Ken Block (born November 21, 1967, in Long Beach, California) is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes.Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.On January 6, 2010 the Monster World Rally Team announced Ken as their driver for selected rounds of the World Rally Championship, in which he will be campaigning the Monster/Ford Racing Focus RS WRC 08. His car will be prepared and run by the North of England based M-Sport, who also prepare the official Ford WRC cars. He will be simultaneously running in his sixth season of the Rally America Championship in an open class Ford Fiesta,
as well as his fifth X-games. Ken will also be the first ever American
driver to campaign for the World Rally Championship. On February 27,
Block won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood (Rally America) for the 5th consecutive time. This broke the record held by John Buffum.Ken is currently being trained by former Ford factory driver Markko Märtin. At the Spain rally, he won his first 2 points in World Rally Championship.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
2012 Toyota FT-86
It’s been more than a year since Toyota unveiled the concept version of the FT-86 Coupe
at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. During that year, we’ve heard so many
reports, rumors, and whispers about the car, that we’re beginning to
think that this could very well be the second-coming of Toyota’s iconic Celica line.
We already know that the Toyota FT-86 will come with a Subaru version
as a direct result of the collaboration between the two Japanese
brands. We’ve also received reports that the FT-86 will come with it’s
own factory modified G Sports version. Then there were reports that the Toyota version of the FT-86 will be badged as a Scion.
All
these reports have generated major buzz on the sports coupe and we
haven’t even talked about it’s release date yet - it’s expected to come
out in November of 2011, setting the stage for what promises to be a very busy holiday season for both Toyota and Subaru.
Now,
the production version of the FT-86 has yet to be revealed, but the
many people that fell in love with the design of the concept version,
will be happy to know that, according to Toyota, the production version
of the FT-86 will look a whole lot like the concept version with only a
few minor modifications to its aerodynamic package.
image source and read more at: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2012-toyota-ft-86-ar102866/picture388155.html
Honda Civic 9th Generation
This preview of the 9th Generation Honda Civic very nearly
did not happen. There were two possible endings – the car ending up in
the river with its wheels rolling in the air, or the car ending inside
the other FB Civic in front. Both of which would have had me flown home
in a box or a very black bag. The Civic opened up a third possibility.It was a long and straight road in Thailand that blurred into the
horizon. The river, equally straight and long, was on the left of the
two-lane, well-paved road.
image source and read more: http://paultan.org/2012/06/27/honda-civic-fb-test-drive-review/
EURO 2012: Ronaldo dismisses Spanish fatigue claims
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has dismissed talk that their Spanish rivals have reason to complain because they have two days less to recover before their Euro 2012 semi-final clash today. "Three days rest is more than sufficient. The Spanish have commented that having two fewer days rest is a disadvantage, but as a professional I don't think it's important," the Real Madrid striker was quoted as saying on UEFA's website. Portugal advanced to the semi-finals last Thursday by beating the Czech Republic 1-0, while defending champions' Spain beat France 2-0 on Saturday. "You have to prepare for the match in the same way that we prepared for the others. We don't have to do anything different. It will be a hard clash in which Portugal has to do very well to beat Spain. "We are ready and we will do our best," said Ronaldo, who has scored three goals so far in the tournament.
source and Read more: EURO 2012: Ronaldo dismisses Spanish fatigue claims - Soccer - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/euro-2012-ronaldo-dismisses-spanish-fatigue-claims-1.98690#ixzz1yxlDkP3U
The Gladiator hanya perlukan 4 mata untuk muncul juara Liga Premier 2012
ATM kini hanya perlu empat mata daripada baki tiga perlawanan untuk
menempah tiket automatik ke Liga Super musim depan berikutan perbezaan
lima mata ke atas pencabar terdekat, Pahang yang sekadar seri 1-1 dengan
USM pada malam yang sama.
Meski pun tiga baki perlawanan yang akan datang, berdepan USM (2
Julai), MP Muar (6 Julai) dan Pos Malaysia (13 Julai), dilihat tidak
mendatangkan masalah buat ATM, Sathia memberikan amaran kepada anak
buahnya supaya tidak memperkecilkan lawan melihatkan tahap peningkatan
Johor yang ditampilkan berbanding aksi pusingan pertama.
“Aksi Johor begitu berbeza berbanding pertemuan sebelumnya. Mereka memberikan kami banyak masalah pada separuh masa pertama.
“Saya menjangkakan kesemua pasukan yang akan kami temui selepas ini
akan bermain secara defensif dengan tidak membenarkan ruang, mengikut
jejak langkah pasukan Greece.
“Dalam bola sepak, apa-apa mungkin berlaku, Pahang mungkin
menjaringkan banyak gol dalam perlawanan akan datang jadi kami mahu
mengesahkan gelaran liga secepat mungkin,” kata Sathia sejurus
perlawanan berakhir.
sumber: http://www.atmfa.my/news/
Euro2012:Ramalan SemiFinal
Salam Sejahtera.Selepas ramalan untuk suku akhir saya ramalkan tepat walaupun catatan jaringan gol ada yang tidak betul(heee....). Kali ini saya akan membuat ramalan untuk semifinal plak. Semifinal 1 mempertemukan Portugal menentang Sepanyol. Walaupun kelebihan lebih memihak kepada juara 2008 dan juara dunia 2010 ini, namun dari segi prestasi kedua-dua pasukan dilihat memiliki peluang sama rata. Ini kerana kedua-dua pasukan memiliki ramai pemain berbakat terutamanya Sepanyol yang boleh dikatakan separuh daripadanya adalah pemain-pemain Barcelona. Namun, bola itu bulat. Ronaldo pula telah berjaya membuang badi menjaringkan gol buat Portugal dalam kejohanan besar. Sekiranya Ronaldo dapat meloloskan diri daripada rantaian pertahanan Sepanyol, maka dia pasti akan menjaringkan gol dengan aksi yang menarik. Ball Possesion Portugal 35% Sepanyol 65%.Ramalan saya: Portugal [1] - [0] Sepanyol.
Semifinal 2 pula menemukan Germany melawan Itali. Kedua-dua pasukan seimbang dari aspek agresif dan pertahanan yang mantap. Germany tanpa kelibat Mario Gomez, Mueller dan Podolski mampu untuk menewaskan Greece yang bermain corak bertahan inikan pula Itali yang mesti mencari taktikal yang sesuai untuk menghadapi serangan bertali arus dari Germany. Mario Balotelli pula mesti mengawal amarahnya sekiranya mahu Itali menewaskan Germany. Germany memiliki pemain-pemian muda yang mampu memberi tekanan kepada Itali. Ball Possesion Germany 60% Itali 40%. ramalan saya Germany[3] - [1] Itali.
*p/s: ini sekadar pendapat peribadi saya sahaja. Tiada kena mengena dengan yang hidup atau yang mati.
image source:olele.com
Monday, June 25, 2012
Yamaha’s Josh Hayes Wins Again At Barber Motorsports Park
Two-time defending AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike king Josh Hayes
hit the quarter-century mark on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park,
registering the 25th victory of his SuperBike career. The
Mississippian’sAMA Pro Road Racing double win at the Triumph SuperBike
Classic presented by America's First Federal Credit Union also marked
his eighth triumph of the season and his fifth in succession.
While much was made of the learning opportunity Hayes' Monster Energy Graves Yamaha teammate, Josh Herrin, enjoyed on Saturday by racing on the SuperBike champ's rear wheel, Hayes was made all the wiser by that experience as well.
Unwilling to give Herrin a chance to cling on again, Hayes raced
exceptionally hard early and quickly eliminated any hope Herrin or any
other rival might have entertained about sticking with him today.
Hayes ultimately took the checkered flag with a 4.988-second margin of victory. "I
got a decent start and slotted in right behind Josh," Hayes said. "I
eased up inside of him in Turn 4 and got in there. At that point I just
tried to get back into a rhythm. Things were going pretty good -- at
one point I opened up a second on Josh and was kind of holding it there
for a couple laps. When I saw that he took it back, I said, 'okay,
don't deviate from your game plan,' because I was doing a good pace and
not making mistakes. I wanted to keep up a good steady pace and see
what happened and then I came around and saw a three-second gap. There
you go. It's so hot and so slippery -- there was the mistake I was
waiting to see if it would happen. I maintained my gap and stayed clear
and had a good smooth race."
Despite Hayes' determination to shake free at the start and make an
early escape, Herrin gave it his best effort to reel his teammate back
in… and paid the price. Attempting to make up an early one-second
deficit, the National Guard SuperBike freshman ran off track in Turn 4
on the race's fifth lap and was instantly dropped back to ninth.
That's the same position Yoshimura Racing Suzuki's Blake Young
had held on the race's opening lap, suffering from a poor start and
almost falling outside the top ten. The Wisconsin rider sliced his way
up the field, however, and was in position to take control of second
when Herrin made his error.
Herrin made a similar charge and by lap 11 was right on Young's rear
wheel. The Suzuki and Yamaha men waged a closely-matched duel from
there to the flag. Herrin reclaimed second on lap 19 but handed it back
the next lap again after running wide in Turn 4. He mounted another
charge and made a stab for second on the final lap, again in turn 4,
but was unable to hold his line and Young dipped right back through and
held on to ultimately claim the runner-up position.
read more at this source: http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/news/
PROFIL JUARA LIGA FAM 2012: KL SPA FC
Kelab
Bola Sepak Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (SPA FC) telah
ditubuhkan pada tahun 2005. Dan pada tahun 2010 telah berjaya menyertai
Liga FAM. SPA FC merupakan satu-satunya Jabatan Kerajaan yang berjaya
memasuki Liga FAM selain Polis Diraja Malaysia dan Angkatan Tentera
Malaysia. SPA FC juga merupakan satu-satunya pasukan dari Putrajaya. SPA
mula aktif dengan menyertai Liga Divisyen 2 Persatuan Bola Sepak Kuala
Lumpur (PBKL) pada tahun 2005. Bermula daripada situ, pelbagai rancangan
dan program telah dibuat untuk memantapkan pasukan SPA. Pada tahun
2007, pasukan SPA telah berjaya menaiki Liga Divisyen 1 PBKL. Pada tahun
2009, pasukan SPA telah menyertai pasukan elit di Kuala Lumpur dalam
Liga Premier Kuala Lumpur.Kejayaan
yang dicapai oleh pasukan adalah menjadi juara pertandingan bola sepak
anjuran Kebajikan dan Anggota-Anggota Wilayah Persekutuan (MAKSWIP) pada
tahun 2008. Kejohanan tersebut telah disertai oleh 48 pasukan bola
sepak sekitar Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya. Terbaru SPA FC telah menjuarai Liga FAM 2012 pada petang 24hb Jun 2012.
Untuk maklumat lanjut anda boleh lawati laman fb ini ====> KL SPA FCFriday, June 22, 2012
QPR to play Kelantan, Sabah All Stars next month
English Priemer League (EPL) outfit Queens Park Rangers (QPR) will be
holding friendly matches with Kelantan and Sabah next month as part of
their Pre-Season Asian Tour.
QPR chief executive officer Philip Beard said the match against Kelantan will be held at the Shah Alam Stadium on July 20 while the game with the Sabah All Stars team was scheduled for July 17 in Kota Kinabalu.
“We will bring up our first eleven players to the matches. Its an honour for QPR to come and play in Malaysia and Indonesia next month. Everyone at the club is extremely excited about the tour.
“We hope it will allow our fans in Asia to watch the team in action. This a massive step for QPR to come and play in Asia and we hope it is the first of many more opportunities to come,” he told a press conference on the QPR Asia Tour Announcement at the Air Asia Academy here, yesterday.
QPR chief executive officer Philip Beard said the match against Kelantan will be held at the Shah Alam Stadium on July 20 while the game with the Sabah All Stars team was scheduled for July 17 in Kota Kinabalu.
“We will bring up our first eleven players to the matches. Its an honour for QPR to come and play in Malaysia and Indonesia next month. Everyone at the club is extremely excited about the tour.
“We hope it will allow our fans in Asia to watch the team in action. This a massive step for QPR to come and play in Asia and we hope it is the first of many more opportunities to come,” he told a press conference on the QPR Asia Tour Announcement at the Air Asia Academy here, yesterday.
Flying Kiwi seeks top finish in home rally
Sports fans, including those with a passing interest in motorsport,
will be hanging out this weekend to see the world's best drivers on dirt
fizz around the gravel roads in the north of the North Island.
The Brother Rally New Zealand is round seven of the 13-event FIA World Rally Championship and is back on our shores after a year in Australia. Defending world champion Sebastien Loeb is joined by former world champion Petter Solberg and a host of others after their first title over the three days of the rally.
While it's marvellous to have the best of the best in the WRC here, rally aficionados will be keeping a watchful eye on flying Kiwi Hayden Paddon. The young man from Geraldine became the first New Zealander to win a world rally title when he clinched the Production World Rally Championship last year.
read more at:-
source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10814946
The Brother Rally New Zealand is round seven of the 13-event FIA World Rally Championship and is back on our shores after a year in Australia. Defending world champion Sebastien Loeb is joined by former world champion Petter Solberg and a host of others after their first title over the three days of the rally.
While it's marvellous to have the best of the best in the WRC here, rally aficionados will be keeping a watchful eye on flying Kiwi Hayden Paddon. The young man from Geraldine became the first New Zealander to win a world rally title when he clinched the Production World Rally Championship last year.
read more at:-
source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10814946
RANKING CHONG WEI TURUN
Akibat tidak menyertai Kejohan Badminton Terbuka minggu lepas, kedudukan terkini ranking memaparkan Lee Chong Wei turun ke nombor dua dunia selepas dipintas oleh Lin Dan. Pemain China itu mengutip mata sebanyak 93,313.4114 manakala Lee Chong Wei pula mengutip mata 91,898.7300. Kedudukan ranking dunia diambil kira untuk kelayakkan Olimpik London kelak. Chen Long dan Chen Jin berada di kedudukan ketiga dan keempat dunia. Kita amat berharap prestasi dan kecederaan Lee Chong Wei akan pulih dan bertenaga semula untuk memenangi emas pertama kontijen Malaysia di Sukan Olimpik London kelak.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Redha IbuBapa
Ayah dan Ibu merupakan insan yang telah melalui fitrah insani dengan kuasa dan izin daripada Allah S.W.T telah mewujudkan kita dan memberi kita roh unutuk bernyawa di dunia ini.Kita hendaklah sentiasa
menjaga perasaan kedua ibubapa kita dan menghormati mereka dalam perkara yang
tidak menyalahi syariat Islam. Sentiasa berhubung dengan mereka dan mengambil
berat tentang keadaan keduanya serta mendoakan kebahagian mereka di dunia dan
akhirat. Kita juga hendaklah sentiasa meminta agar mereka meredhai kita dan
mendoakan kejayaan kita. Ingatlah bahawa keredhaan Allah bergantung kepada
keredhaan ibubapa terhadap kita. Firman Allah dalam ayat 23 hingga 24 surah
al-Isra' yang bermaksud : Dan Tuhanmu telah memerintahkan supaya kamu tidak
menyembah selain Dia dan hendaklah kamu berbuat baik kepada kedua ibubapamu
dengan sebaik-baiknya. Jika salah seorang daripada keduanya ataupun
kedua-duanya telah lanjut usia mereka dalam jagaan kamu, maka jangan
sekali-kali kamu mengherdik kepada keduanya dengan perkataan "uf" dan
janganlah kamu menghertak mereka dan ucapkanlah kepada mereka perkataan yang
baik. Dan rendahkanlah dirimu terhadap mereka berdua dengan penuh kasih sayang
dan ucaplah : " Wahai Tuhanku! kasihanilah mereka berdua sebagaimana
mereka berdua telah mendidikku semasa kecil".
Prediksi Euro 2012 Suku Akhir......
Rep.Czech (1) vs Portugal(3)
Berdasarkan prestasi semasa Euro kelebihan bagi aku berpihak kepada Portugal. Dengan kecemerlangan Ronaldo mengemudi pasukannya dalam perlawanan terakhir, peratusan kemenangan berpihak kepada mereka. Masalah pertahanan menjadi isu utama dalam kem Rep.Czech. Walaupun Petr Cech bertindak bagus sekalipun pertahanan yang mudah goyah dan ini akan memberi kelebihan buat Portugal terutamanya Ronaldo mengkucar-kacirkan pertahanan Rep.Czech dan seterusnya menjaringkan gol.
Germany (2) vs Greece(1)
Menang tipis. Ini kerana kemampuan Greece untuk membuat kejutan tidak boleh dipandang rendah. Dengan corak permainan yang agak agresif, pemain-pemain Germany mesti berhati-hati dengan ancaman tersebut. Mario Gomez pastinya mahu membuktikan sesuautu dengan kehadirannya sebagai pengganti Miroslav Klose kelak. Cuma perlu lebih rajin untuk menyudahkan hantaran bagus dari Mueller, Ozil ataupun Khedira.
Spain (1) vs France (0)
Keupayaan Spain masih diragui walaupun mereka muncul juara kumpulan. Tetapi tidak dinafikan peluang juara bertahan dan juara pila dunia ini untuk menyerlah. Walaupun France tewas pada pusingan terakhir kumpulan kepada Sweden namun jelas dapat kita lihat France seolah-olah bermain-main dengan Sewden (samada mereka tahu yang england akan menang atau tidak itu saya tak pasti). Keupayaan France juga tidak boleh dipandang rendah. Ribery dan Nasri pastinya ingin membuktikan sesuatu dalam kejohanan ini. Torres pula dilihat memerlukan hantaran lebih banyak lagi dari rakan sepasukan untuk menerjah gawang.
England (0) vs Itali (1)
Saya lebih memilih untuk menyatakan Italy akan mengatasi England. Mungkin para penyokong England akan marah pada saya. Berdasarkan prestasi semasa dengan keupayaan Mario Balotelli akan akan dibawa masuk walaupun sebagai pemain simpanan dia pasti akan menjaringkan gol (sikapnya kena ubah!) begitu juga dengan Rooney jangan buat perkara bodoh. Terry telah banyak berusaha dan pastinya bersemangat untuk mengawal benteng pertahanan England dari diterjah oleh Balotelli dan rakan-rakannya.
Semi Final
Portugal vs Spain
Germany vs Italy
Berdasarkan prestasi semasa Euro kelebihan bagi aku berpihak kepada Portugal. Dengan kecemerlangan Ronaldo mengemudi pasukannya dalam perlawanan terakhir, peratusan kemenangan berpihak kepada mereka. Masalah pertahanan menjadi isu utama dalam kem Rep.Czech. Walaupun Petr Cech bertindak bagus sekalipun pertahanan yang mudah goyah dan ini akan memberi kelebihan buat Portugal terutamanya Ronaldo mengkucar-kacirkan pertahanan Rep.Czech dan seterusnya menjaringkan gol.
Germany (2) vs Greece(1)
Menang tipis. Ini kerana kemampuan Greece untuk membuat kejutan tidak boleh dipandang rendah. Dengan corak permainan yang agak agresif, pemain-pemain Germany mesti berhati-hati dengan ancaman tersebut. Mario Gomez pastinya mahu membuktikan sesuautu dengan kehadirannya sebagai pengganti Miroslav Klose kelak. Cuma perlu lebih rajin untuk menyudahkan hantaran bagus dari Mueller, Ozil ataupun Khedira.
Spain (1) vs France (0)
Keupayaan Spain masih diragui walaupun mereka muncul juara kumpulan. Tetapi tidak dinafikan peluang juara bertahan dan juara pila dunia ini untuk menyerlah. Walaupun France tewas pada pusingan terakhir kumpulan kepada Sweden namun jelas dapat kita lihat France seolah-olah bermain-main dengan Sewden (samada mereka tahu yang england akan menang atau tidak itu saya tak pasti). Keupayaan France juga tidak boleh dipandang rendah. Ribery dan Nasri pastinya ingin membuktikan sesuatu dalam kejohanan ini. Torres pula dilihat memerlukan hantaran lebih banyak lagi dari rakan sepasukan untuk menerjah gawang.
England (0) vs Itali (1)
Saya lebih memilih untuk menyatakan Italy akan mengatasi England. Mungkin para penyokong England akan marah pada saya. Berdasarkan prestasi semasa dengan keupayaan Mario Balotelli akan akan dibawa masuk walaupun sebagai pemain simpanan dia pasti akan menjaringkan gol (sikapnya kena ubah!) begitu juga dengan Rooney jangan buat perkara bodoh. Terry telah banyak berusaha dan pastinya bersemangat untuk mengawal benteng pertahanan England dari diterjah oleh Balotelli dan rakan-rakannya.
Semi Final
Portugal vs Spain
Germany vs Italy
Monday, June 11, 2012
7 Kata-kata Hikmat Salahuddin Al Ayubi
1. Saya meminta kekuatan dan Allah telah memberi saya kesulitan untuk membuatkan saya kuat.
2.Saya bertanya tentang kebijaksanaaan dan Allah telah memberi saya masalah untuk diselesaikan.
3.Saya meminta untuk kemakmuran dan Allah memberi saya fakulti dan tenaga untuk bekerja.
4.Saya meminta keberanian dan Allah memberi saya bahaya untuk diatasi.
5.Saya meminta cinta dan Allah memberi saya orang-orang bermasalah untuk dibantu.
6.Saya meminta nikmat dan Allah memberikan saya peluang.
7.Saya tidak minta apa-apa untuk diri saya tetapi saya menerima semua yang saya perlukan.
Balasan Kaum Sejenis
“Wahai Luth! Bukakan pintu ini dan serahkan anak-anak muda itu kepada
kami. Kami sangat memerlukan mereka. Buka pintu ini cepat!” Salah
seorang daripada mereka terjerit-jerit sambil menendang daun pintu rumah
Nabi Luth.
“Wahai Luth! Engkau larang kami dari mendekati anak muda, sebaliknya
engkau sendiri menyimpan tiga orang pemuda,” jerit satu suara yang lain.
“Ya Allah, selamatkanlah kami,” doa Nabi Luth sambil memandang ke arah para tetamunya.
“Wahai kaumku! Aku ada anak gadis. Aku bersedia mengahwinkan kamu
dengan mereka sekiranya kamu mahu. Tinggalkanlah perlakuan buruk kamu
selama ini. Dan janganlah kamu ganggu para tetamu kami ini.”
Nabi Luth tidak henti-henti menasihati kaumnya.
Nabi Luth tidak henti-henti menasihati kaumnya.
“Ah! Usah hendak bersyarah di sini. Kami ke mari bukan untuk
mendengar leteranmu. Kami ke sini untuk bersuka ria.” Suara-suara mereka
kian tegas dan semakin tidak terkawal.
“Hai Luth! Engkau sememangnya tahu kami tidak perlu kepada wanita. Tapi kami yakin engkau tahu apa yang kami perlukan sekarang.”
“Baik engkau serahkan mereka kepada kami segera. Kalau tidak kami akan pecah-pecahkan pintu ini.”
Nabi Luth tahu kemungkaran apa yang akan terjadi sekiranya tetamunya
jatuh ke tangan mereka yang telah tenggelam dalam perlakuan yang
melampaui batas itu. Baginda juga sedar, kalau dipertahankan sekalipun,
mereka pasti cuba untuk menceroboh masuk. Kini, apa yang mampu dilakukan
oleh Nabi Luth hanyalah berdoa kepada Allah SWT. Hanya kepada Allah
sahajalah tumpuan terakhir, tempat baginda berserah diri dan bergantung
harap.
Namun baginda dapati suatu keanehan; tiada terbayang walau sedikit
pun tanda-tanda kebimbangan pada wajah para pemuda itu. Mereka kelihatan
begitu tenang dan bersahaja.
“Wahai Luth! Usah khuatir dengan ugutan mereka,” kata salah seorang
daripada pemuda itu. Nabi Luth seakan-akan tidak percaya dengan apa yang
diucapkan oleh salah seorang tetamunya. Baginda memandang tepat ke arah
pemuda yang bersuara itu. Bunyi ketukan pada pintu bertambah kuat dan
keras.
“Wahai Nabi Allah! Sebenarnya kami adalah malaikat utusan Tuhanmu.
Kami jamin mereka tidak akan dapat mengganggu kamu. Bawalah keluarga dan
pengikutmu keluar dari sini di akhir malam ini kecuali isterimu kerana
dia termasuk golongan yang derhaka.”
Kini, barulah Nabi Luth sedar bahawa pembalasan dari Allah ke atas
sikap keterlaluan kaumnya telah hampir tiba… Tepat ketika seperti yang
ditentukan oleh Allah, penglihatan kaum yang derhaka itu ditarik, dan
serta-merta segalanya makin kelam, hitam. Setiap mata telah menjadi
buta. Akibatnya, keadaan menjadi hingar-bingar dan bercelaru.
Masing-masing jadi buntu dan hilang haluan, lantas bertembung antara
satu sama lain.
Menjelang Subuh, tatkala Nabi Luth, beberapa keluarga dan pengikutnya
sudah berada agak jauh dari sempadan kota Sadum, maka turunlah azab
Allah SWT. Allah memerintahkan malaikat memotong kedua-dua belah
sempadan bumi warga Sadum itu dengan kedua-dua sayapnya. Kemudian bumi
itu dijulang tinggi ke langit dan diterbalikkan bahagian yang atas ke
bawah, yang bawah ke atas, lalu dihempas sekuat-kuatnya ke dasar bumi.
Hancur berkecailah kota Sadum dan turut terkuburlah sama para pengamal
homoseks di perut buminya.
Kemudian kawasan itu dihujani pula oleh batu-batu daripada tanah yang
terbakar dengan bertubi-tubi. Dan di dataran itu jugalah akhirnya
terbentuknya sebuah lautan. Lautan yang digelar sebagai `Laut Mati`. Ia
adalah lambang kebesaran kerajaan Tuhan, juga sebagai tanda keadilan-Nya
di dunia lagi agar manusia sentiasa mengagungkan dan membesarkan
syariat-Nya.
source: http://kisahteladan.info/
source: http://kisahteladan.info/
Tuan-Tuan semua berada dibawah tapak kaki saya!
Ada sebuah kisah yang berlaku kepada Syeikh Abdul Qadir Jailani. Dia
didatangi oleh pemuka-pemuka kota Baghdad untuk diajak bersama dalam
satu majlis ibadah malam secaraberamai-ramai. Dia menolak tetapi
pemuka-pemuka tersebut berkeras juga mengajak beliau hadir. Untuk dapat
berkat, kata mereka. Akhirnya, dengan hati yang berat, Syeikh Abdul
Qadir bersetuju untuk hadir.
Pada malam berkenaan, di satu tempat yang terbuka,beratus-ratus orang
hadir dengan melakukan ibadah masing-masing.Ada yang bersolat. Ada
yang berwirid. Ada yang membaca Quran. Ada yang bermuzakarah. Ada yang
bertafakur dan sebagainya. Syeikh Abdul Qadir duduk di satu sudut dan
hanya memerhatikan gelagat orang-orang yang beribadah itu.
Di pertengahan malam, pihak penganjur menjemput Syeikh Abdul Qadir
untuk memberi tazkirah. Dia cuba mengelak tetapi didesak berkali-kali
oleh pihak penganjur. Untuk dapat berkat, kata mereka lagi. Akhirnya
dengan hati yang sungguh berat, Syeikh Abdul Qadir bersetuju.
Tazkirah Syeikh Abdul Qadir ringkas dan pendek sahaja.Dia berkata:
“Tuan-tuan dan para hadirin sekelian. Tuhan tuan-tuan semua berada di bawah tapak kaki saya.”
Dengan itu, majlis terkejut dan menjadi gempar dan riuh rendah.Para
hadirin terasa terhina dan tidak puas hati.Bagaimanakah seorang Syeikh
yang dihormati ramai dan terkenal dengan ilmu dan kewarakannya boleh
berkata begitu terhadap Tuhan mereka. Ini sudah menghina Tuhan. Mereka
tidak sanggup Tuhan mereka dihina sampai begitu rupa.
Mereka sepakat hendak melaporkan perkara itu kepada pemerintah.
Apabila pemerintah dapat tahu, diarahnya kadhi untuk menyiasat dan
mengadili Syeikh Abdul Qadir dan jika diadapati bersalah, hendaklah
dihukum pancung.
Pada hari pengadilan yang dibuat di khalayak ramai,Syeikh Abdul Qadir dibawa untuk menjawab tuduhan.
Kadhi bertanya, “Benarkah pada sekian tempat, tarikh dan masa
sekian, Tuan Syeikh ada berkata di khalayak ramai bahawa tuhan mereka
ada di bawah tapak kaki Tuan Syeikh?”
Dengan tenang Syeikh Abdul Qadir menjawab, “Benar, saya ada kata begitu.”
Kadhi bertanya lagi, “Apakah sebab Tuan Syeikh berkata begitu?”
Jawab Syeikh Abdul Qadir , “Kalau tuan kadhi mahu tahu, silalah lihat tapak kaki saya.”
Maka kadhi pun mengarahkan pegawainya mengangkat kaki Syeikh Abdul
Qadir untuk dilihat tapak kakinya. Ternyata ada duit satu dinar yang
melekat di tapak kakinya. Kadhi tahu Syeikh Abdul Qadir seorang yang
kasyaf.
Fahamlah kadhi bahawa Syeikh Abdul Qadir mahu mengajar bahawa semua
orang yang beribadah pada malam yang berkenaan itu sebenarnya tidak
beribadah kerana Tuhan. Tuhan tidak ada dalam ibadah mereka. Hakikatnya,
mereka tetap bertuhankan dunia yang duit satu dinar itu menjadi
lambang dan simbolnya.
Kalau di zaman ini pun manusia sudah hilang Tuhan dalam ibadah mereka, apatah lagi di
zaman ini. Itu dalam ibadah. Kalau dalam hidup seharian, sudah tentu
Tuhan tidak langsung diambil kira.
source: http://kisahteladan.info/
Pengemis Yahudi buta dan Rasulullah S.A.W
Ada seorang pengemis Yahudi buta, setiap hari apabila ada orang yang mendekatinya ia selalu berkata, “Wahai
saudaraku jangan dekati Muhammad, dia itu orang gila, dia itu
pembohong, dia itu tukang sihir, apabila kalian mendekatinya kalian akan
dipengaruhinya.”
Setiap pagi Rasulullah s.a.w mendatanginya dengan membawa makanan, dan tanpa berkata sepatah kata pun Rasulullah s.a.w menyuapkan makanan yang dibawanya kepada pengemis itu walaupun pengemis itu selalu berpesan agar tidak mendekati orang yang bernama Muhammad. Rasulullah s.a.w melakukannya hingga menjelang baginda wafat.
Setelah kewafatan Rasulullah s.a.w tidak ada lagi orang yang membawakan
makanan setiap pagi kepada pengemis Yahudi yang buta itu.Suatu hari Abu Bakar r.a berkunjung ke rumah anaknya Aisyah r.a. Beliau
bertanya kepada anaknya, “Wahai anakku, adakah sunnah kekasihku yang
belum aku kerjakan?” Aisyah r.a menjawab pertanyaan ayahnya, “Wahai
ayah, engkau adalah seorang ahli sunnah, hampir tidak ada satu sunnah
pun yang belum ayah lakukan kecuali satu sunnah saja.” “Apakah itu?”
tanya Abu Bakar r.a. Setiap pagi Rasulullah s.a.w selalu pergi ke hujung pasar dengan membawa makanan untuk seorang pengemis Yahudi buta yang berada di sana,” kata Aisyah r.a.
Keesokan harinya Abu Bakar r.a pergi ke
pasar dengan membawa makanan untuk diberikannya kepada pengemis itu. Abu
Bakar r.a mendatangi pengemis itu dan memberikan makanan itu kepadanya.
Ketika Abu Bakar r.a mulai menyuapinya, si pengemis marah sambil
berteriak, “Siapakah kamu?” Abu Bakar r.a menjawab, “Aku orang yang
biasa.” “Bukan! engkau bukan orang yang biasa mendatangiku,” jawab si
pengemis buta itu. “Apabila dia (Rasulullah s.a.w) datang kepadaku tidak susah tangan ini memegang dan tidak susah mulut ini mengunyah.
Orang yang biasa mendatangiku itu selalu menyuapiku, tapi terlebih
dahulu dihaluskannya makanan tersebut dengan mulutnya setelah itu dia
berikan padaku dengan mulutnya sendiri,” pengemis itu melanjutkan
perkataannya.
Abu Bakar r.a tidak dapat menahan air
matanya, dia menangis sambil berkata kepada pengemis itu, “Aku memang
bukan orang yang biasa datang padamu, aku adalah salah seorang dari
sahabatnya, orang yang mulia itu telah tiada. Dia adalah Muhammad Rasulullah s.a.w.”
Setelah pengemis itu mendengar cerita Abu Bakar r.a, dia pun menangis
dan kemudian berkata, “Benarkah demikian?, selama ini aku selalu
menghinanya, memfitnahnya, dia tidak pernah memarahiku sedikitpun, dia
mendatangiku dengan membawa makanan setiap pagi, dia begitu mulia.” Pengemis Yahudi buta tersebut akhirnya bersyahadat dihadapan Abu Bakar r.a.
Sheva the Ukraine Captain Marvel
Andriy Shevchenko is determined to turn the European Championship
into a farewell performance to remember, and so far he's putting on
quite a show.
Shevchenko one-upped Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Monday in a
battle of past and present star strikers, scoring two great headers to
give co-host Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden in their opening match at
Euro 2012.
"I feel that I am 10 years younger today," the 35-year-old Shevchenko said.
Ukraine entered the tournament as massive underdogs to make it to the
second round but look to have a real chance of extending their stay
past the group stage as France and England drew 1-1 in their game
earlier on Monday.
The party in Kiev, at least, is likely to go on for at least another week.
The Olympic Stadium rang out with chants of "Sheva,
Sheva" for the last part of the game, and those shouts are likely to
reverberate throughout the country for a long time.
After Ibrahimovic had given Sweden the lead in the 52nd
minute, Shevchenko responded by heading in the equaliser just three
minutes later and then added the winner in the 62nd.
source:http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Hamilton melengkapkan Magnificient 7
Lewis hamilton telah melengkapkan senarai juara yang digelar ' Magnificient Seven' apabila pelumba ketujuh menjuarainya bagi pusingan ketujuh di Litar Kanada GP dengan juara pusingan berbeza bagi 6 pusingan lepas. Hamilton disaing hebat oleh Alonso dan Grosjean serta Vettel. Dengan kejayaan Hamilton ini, mengukuhkan lagi cengkaman di tangga teratas dengan kelebihan 1 mata mengatasi Alonso 86 mata. Vettel di tangga ketiga dengan 85 mata. Kecemerlangan pemanduan Grosjean mengubat kekecewaan Lotus semasa di Monaco manakala Perez pula membalas dendam kepada Alonso semasa perlumbaan di Malaysia.
Canada | ||
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01 | L.Hamilton | 1:32:29.586 |
02 | R.Grosjean | +2.5 secs |
03 | S.Perez | +5.2 secs |
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EURO2012: Kejutan?
Euro2012 bermula dengan perlawanan pertama melibatkan tuan rumah bersama Poland menentang Greece. Dengan jaringan seawal minit ke -15 oleh penyerang dari kelab Borussia Dortmund, Lewandowski, Poland bermula garang di babak pertama. Namun Greece bangit menyamakan kedudukan dan Full Time Poland 1-1 Greece. Russi pula berjaya menjinakkan Czech dengan 4 gol berbalas 1. 10 minit terakhir, pertahanan Czech telah menjadi kacau bilau dengan membolehkan Russia menambahkan 2 gol terakhir.
Kumpulan B menyaksikan Denmark mengejutkan The Orenje (la sangat...) dengan 1 - 0 , begitu juga German yang berhempas pulas menewaskan Portugal dengan 1 - 0. Portugal dan Belanda mesti bangkit unutuk menyelamatkan maruah mereka daripada tercalar dengan lebih teruk lagi.
Motorsport: CubPrix dan SBK 2012
Malaysian CubPrix pusingan ke-5 telah berlangsung di Teluk Intan,Perak telah menyaksikan satu sejarah apabila jentera honda menguasai ketiga-tiga kategori utama iaitu Wira,CP115 dan CP130. Fakhrusy Syakirin mengungguli saingan Wira, Amirul Ariff pula dalam CP115 dan Juara 2011, Norizman Ismail menjuarainya buat pertama kali bagi musim ini. Paling manis apabila kempat-empat pelumba Hariam Metro Yteq SCK Honda Racing menguasai tempat 1,2,3, dan 4.
image credit to www.worldsbk.com
World Superbike pula menyaksikan penguasaan Max Biaggi, Juara WSBK 2010 menjuarai kedua-dua perlumbaan yang berlangsung di litar Misano Adriatico. Juara 2011, Carlos Checa pula mengalami nasib malang apabila terjatuh di perlumbaan kedua. Max Biaggi terus mencengkam di tangga teratas dengan 210.5 mata, diikuti dengan Jonathan Rea dari Honda World Superbike Team dengan 172 mata dan di tangga ketiga pula ialah Tom Sykes (Kawasaki racing Team) dengan 164.5 mata.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Spain eye unique treble at Euro 2012
Spain will try to become
the first team to win three successive major international titles while
Germany will hope to lift their first trophy since 1996 when Euro 2012 kicks off on Friday.
The backdrop of the three-week tournament being staged by Poland and Ukraine across a vast stretch of eastern Europe has already been partly defined by off-field events.
It will be the last Euros with 16 countries, often regarded as the "perfect" formula for a knockout event, because UEFA has agreed to expand the finals to 24 teams in France in 2016, an awkward number that blighted World Cups between 1982 and 1994.
Also no other European Championship is likely to face the infrastructure problems that have dogged this tournament since it was awarded to the co-hosts in April 2007.
Ukraine has continually risked losing its right to stage its half of the event and their hoteliers have been described by the UEFA president Michel Platini as "bandits and crooks".
Lastly, the social and political issues surrounding the first major sporting event to be staged in former communist countries since the 1980 Moscow Olympics, could still endanger the tournament's overall success.
There have already been diplomatic ructions between Ukraine and some western European nations threatening to boycott the event at government level over the jailing of former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
On Tuesday, three days before the tournament starts, a crowd of Ukrainians, angry over a parliamentary vote that would increase the role of the Russian language in the country, clashed with police at a fan zone set up in the capital Kiev.
read more at this source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/euro-2012/top-stories/Spain-eye-unique-treble-at-Euro-2012/articleshow/13861041.cms
The backdrop of the three-week tournament being staged by Poland and Ukraine across a vast stretch of eastern Europe has already been partly defined by off-field events.
It will be the last Euros with 16 countries, often regarded as the "perfect" formula for a knockout event, because UEFA has agreed to expand the finals to 24 teams in France in 2016, an awkward number that blighted World Cups between 1982 and 1994.
Also no other European Championship is likely to face the infrastructure problems that have dogged this tournament since it was awarded to the co-hosts in April 2007.
Ukraine has continually risked losing its right to stage its half of the event and their hoteliers have been described by the UEFA president Michel Platini as "bandits and crooks".
Lastly, the social and political issues surrounding the first major sporting event to be staged in former communist countries since the 1980 Moscow Olympics, could still endanger the tournament's overall success.
There have already been diplomatic ructions between Ukraine and some western European nations threatening to boycott the event at government level over the jailing of former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
On Tuesday, three days before the tournament starts, a crowd of Ukrainians, angry over a parliamentary vote that would increase the role of the Russian language in the country, clashed with police at a fan zone set up in the capital Kiev.
read more at this source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/euro-2012/top-stories/Spain-eye-unique-treble-at-Euro-2012/articleshow/13861041.cms
US kills Qaeda number two in drone strike
The United States said Tuesday that al Qaeda number two Abu
Yahya al-Libi was dead, after a drone strike dealt the weightiest blow
to the terror group since the killing of Osama bin Laden.
The demise of Libi, a charismatic figure beloved by rank-and-file radicals with a flair for media and managerial authority over terror affiliates, meant another victory in President Barack Obama’s ruthless bid to crush al Qaeda.
“Our government has been able to confirm Al-Libi’s death,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney, ending a prolonged US tussle with a man who once escaped from a US jail in Afghanistan, and had defied previous attempts to kill him.
Officials refused to confirm the circumstances of Libi’s death, but Pakistani authorities previously spoke of a pre-dawn CIA drone strike on Monday on a compound in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
“It is significant,” another US official said, saying Libi headed al Qaeda operations in Pakistan and outreach to affiliates such as Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has attacked US targets.
Officials were unable to say whether there were any other casualties in the attack on Libi, after earlier reports that 15 people had died in the drone strike.
News of the killing of Libi followed reports detailing the scope of the US campaign against global terrorism, including revelations that President Barack Obama personally presides over a “kill list” of top suspects.
Libi’s death will also bolster Obama’s national security credentials as he seeks to repel claims of weakness abroad leveled by his Republican opponent in November’s election, Mitt Romney.
Republicans have complained that the White House is selectively leaking intelligence data to bolster Obama’s reputation as a steely commander in chief.
The Libi killing may again worsen tenuous US ties with nominal anti-terror ally Pakistan, severely harmed by drone strikes, a US raid that killed bin Laden last year and Islamabad’s refusal to reopen Nato supply lines into Afghanistan.
A trusted lieutenant of bin Laden, Libi appeared in countless al Qaeda videos and was considered the chief architect of its global propaganda machine.
The US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday that Libi had served as the group’s “general manager” and had overseen day-to-day operations in Pakistani tribal areas.
The official described the killing of Libi as a “major blow” to al Qaeda’s core that would put further pressure on the group’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Analysts said that Libi had played a talismanic role in al Qaeda, and his loss could be a blow from which the movement may not recover.
“If Zawahiri is put down soon, al Qaeda’s senior leadership will be broken and the torch will have to pass to AQAP,” said terrorism expert Jarret Brachman, of North Dakota State University.
Libi’s death followed the US claim that Atiyah abd al-Rahman, then described in Washington as al Qaeda’s number two, was killed in a US missile strike in North Waziristan on August 22 last year.
“It is a job that is hard to fill and there may not be, given the duration of late that people have held that job … a lot of candidates hoping to fill it,” Carney said.
Pakistani officials had originally said it was unclear whether Libi had been present at a compound in the village of Hesokhel, east of Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan, that was targeted in the drone strike.
Libi had evaded US clutches before: he escaped from a high security US prison at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2005.
There had been unconfirmed reports that Libi was wounded in a US drone strike that killed nine militants on May 28. A report that he was killed in a December 2009 drone strike in South Waziristan also proved false.
read more at this source: http://dawn.com/2012/06/06/us-kills-qaeda-number-two-in-drone-strike/
The demise of Libi, a charismatic figure beloved by rank-and-file radicals with a flair for media and managerial authority over terror affiliates, meant another victory in President Barack Obama’s ruthless bid to crush al Qaeda.
“Our government has been able to confirm Al-Libi’s death,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney, ending a prolonged US tussle with a man who once escaped from a US jail in Afghanistan, and had defied previous attempts to kill him.
Officials refused to confirm the circumstances of Libi’s death, but Pakistani authorities previously spoke of a pre-dawn CIA drone strike on Monday on a compound in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
“It is significant,” another US official said, saying Libi headed al Qaeda operations in Pakistan and outreach to affiliates such as Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has attacked US targets.
Officials were unable to say whether there were any other casualties in the attack on Libi, after earlier reports that 15 people had died in the drone strike.
News of the killing of Libi followed reports detailing the scope of the US campaign against global terrorism, including revelations that President Barack Obama personally presides over a “kill list” of top suspects.
Libi’s death will also bolster Obama’s national security credentials as he seeks to repel claims of weakness abroad leveled by his Republican opponent in November’s election, Mitt Romney.
Republicans have complained that the White House is selectively leaking intelligence data to bolster Obama’s reputation as a steely commander in chief.
The Libi killing may again worsen tenuous US ties with nominal anti-terror ally Pakistan, severely harmed by drone strikes, a US raid that killed bin Laden last year and Islamabad’s refusal to reopen Nato supply lines into Afghanistan.
A trusted lieutenant of bin Laden, Libi appeared in countless al Qaeda videos and was considered the chief architect of its global propaganda machine.
The US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Monday that Libi had served as the group’s “general manager” and had overseen day-to-day operations in Pakistani tribal areas.
The official described the killing of Libi as a “major blow” to al Qaeda’s core that would put further pressure on the group’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Analysts said that Libi had played a talismanic role in al Qaeda, and his loss could be a blow from which the movement may not recover.
“If Zawahiri is put down soon, al Qaeda’s senior leadership will be broken and the torch will have to pass to AQAP,” said terrorism expert Jarret Brachman, of North Dakota State University.
Libi’s death followed the US claim that Atiyah abd al-Rahman, then described in Washington as al Qaeda’s number two, was killed in a US missile strike in North Waziristan on August 22 last year.
“It is a job that is hard to fill and there may not be, given the duration of late that people have held that job … a lot of candidates hoping to fill it,” Carney said.
Pakistani officials had originally said it was unclear whether Libi had been present at a compound in the village of Hesokhel, east of Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan, that was targeted in the drone strike.
Libi had evaded US clutches before: he escaped from a high security US prison at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2005.
There had been unconfirmed reports that Libi was wounded in a US drone strike that killed nine militants on May 28. A report that he was killed in a December 2009 drone strike in South Waziristan also proved false.
read more at this source: http://dawn.com/2012/06/06/us-kills-qaeda-number-two-in-drone-strike/
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