pembentangan kertas kerja, dialog, penciptaan resolusi dan baktisiswa. Konvensyen tersebut telah dirasmikan oleh Menteri Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT),  Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.-mahasiswakini

  
  

  sumber berita dari http://mahasiswakini.com

1Malaysia@kampus : Kerajaan beri peluang pada pandangan Mahasiswa.

Konsep 1Malaysia akan diperluaskan ke institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA) dan swasta (IPTS) negara menerusi satu pertandingan yang dinamakan 1Malaysia@Kampus.

Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Y.B Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin berkata, menerusi pertandingan ini, para pemimpin pelajar melalui Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) akan diminta menyediakan blueprint mengenai gagasan 1Malaysia yang pada pandangan mereka sesuai dilaksanakan di kampus masing-masing.

“Pertandingan ini terbuka kepada semua universiti awam dan swasta dalam negara .

”Sebuah jawatankuasa khas yang baru dibentuk akan menilai dan memilih lima cadangan terbaik iaitu tiga dari IPTA dan dua dari IPTS sebagai pemenang,” katanya.

Menurut Khaled, pengumuman mengenai pertandingan 1Malaysia@Kampus disampaikan ketika berucap di hadapan lebih 500 pemimpin pelajar IPT awam dan swasta dalam Konvensyen Kebangsaan Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar IPT Malaysia yang ketiga di Universiti Tun Hussein Onn di Batu Pahat Sabtu lalu.

Katanya, pihak kementerian telah memperuntukkan geran berjumlah RM150,000 untuk pertandingan tersebut.

Setiap pemenang katanya, akan menerima RM30,000 untuk melaksanakan konsep 1Malaysia menurut model yang para pelajar kehendaki di universiti mereka.

“Dalam pertemuan dengan wakil- wakil pelajar di Batu Pahat Sabtu lalu, saya telah nyatakan kepada mereka bahawa universitilah sebenarnya yang patut menjadi cerminan model 1Malaysia.

”Inilah masanya untuk mereka menterjemahkan 8 kerangka teras dalam 1Malaysia sebagai asas untuk mewujudkan 1Malaysia seperti mana yang mereka inginkan di universiti.

“Dan dalam pertandingan ini, MPP akan menjadi peneraju program 1Malaysia@Kampus dengan kerjasama Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar universiti masing-masing,” ujarnya lagi.

Menurut Khaled, sebuah jawatankuasa bebas akan dibentuk untuk menilai cadangan 1Malaysia@Kampus yang dikemukakan oleh setiap MPP.

Katanya, sesuatu yang unik mengenai konsep 1Malaysia ini ialah ia tidak bersifat statik sebaliknya ia adalah satu konsep yang melalui proses evolusi.

“Maka dalam mengajak semua pihak untuk turut terlibat mengkaji dan membuat cadangan, saya mahu para pelajar di universiti secara serius mengambil bahagian.

”Mereka boleh memainkan peranan dengan memberi pandangan tentang 1Malaysia dan bagaimana ia patut diterjemahkan dan seboleh bolehnya dalam apa jua keadaan akhirnya melalui universitilah konsep 1Malaysia itu akan dapat ditonjolkan,” tegas beliau.

Sumber: Utusan Malaysia (19hb Mei 2009)

Student Representative Council Malaya University : View from 'Mahasiswa' VS. 'Mahasitua'

CrossTalk: Student activism, then and now

Mohd Ridzuan Mohammad (left) and Hishamuddin Rais prior to sharing their views on student activism of the past and present.

Some 35 years separate them. Hishamuddin Rais was president of the Universiti of Malaya in 1974 and Mohd Ridzuan Mohammad is the present president. With ARMAN AHMAD sitting in, the ex-president, often portrayed as a rabble-rouser, and the current president, a young man with ‘progressive ideas’, talk about the of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 and student activism in the country

Hishamuddin Rais, 58, the president of the Universiti Malaya student union in 1974, was arrested for leading a number of student demonstrations. He went into self-exile for 20 years, journeying through 30 countries, including Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Australia and Pakistan. He now contributes to a newspaper column and writes film scripts.

Islamic studies scholar Mohd Ridzuan Mohammad, 23, is currently head of the Universiti Malaya student representative council and chairman of the national student representative council. He is also the former chairman of the University Students’ Movement to Abolish the Universities and University Colleges Act.

THE 'FREE' DAYS 

Hishamuddin: There is a misconception that student activism began in Universiti Malaya in the 1970s. Student activism can be traced to the 1950s.

During that time, at the University of Malaya in Singapore, student activism had already taken root. Students there were criticising the British occupation of Malaya. 

In the 1960s, student activism was intense in Universiti Malaya (as the university in Malaya was known when the University of Malaya was split into two divisions) in Kuala Lumpur. 

I became the 17th president of Persatuan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya (UM student union) in 1974. When I became the president, UM was still an autonomous body. 

It wasn't just the academic institutions that were free at the time. Many other institutions in the country were free and autonomous, including the newspapers. 

At the time, comments made by student leaders were reported in the newspapers. Student leaders had the courage to speak up. 

Ridzuan: Since the introduction of the Universities and University Colleges Act almost 40 years ago, we have seen a gradual decline in student activism because many of the student leaders are afraid. Students have also been arrested under the Internal Security Act.

Last August, we organised a peaceful protest at the entrance of the Parliament building, calling for the abolition of the act. 

We lay on the road in front of Parliament to protest against the proposed amendments. There have been a number of amendments to this act over the years but we believe all of them, including the latest amendments, were to appease certain groups and would not benefit students. 

They are cosmetic in nature and do not affect the act which restricts student activism. The act does not benefit students in any way.

Hishamuddin: Although the act already existed when I became the student union president, we just ignored it.

Those days, we had our own funds to operate. There were 10,000 students and each student paid an annual fee of RM24, which meant each year, the student union would have RM240,000 in its coffers.

Our student union was the richest in Southeast Asia at that time. We had three buses to provide free transportation to students, a van, a motorcycle and a newspaper. I had 17 staff, including a driver, several clerks, a tukang sapu (sweeper) and other workers.

Because we had our own finances, we were an autonomous body in our own right. We organised our own events and programmes. 

Ridzuan: Our accounts today are held by the Student Affairs Department of the university. 

Students are not allowed to collect funds. We have difficulty in organising certain events because of this. There are many obstacles to overcome. When we contested, we had pledged the RM600 that is paid as my allowance as well as the allowances of the supreme council members would be contributed towards the students' needs. But these allowances have now been blocked. 

HAMID TUAH

Hishamuddin: It is sad to see that after more than 30 years of the existence of the act, the student movement has suffered such a decline. In those days, the student movement spoke up on issues involving the rights of the people. 

I remember in August 1967 when a landless farmer, Hamid Tuah, and his followers opened up land for agriculture and settlement in Teluk Gong.

(About 530 farmers had planted vegetables and built settlements on a 1,000-acre plot. In September, the government gave them a week's notice to vacate the land.)

Hamid was detained under the ISA. The student union spoke out against the detention. 

There were numerous other incidents where the student unions were very vocal on issues involving the society at large, the most well-known being the Baling incident.

(The price of rubber fell drastically in 1974 and the situation, made worse by creeping inflation, saw farmers and rubber smallholders struggling. More than 20,000 peasant farmers demonstrated in Baling, Kedah, on Dec 1. Two days later, students joined in to support them with a big rally at the Selangor Club padang -- Dataran Merdeka -- in Kuala Lumpur. There was a crackdown on student leaders and Hishamuddin fled the country.)

The student movement reached its pinnacle in 1969. In that year, the students started getting involved in the election. They campaigned around the country and created manifestos.

(A total of 13 gatherings were held, attended by about 100,000 people.)

But it wasn't aligned to the coalition or opposition group. They wanted to educate the people through forums and talks.

Their efforts were perhaps part of the reason for the surprising outcome of the 1969 election that eventually led to the passing of the university act.

OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE

Ridzuan:We are working towards the abolition of the act. We have to admit that this seems a remote possibility at this time. 

It is unfortunate that the government should think that the student bodies will be on the offensive the moment the act is repealed.

There are also other issues that need to be put right. Over the years, there has been a history of interference by political parties in Universiti Malaya's student politics. 

Some political parties have exerted their influence on the student bodies. However, the situation is changing for the better and we have a vice-chancellor who is not politically affiliated or motivated.

Hishamuddin: Yes, in the past few years, some undergraduates have become a "part" of political parties . 

If they are "stooges" of Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional and just spout the views of these parties, they are not held in any regard by the students. It sure is good when there are students who are non-partisan and dare to speak the truth. 

Ridzuan: We do not have political ties with any political parties outside the campus although some people have claimed that because most of our manifestos seem similar to the opposition, we must be linked to the opposition. But the truth is, we are truly non-partisan. 

However, this has not always been the case at Universiti Malaya. For the past few years, groups who have clear links with mainstream political parties have held the student union leadership.

After boycotting the 2003 election, the "progressive-thinking" seniors contested again and lost between 2004 and 2007.

We attribute our win this year to the changing political climate in the March 2008 election. The changing political climate seemed to have affected the students as well those who wanted change. We hope to see more positive changes in the future.

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From Chairperson Of Spirituality&Islamization SRC 0809 IIUM desk...

In the Name of Allah, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful 

Assalaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu 

We praise Allah (SWT) for there is no god but Him. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad, who was sent as a mercy to all of humanity, upon his family, companions and on all those who hold fast to the Deen, until the Day of Judgement.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam, please always remember that we are Muslims through Allah (SWT)’s mercy and should away feel humbled by this privilege:  

"And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allâh likes not each arrogant boaster.”

 (Al-Qur’an 13:8) 

Insha’Allah through worshiping Allah (SWT) and attaining knowledge that is of benefit, we all can develop a love for the Deen which motivates us to follow it in the best manner and share it with others who are not aware of its beauty. 

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"Is there is any peace and Justice in Islam?" ask Mei Lin to me...

We are living in a world where there could obviously be more peace. As Muslims, we realize this fact more than most people, as the peace of many of our brothers and sisters in various parts of the globe has been tragically disrupted: Palestine, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kashmir, and other locales. Similarly, we are living in a world where there could be more justice. We read almost daily of assassinations in various parts of the world where terrorist groups, military forces, or intelligence services, oftentimes in summary fashion, declare victims guilty and then proceed to execute them. Unfortunately, such unprincipled political behavior has become increasingly common in both the foreign and domestic policies of this country, causing untold damage to her image and credibility abroad.

These two issues, peace and justice, are joined in the slogans we hear from many activists, especially here in the United States, "No Justice, No Peace!"¹ This linkage is logical, as justice must be considered one of the indispensable prerequisites of any lasting peace. This article intends to briefly look at the ideas of peace and justice in Islam and explore their deeper significance in the life of a Muslim,

Peace

In the Arabic language, the word peace is derived from the radicals S-L-M. The scholars of language mention four closely related terms that can be derived from this origin: Salam,Salamah, Silm, and Salm. Raghib al-Isfahani says in his lexicon of Qur'anic terms, "As-Salm and as-Salamah mean freedom from any external or internal ruination."² Based on that, he mentions that true peace will only exist in Paradise, for only there will there be perpetuity with no end, complete satisfaction with no need, perfect honor with no humiliation, and perfect health with no disease. In this regard, God is known as As-Salam, because He alone is described as being totally free from any defects or flaws.³ This understanding of true peace being a reality associated with a transformed world is also understood in both Jewish and Christian theology.⁴

At the level of interstate relations, if we ponder the above definition, we can consider peaceful relations between nations as a condition where violence, a state inevitably involving both internal and external ruination, is absent. In this sense, war can be viewed as an aberrational state. The aberrational nature of war is made clearer if we consider that murder, the ultimate consequence of war, is considered an innovation that destroyed the peace formerly existing among the human family. It is stated in a prophetic tradition, "No soul is killed unjustly, except that the elder son of Adam (Cain) shares in the stain of the crime. That is because he was the first to innovate murder [in the human family]."⁵

At the individual level, peace can be viewed as an absence of the ruinations of the heart. One free from such ruinations will succeed, God-willing, when he/she meets his/her Lord. Therefore, he/ she will enter safely into the Abode of Peace (Dar as-Salam). God says in that regard, [On] the day no amount of wealth or children will be of any benefit. [The only one benefited] will be one who comes before God with a sound (salim) heart. [Quran 26:89]

If one reflects on these meanings, it should be clear that the wars that Muslims have been involved in throughout our long history do not nullify the validity of the statement, "Islam is the religion of peace." what is meant by that expression, and God knows best, is that Islam provides a path for the human being to enter Paradise (Dar as-Salam), and there he/she will know true peace.

Peace has meanings wider than those mentioned above. One of the loftier objectives of our religion is to introduce into the world an ethos that facilitates the spreading of peace at every level. Our personal relations with our fellow Muslims should begin with the implementation of the Prophetic order "Spread peace between you all."⁶ This order is so pressing that the Beloved Prophet - advised its indiscriminate implementation. He said at the end of a tradition in which he described one of the best forms of Islam, "Extend the greeting of peace, to those you know and those you know not."⁷ This is a very weighty matter that calls for our deeper reflection. Its weightiness is illustrated by the fact that it is mentioned as being one of the things that completes our faith. The Prophet  said in that regard, "You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I indicate to you something that will surely lead to your mutual love? Spread the greeting and spirit of peace between yourselves."⁸

Our relations with our spouses should also be characterized by peace. God admonishes us concerning those relations, And peace is best. [Quran 4:128] Similarly, in our relations with other nations, God commands us, If they (the enemy) incline towards peace, then you should similarly incline, and place your trust in God. [Quran 8:61] As mentioned above, peace is the original state that prevailed in relations between individuals and societies. This opinion is based, among other narrations, on the saying of the Prophet that Jesus "will return the world to a state of peace" (Yurji' as-Salim) after his appearance at the end of time.⁹

Justice

Our lexicographers define justice, variously, as "to rule based on that contained in the Book of God and the tradition (Sunna) of His Messenger  and refraining from ruling based on empty opinion." It is also defined as "extending inherent rights [to their possessors] equitably."¹⁰This latter definition emphasizes the importance of equity as an essential aspect of distributive justice.

The concept of justice is one of the essential pillars in the maintenance of both the natural and social orders. God, be He Exalted, has said, He has established the scale, therefore, do not transgress in the scale [of justice]. Undertake the measuring with justice and do not cheat concerning the scale. [55:7-8] Justice, as many of our scholars point out, is one of the underpinnings of the order that has been established by God. This reality is also a foundation of a healthy social order. God says in that regard, O, You who believe! Be upright for God, witnesses to justice; and do not let your hatred of a people move you to a position where you are unjust. Be just, that is closer to piety. Be mindful of God! Verily God is well informed concerning all that you do. [Quran 4:135]

This social aspect of justice has been beautifully summarized by Imam al-Qurtubi. He says, discussing the relationship between two words that are usually translated as justice (al-'Adl), and distributive justice (al-Qist), "Justice is the basis of all human relations and a foundation of Islamic rule."¹¹ This saying is illustrative of the meaning conveyed by the saying of God,Verily, we have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs, and we have revealed unto them the Scripture and the Balance in order that they lead people with justice... [Quran 57:25]

Imam al-Mawardi has summarized the social implications of distributive justice in the following way:

One of the things that reforms worldly affairs is the principle of distributive justice. It facilitates amicable relations between people, engenders obedience to the Divine Law, and brings about the prosperity of countries. It is the basis of a thriving economy, strong families, and stable government. Nothing devastates the land nor corrupts the mind as quickly as tyranny. That is because there are no acceptable limits [to regulate tyranny].¹²

For this reason, Ibn Taymiyya sees the responsibilities of Islamic government emanating from a single verse in the Qur'an, God enjoins that you deliver the Trusts to their rightful possessors. And when you rule over [or judge between] people, that you do so with justice... [Quran 4:58]¹³ The Noble Prophet has said in this context, "Surely the most beloved of people with God and the closest to Him on the Day of Resurrection will be a just leader. And the most hated of people and the furthest removed from Him will be a tyrannical leader."¹⁴

Clearing himself from even an inadvertent association with oppressive, unjust acts, our beloved Prophet is reported to have said:

You bring your disputes to me for adjudication; perhaps one of you is less eloquent than another, and I rule against the wronged party on the basis of what I have heard. Therefore, if I inadvertently grant one of you something owed to his brother do not take it, for I am granting him something that constitutes a piece of Hellfire.¹⁵

Our impeccably just Khalifa 'Umar b. al-Khattab uttered the following penetrating words:

Verily, God sets forth parables for you, and He directs admonition towards you in order that hearts will be quickened. Surely, the hearts are dead until God quickens them. Justice has signs and portents. As for its signs, they are shyness, generosity, humility, and gentleness. As for its portents, they are embodied in mercy. He has [likewise] made for every affair a gate, and He has made that gate accessible by providing a key. The gate of justice is a deep consideration of consequences, and its key is otherworldliness. Consideration of consequences ultimately involves remembering death and preparing for it by freely parting from one's wealth. Otherworldliness involves dealing justly with everyone and being satisfied with what suffices. If one is not satisfied with what suffices him, no abundance will every enrich him.¹⁶

Much of this discussion has focused on distributive justice. However, the Qur'an also places great emphasis on commutative justice. God commands us, Do not be moved by partiality to discriminate in meting out divinely legislated punishments. [Quran 24:2] The Prophet Muhammad mentioned that one of the reasons behind the ruination of a nation is a lack of commutative justice.¹⁷ In this context, he mentioned that if his very daughter were to steal, he would not hesitate to punish her to the full extent of the law.¹⁸

In summary, this brief discussion should make it clear to any Muslim that peace and justice are comprehensive concepts with deep implications and we have to be people committed to peace and justice. We must clearly illustrate to the world that our religion is indeed the religion of peace. However, our striving for peace must never allow us to be unjust, nor should it allow us to passively accept injustices. We must take a stand for justice, as we are ordered in the Qur'an, Be you upright supporters of justice... [4:135] However, that stand must go far beyond slogans, such as the one mentioned at the beginning of this article, and move into the realm of positive action; action inspired by the Qur'an and the words and deeds of our illustrious Prophet 

 

Excerpted from the book "Scattered Pictures", by Imam Zaid Shakir

Peace and Justice in Islam 
5/13/2009 - Religious - Article Ref: IC0602-2924
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By: Imam Zaid Shakir
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