Oh My Tajwid!

Salam,

I found this on FB and it is an interesting fact that most of us don't realize. Many of us make mistake when we recite Quran when it comes to those arabic letters. So, let's get it right by learning how to say each on eof them perfectly.

The Abacus

Salam,

I've never used abacus in my life but now I have to learn how to use or at least learn about it. WHY? My elder daughter has started to learn using abacus in school during Mathematics. She knows how to use it. The problem is sometimes she still depends on me to help her with her homework.

Have you ever used it? Do you know how to use it? Are you good at it?

When I tried to find some information about abacus, I found out that the different types of abacuses. I found interesting things about the Japanese Abacus (Soroban) and Chinese Abacus. I also found how to use them. Would you like to know how to use them too?

The Abacus

© Copyright 1998, Jim Loy
On the left, you see two abacuses (abaci is also correct). On both abacuses, we see the number 1998. The top area of each abacus is used for fives, and the bottom area is used for ones. Abacuses are used for doing arithmetic. When doing arithmetic, you move the beads. The position of the beads represents the sum, or product, so far. It is how you can remember the partial sum or product. Experts in the use of the abacus can be very fast (and accurate), often faster than an expert with a calculator, especially addition and subtraction. Such an expert on the abacus is especially adept at data entry.
In the original version of this article, I mistakenly had the top area of the two abacuses upside down. To start out, the abacus registers zero, with the bottom (ones) beads all the way down, and the top (fives) beads up.
I won't get deeply into the mechanics of using an abacus. Let me just say, to add one to a number, you either move a bead (in the rightmost "ones" column) up, or move all four beads down then execute a carry into the "fives" area. This carry just involves moving the five bead down (remember that up is a zero and down is a five), or moving it up (to zero) then executing a second carry into the "tens" column.
The Japanese abacus, the soroban, is more elegant, as the Chinese abacus has redundant beads. With the Chinese abacus, you never have to use the bottom bead in each column, in both the "ones" and "fives" areas. These extra beads are apparently useful, if you use an extra step every time you carry. You notice that you have all five beads up, so then you know you should execute a carry. 


Is it complicated? Do you understand how to use them now? I guess you'll be better after some practice. With the knowledge, I reckon at least I can help and have some ideas how to help Fathini in using abacus.




 

Earth Hour Facts.

Salam,

If you want to support the Earth Hour campaign tonight, you should switch off the unnecessary power source. We've heard about this thing since we were in NZ in 2007 when we celebrated Earth Hour during the last night of Waikato Balloon Festival. We were at Waikato University's field to watch the fireworks and also the Night Glow from the orchestrated music with the synchronization of the fire from the hot air balloons.

Here are some facts about Earth Hour:

The following are some facts on Earth Hour that would be interesting for everyone to know about.

• Earth Hour is celebrated on last Saturday of March every year for one hour in the evening starting from 8:30pm to 9:30 pm as per the local time zone
• The event is organized by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It is also renowned as World Wildlife Fund
• Participants are asked to turn off their unessential lights during the event
• In 2007, WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald first conceptualized the Earth Hour. About 2.2 million people took part in the event
• Earth Hour 2011 will be held on 26 March 2011
• Earth Hour 2010 has been the biggest Earth Hour till date
• Total 128 countries took part in the event in 2010
• The energy demand minimized to 500,000 kilowatt per hour in Vietnam while the country took part in Earth Hour Event in 2010. The amount was three times more than the demand in 2009 when it joined the event for first time
• Around 4000 cities took part in the event.

Earth Hour 2012 dates is 31st March

Earth hour is a very important global event which is conducted by World Wildlife Fund. The organization World Wildlife fund is also called as World Wide Fund for Nature which is abbreviated as WWF. Earth hour is celebrated on the last Saturday of March every year.
The main concern of earth hour is to take larger level of awareness for the change of climate. In earth hour, the foremost action is taken as to turn off non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour in all households and businesses. This is like offering an hour for further protection of the earth to reduce energy consumption as a whole. It is a unity towards the earth for less consumption of energy level.

TAKEN FROM: HERE

 Let's do our part in reducing the energy consumption for the sake of our future and also the next generations' future.

HIjabi Muslimah VS The Queen.

Salam,

Let's read about this and tell me what do you reckon.

Here Are Some Common Points Between A Hijabi Muslimah And A Queen :-

Both Are Dressed Modestly:-

A Queen Dresses Modestly Because It’s Obligation For Her To Do So.
A Hijabi Muslimah Dresses Modestly Because She Is Obeying Her Lord.

Both Have High Status :-

A Queen’s Status Is Raised The Moment She Inherits Her Title And Crown.
A Hijabi Muslimah’s Status Is Raised The Moment She Puts Her True Crown (Hijab) To Please Her Lord.

Both Should Not Shake Hands With Everyone :-

There Are Only Certain People Who Can Shake Hands With Queen.
A Hijabi Muslimah Don’t Shake Hands With Strange Men (Non Mahram).

Both Are Respected :-

They Bow Down In The Presence Of A Queen.
True Muslim Men Lower Their Gaze On The Presence Of Muslimah.

Both Are Proud :-

A Queen Is Proud With Her Bloodline.
A Hijabi Is Proud To Be A Muslimah.

Both Are Important :-

A Queen Is Important In Creatures Eyes.
A Hijabi Muslimah, As An Obedient Servant Of ALLAH, Is Important In Her.

Now, tell me why should we still question the need to wear hijab (headscarf/ Msian call it tudung)  when there are so many advantages.

Cara2 yang terbaik mengejutkan anak2 dari tidur (BM entry)

Salam,

Saya terbaca artikel ini dari myibrah.com. Rasanya sangat bagus untuk kita yang dah ada anak-anak ni. Saya sendiri kadang-kadang kalau mengejutkan anak-anak, adala juga guna cara kasar bila diaorg ni susah sangat nak bangun. Yelah kita dah penat kejut tapi masih tak bangun2 lagi. Macammana cara terbaik nak mengejutkan anak2 bangun tidur? Baca artikel di bawah ini dan renungkanlah dan fikirkan strategi kita sendiri bila nak kejutkan anak-anak terutama di waktu pagi.
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KAEDAH MENGEJUT ANAK BANGUN DARI TIDUR

Ibu-Ibu, bapa-bapa serta saudara-saudari seislamku,
Ingatlah,
Setiap Insan pasti mahu memulakan harinya dengan ceria dan bersemangat. Jika bangun pagi sudah dimulai dengan perkara kurang baik, ditakuti ia akan merosakkan mood sepanjang hari.
Sebelum tidur, pasti kebanyakan individu menyimpan cita-cita untuk masa depan, mengenangkan peristiwa lalu serta memikirkan perkara yang akan dilakukan pada keesokkan harinya.
Ingatlah wahai saudara-saudariku…
Cuba kita ingat dan kenang kembali bagaimana ibu mengejutkan kita bangun pagi setiap hari untuk ke sekolah serta hari-hari cuti. Namun apabila besar dan mula ke sekolah menengah kita sudah pandai mengunci jam sendiri untuk bangun pagi ke sekolah dan sebagainya.
Sedang kita lena enak dibuai mimpi, tiba-tiba kita dikejutkan dengan kasar atau perkataan yang menyakitkan telinga yang mendengar serta menyakitkan hati, sudah pasti hati berasa sangat marah. Apabila sudah dewasa dan berkeluarga, bagaimana pula kita mengejutkan anak-anak bangun dari tidur..?
Kadang-kala ibu berasa letih dan marah apabila anak yang dikejut berkali-kali tidak juga bangun dari tidurnya. Sudah digerakkan supaya bangun, tetapi masih juga mengalihkan tubuhnya ke posisi lain untuk menyambung tidurnya. Apabila dikejutkan sekali lagi, ia mendengus kerana marah diganggu.

Ibu dan bapa yang dirahmati Allah sekalian…,

Kejutlah anak kita dengan penuh kasih-sayang, bukan menjerit dan menggegarkan tubuh si anak dengan kasar.Ini akan membuatkan si anak bertambah malas untuk bangun daripada tidur akibat sikap ibu yang suka menjerit atau menggunakan kekerasan semasa mengejut si anak.
Biasanya kita menyuruh si anak segera bangun daripada tidur, sedangkan ada masanya anak mahu bermalas-malasan seketika sebelum bangun daripada tidur.
Sesungguhnya,kata-kata yang baik akan membuat si anak berasa bersemangat untuk bangun daripada tidur.
Jika si anak jenis yang liat bangun tidur, maka usahakanlah membelainya dengan kata-kata lembut dan mengusapnya. Dia akan merasa bahagia dan tahu dirinya disayangi .
Saudara-saudari yang dirahmati Allah,
Ingat..!
jangan lupa baca doa bangun daripada tidur.
Jika tidak berjaya mengejutkan anak dengan belaian dan kata-kata lembut, cubalah gerakkan tangan dan kakinya seolah-olah sedang bersenam. Anak yang masih mengantuk juga akan cepat tersedar apabila ibu atau bapa mengejutkannya dengan cara membuat kelakar atau bergurau. Ketika masih mengantuk,dia mungkin akan ketawa apabila mendengar gurauan ibu bapanya , dan akan memulakan paginya dengan perasaan ceria dan bahagia.
Sebaliknya ,cara kekerasan seperti meleteri,merentap kain selimut dan menarik telinga si anak untuk mengejutkannya daripada tidur, hanya akan menyebabkan si anak merasa malas dan tertekan bangun daripada tidur.
Tidak kira samada anak tidur pada waktu pagi, tengahari atau malam, seharusnya ibu dan bapa menggunakan pendekatan baik untuk mengejutkan anak. Perkataan kasar atau kesat akan menyebabkan anak merasa jauh hatinya.
Jika cara kekerasan di gunakan dalam mengejutkan anak daripada tidur, bimbang ia akan merosakkan personaliti si anak. Emosi anak juga akan terganggu dan tidak menentu serta merasakan suatu seksaan untuk bangun daripada tidur setiap hari.
Tidak dinafikan, ada si anak yang mempunyai tabiat bangun pagi dengan merengek atau sering saja buat hal, Namun seharusnya kasih sayang dimanfaatkan bagi memujuk si kecil bangun daripada tidur.

Sumber: http://myibrah.com/didik-anak-sebelum-selepas-tidur
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Rasanya esok kenalah saya cuba teknik-teknik lain bila nak kejutkan dua org puteri kesayangan saya ini nak bangun pergi sekolah.