The University Registrar Role

The Registrar will:• Use exceptional leadership and supervisory skills to lead the Office of the University Registrar, both in its strategic direction and its complex and detailed daily operations.• Establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with a diverse group of leaders across campus.• Apply exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts, ideas, and issues to a broad range of campus constituents.• Employ excellent analytical and organizational skills.• Possess a sophisticated understanding of the applications of technology to the functions of the Registrar’s Office. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead the Registrar’s Office in a rapidly growing and changing university and address the needs engendered by significant enrollment growth.• Manage successful, seamless term starts with a growing student population and the introduction of new programs (i.e. University College and General Education). • Ensure compliance with academic, regulatory, and accreditation policies and requirements. • Provide leadership, support and direction for the Registrar Management Team. • Oversee the efficient operation of the Registrar’s Office. • Collaborate with constituents to revise policies and procedures. • Provide guidance and advice regarding policies and procedures to appropriate campus governing committees such as the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee, the Faculty Senate, the University Advising Council, and others whenever necessary.• Work with faculty and administrators to align academic programs with the strategic mission of the University. • Facilitate continuous assessment and improvement of the services of the Registrar’s Office.

Sample Job Description: University Registrar

Sample Job Description: University Registrar
FUNCTION: Provide leadership to plan, organize and manage all of the activities related to the Records and Registration Department, including serving as the official authorized keeper of the university's student records.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Hire, supervise and evaluate the Records and Registration staff
Organize and administer the records, registration and graduation functions, including transcript evaluations, Health Professions admissions and the IAI certification process in order to provide maximum service to students while ensuring efficient and effective workflow.
Participate and serve as part of the Student Services Team. Lead initiatives as determined by the Dean.
Supervise the coordination, evaluation and certification of all graduation applications, while overseeing the complete graduation process to include all elements of the rehearsal and ceremony.
Responsible for collecting, recording, maintaining and reporting of student records within FERPA guidelines, e.g., grades, registration data, transcripts, mid-term verification, athletic eligibility and ICCB audits and other associated audits
Provide leadership and develop appropriate recommendations for the implementation of related technology application in support of enhanced services offered through Registration and Records
Develop and administer the departmental budget
Problem solve the research, analysis and resolution of student disputes as they relate to records and registration
Collaborate with administrators, deans, faculty, IT and counselors to facilitate and improve services to students, including catalog and registration/records policy questions.
Administer the collective bargaining agreement for the support staff contract.
Serve as ex-officio member of Curriculum Committee
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the Dean.
Participate in professional development activities and serve on college committees that support the goals and objectives of the division of the college
Provide back-up for records and registration services, including registering students, issuing transcripts, answering phones, scanning, reporting grades and working special events
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Masters degree in student services, educational administration or a related area.
Proven record of successful supervisory experience in a people-oriented environment
3 years of direct experience or 5 years in a related area. Preferred 5 years of direct experience in a community college
Demonstrated understanding of the application of technology to deliver Records and Registration services.
A proven record in working successfully with diverse populations
A positive attitude and ability to plan and adapt to change
Ability to collaborate effectively with college departments and cross-functional teams
Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Assistant Registrar Resposibality

Summary: Implements and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of projects within area of assigned responsibility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Oversees the daily operations and maintenance of academic, student, and course schedule records.
Coordinates with University departments to ensure processes and systems are maintained, updated, and upgraded as necessary; provides access to university systems to key personnel; responsible for annual maintenance of academic history update guidelines and registration/enrollment guidelines.
Monitors graduation processes and accuracy of graduation list; participates in commencement ceremonies.
Promotes organization polices and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations; advises University personnel regarding the development and implementation of regulatory strategy, potential areas of regulatory concern, and new government/regulatory developments.
Implements directives corresponding to division or department outlining policy, program, or operational changes.
Ensures operational efficiency and economy of divisions or departments.
Assists in developing and implementing short and long-range plans, conceptual designs, and capital outlay (budget) requirements and documentation for assigned area(s).
Provides training policies, standards, guidelines, and security monitoring processes in relation to general control, privacy regulations, and development and operation of the University’s infrastructure.
Monitors the formulation and coordination of account specifications, requirements for monetary transactions, and associated documents; reviews and approves negotiated agreements for area(s) of assigned responsibility.
Reviews and approves documentation relating to needs specific to assigned area(s).
Reviews cost factors and estimates used in planning, organizing, and scheduling work, preparing bids, selecting vendors or subcontractors, and determining cost effectiveness.
Understands department’s role in accomplishing the University’s mission.
Compiles and submits reports as required by management, state, local, and federal regulatory agencies.
Acts as liaison between department and internal or external customers; participates in various committees, professional trainings, industry conferences, and conventions.
Complies with all State and University policies.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Career Story: Assistant Registrar At A University

Career Story: Assistant Registrar At A University
Assistant Registrar At A University
Job Title: Assistant Registrar
Type of Company: I work at a university
I program a system that helps students figure out if they are on track to complete their requirements for graduation. This includes their general university requirements as well as their major and minor requirements. Part of this process includes working with the major and minor departments to be sure I understand the requirements so that I can program them into the system and meeting with students who are having trouble meeting the requirements or who, upon graduation time, have failed to meet them and need to make alternate arrangements to complete them after their four years of college have passed.
A large part of my job is enforcing the university requirements, to the dismay of some students, but then trying to help them figure out what it will take for them to meet those requirements given their circumstances. I also spend much of my time dealing with technical problems in our computer system. So when people in my office or students have problems with the system, I help them troubleshoot the problem and resolve it. I also coordinate most of the academic elements of commencement such as completing of requirement for graduation, honors for degrees, granting degrees, ordering diplomas, making sure that diplomas get to students at commencement.
Best and Worst Parts of the Job: My job involves a lot of interaction with angry students, parents and faculty. You have to be prepared for that because it is difficult to deal with. Telling students that they will not graduate is also very difficult. I am often dealing with students in crises and who are having trouble handling their own circumstances. It is hard to talk them through productive ways to handle their situation.
When I'm not dealing with crises, I often get to spend my time working on the technical parts of the system like coding degree requirements or system set-up. That technical work is definitely the best part of the job.
Job Tips: 1. If you don't like working with students, don't take a job in the Registrar's Office.
2. If you don't have the patience for customer service, don't take a job in the Registrar's Office.
3. If you are interested in a real technical position, you probably won't find it in a Registrar's Office. You should look in an IT office

Role of Assistant Registrar

Assistant Registrar

General Accountability
The Assistant Registrar is directly accountable to the Registrar for the implementation and supervision of University and Faculty academic policies and procedures as these relate to applicants and students. In addition, the Assistant Registrar contributes to the general operation of the Office as a senior management team member.
Nature and Scope
The Registrar’s Office provides academic support services for a number of functions on behalf of the University. These include student recruitment, publications, undergraduate admissions, student course enrolment, academic records, examinations, grade reporting, transcript production, course and examination scheduling, student financial assistance programs and scholarships.
Normally, the Assistant Registrar manages the major registrarial services for two Faculties. Additional duties will reflect departmental and Faculty needs and may vary with the particular assignment. A major area of contact is with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs for the Faculties, undergraduate academic advisors, and department and college undergraduate officers.
This position is one of eight positions reporting directly to the Registrar. The Associate Registrar, Records, The Director of Admissions, the Director, Marketing and Undergraduate Recruitment, The Director, Student Awards and Financial Aid, two other Faculty Assistant Registrars, and an Executive Assistant report directly to the Registrar.
Depending upon support requirements for the assigned Faculty(ies), the Assistant Registrar may be responsible for supervision of 2-7 staff members, including Supervisors, Admissions and Records and Admissions Records Assistants.
Statistical Data
Specific Accountabilities
The main responsibilities of the Assistant Registrar are in the area of admissions and records administration.
The prime function in admissions is to ensure the formulation, implementation and review of admissions policies as these relate to the assigned Faculty(ies). The policy formulation process entails close co-operation and consultation with the Associate Deans, Admissions Committees, Undergraduate Affairs Committees and with the Director of Admissions. The Assistant Registrar is responsible for interpreting these policies to faculty and staff within the University and the Colleges, and for ensuring that staff in the sections provide correct and complete information to members of the public, prospective applicants, representatives of secondary schools and other institutions. With regard to implementation, the Assistant Registrar is responsible for the planning, analysis, scheduling and direction of admissions activities to ensure that Faculty and University goals are achieved.
The Assistant Registrar is expected to contribute to the development, implementation and review of decision support and management support systems designed for his/her area. This includes input to the evaluation process for various applicant groups, preparation and analysis of statistical data for admissions committees. The Assistant Registrar may be responsible in some cases for preparation of admissions information packages for applicant groups in consultation with Faculty and University officers, and for accuracy of related calendar and promotional publications. Depending on the assigned Faculty, the Assistant Registrar may be empowered to make individual admissions decisions within policy guidelines.
The prime function of the Assistant Registrar in records-related matters is to ensure the proper collection, maintenance and communication of student academic record and performance data. This entails ensuring that Faculty Committee decisions on student academic standings are made consistently and reflected accurately in official documents. The Assistant Registrar is expected to ensure that Faculty policies are interpreted correctly and precisely in the design and implementation of progression and academic advisement systems. This process involves extensive consultation with Faculty officers, the SISP functional lead for progression and advisement and with management and technical staff in Information Systems and Technology.
The Assistant Registrar provides detailed input to the design, testing and implementation of a wide range of systems supporting functions from class enrolment to convocation. These are designed to assure the accuracy of basic data for the production of study lists, fee assessments, transcripts and graduation diplomas. Student records are the basis for much institutional planning data for University management as well as for external use, including University operating grant claims.
In the conduct of the foregoing duties and responsibilities the Assistant Registrar provides a counselling function for applicants, students or parents. This role is supplementary or complementary to that provided by Faculty and Departmental officers in assisting students with the complexities of the academic process. The Assistant Registrar is the Registrar’s delegate on Faculty Admissions, Standings & Promotions, Undergraduate Affairs Committees and Faculty Councils for the assigned Faculty(ies). In some cases, the incumbent will chair a standing committee.
The Assistant Registrar is responsible for recruiting, developing and evaluating staff who report directly.
The Assistant Registrar assists the Registrar with the overall management of the Registrar’s Office including convocation and examinations and such general and specific duties as may from time to time be determined.

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creativity?

Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness (based on its etymology) is that it is simply the act of making something new.
From a scientific point of view, the products of creative thought (sometimes referred to as divergent thought) are usually considered to have both originality and appropriateness.
Although intuitively a simple phenomenon, it is in fact quite complex. It has been studied from the perspectives of behavioural psychology, social psychology, psychometrics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy, aesthetics, history, economics, design research, business, and management, among others. The studies have covered everyday creativity, exceptional creativity and even artificial creativity. Unlike many phenomena in science, there is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity. And unlike many phenomena in psychology, there is no standardized measurement technique.
Creativity has been attributed variously to divine intervention, cognitive processes, the social environment, personality traits, and chance ("accident", "serendipity"). It has been associated with genius, mental illness, humour and REM sleep.[1] Some say it is a trait we are born with; others say it can be taught with the application of simple techniques. Creativity has also been viewed as a beneficence of a muse or Muses.
Although popularly associated with art and literature, it is also an essential part of innovation and invention and is important in professions such as business, economics, architecture, industrial design, graphic design, advertising, mathematics, music, science and engineering, and teaching.
Despite, or perhaps because of, the ambiguity and multi-dimensional nature of creativity, entire industries have been spawned from the pursuit of creative ideas and the development of creativity techniques.

Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his creative works.
Creativity has been associated with right or forehead brain activity or even specifically with lateral thinking.
Some students of creativity have emphasized an element of chance in the creative process. Linus Pauling, asked at a public lecture how one creates scientific theories, replied that one must endeavor to come up with many ideas — then discard the useless ones.
Another adequate definition of creativity is that it is an "assumptions-breaking process." Creative ideas are often generated when one discards preconceived assumptions and attempts a new approach or method that might seem to others unthinkable.

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What is Empowerment?

Empowerment is the process of enhancing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. Central to this process are actions which both build individual and collective assets, and improve the efficiency and fairness of the organizational and institutional context which govern the use of these assets.
The World Bank’s 2002 Empowerment Sourcebook set out to bring together the thinking and practice of empowerment as a first step in developing a better understanding of this component of the Bank’s work. It identified empowerment as “the expansion of assets and capabilities of poor people to participate in, negotiate with, influence, control, and hold accountable institutions that affect their lives. Building on this, as the Bank and its partners have continued to develop and apply an empowerment framework to their work, and learn from this experience, both ideas and definitions have evolved. This has brought about a definition rooted in both the long academic discourse on power, and one tested and confirmed through applied experience in a number of countries: Empowerment is the process of increasing the assets and capabilities of individuals or groups to make purposive choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes.
Empowered people have freedom of choice and action. This in turn enables them to better influence the course of their lives and the decisions which affect them.
However, perceptions of being empowered vary across time, culture and domains of a person's life: in India, a low caste woman currently feels empowered when she is given a fair hearing in a public meeting, which is comprised of men and women from different social and economic groups; in Brazil, in Porto Allegre, citizens – both men and women -- feel empowered if they are able to engage in decisions on budget allocations; in Ethiopia, citizens and civil society groups report feeling empowered by consultations undertaken during the preparation of the poverty reduction support program; in the USA, immigrant workers feel empowered through unionization which has allowed them to negotiate working conditions with employers; and in the UK, a battered woman feels empowered when she is freed from the threat of violence and becomes able to make decisions about her own life.
In essence empowerment speaks to self determined change. It implies bringing together the supply and demand sides of development – changing the environment within which poor people live and helping them build and capitalize on their own attributes. Empowerment is a cross-cutting issue. From education and health care to governance and economic policy, activities which seek to empower poor people are expected to increase development opportunities, enhance development outcomes and improve people's quality of life.
Four Areas of Practice
There are thousands of examples of empowerment strategies that have been initiated by poor people themselves and by governments, civil society, and the private sector. Although there is no single institutional model for empowerment, experience shows that certain elements are almost always present when empowerment efforts are successful. The four key elements of empowerment that must underlie institutional reform are:
Access to information
Inclusion and participation
Accountability
Local organizational capacity
While these four elements are discussed separately, they are closely intertwined and act in synergy. Thus although access to timely information about programs, or about government performance or corruption, is a necessary precondition for action, poor people or citizens more broadly may not take action because there are no institutional mechanisms that demand accountable performance or because the costs of individual action may be too high. Similarly, experience shows that poor people do not participate in activities when they know their participation will make no difference to products being offered or decisions made because there are no mechanisms for holding providers accountable. Even where there are strong local organizations, they may still be disconnected from local governments and the private sector, and lack access to information.
Application of Empowerment Areas of Practice
Empowering approaches can be applied across a broad range of the Bank's work. To provide some practical illustrations from Bank operations and non-Bank activities, we focus on applications in five areas:
Provision of basic services
Improved local governance
Improved national governance
Pro-poor market development
Access to justice and legal aid
In the past, the strategies of the World Bank and its clients for improved development and poverty reduction have focused on formal systems, with little connection to citizens and those working at the community level. An empowering approach creates the link between the supply and demand side of development. A demand side approach to improving governance focuses on educating, informing and enabling citizens and poor people's organizations so that they can interact effectively with their governments. A supply side focuses on the macro level institutions and legal framework which determine how poor people can access development opportunity. An empowerment approach ensures that the two act in synergy. This is relevant for investment projects and budget support loans across the five areas of application.

wanita bekerja

WANITA DILARANG BEKERJA, MELAINKAN ....

Ditulis oleh Ustaz Zahazan

Jumaat, 09 Oktober 2009 10:45

Apakah hukum bekerja bagi seseorang perempuan?Sekiranya ia dibenarkan, tolong jelaskan adab lain yang perlu diamalkan bukan saja oleh wanita, tetapi seorang lelaki Muslim kepada wanita yang bukan muhrimnya. Hamba Allah Putrajaya Hukum bekerja bagi seseorang perempuan adalah harus.Berkaitan dengan perkara ini,Sayyid Qutb membuat satu ulasan yang menarik berkaitan dengan peristiwa pertemuan Nabi Musa a.s dengan dua orang anak perempuan hamba yang salih di Madyan.Sesetengah pandangan mengatakan ia adalah Nabi Syuib a.s. Firman Allah dalam ayat ke 23 surah al-Qasas : Dan ketika dia sampai di telaga air negeri Madyan, ia dapati di situ sekumpulan orang-orang lelaki sedang memberi minum (binatang ternak masing-masing), dan ia juga dapati di sebelah mereka dua perempuan yang sedang menahan kambing-kambingnya. dia bertanya: "Apa hal kamu berdua?" Mereka menjawab: "Kami tidak memberi minum (kambing-kambing kami) sehingga pengembala-pengembala itu membawa balik binatang ternak masing-masing; dan bapa kami seorang yang terlalu tua umurnya ". Maka Musa pun memberi minum kepada binatang-binatang ternak mereka, kemudian ia pergi ke tempat teduh lalu berdoa dengan berkata: "Wahai Tuhanku, sesungguhnya aku sangat berhajat kepada sebarang rezeki pemberian yang Engkau berikan". Kemudian salah seorang dari perempuan dua beradik itu datang mendapatkannya dengan berjalan dalam keadaan tersipu-sipu sambil berkata:" Sebenarnya bapaku menjemputmu untuk membalas budimu memberi minum binatang ternak kami". Maka ketika Musa datang mendapatkannya dan menceritakan kepadanya kisah-kisah kejadian yang berlaku (mengenai dirinya) berkatalah orang tua itu kepadanya: "Janganlah engkau bimbang, engkau telah selamat dari kaum yang zalim itu ". Kata Sayyid Qutb, syarat pertama membenarkan wanita bekerja apabila keadaan ekonomi menuntutnya.Pada waktu itu, dia terpaksa keluar untuk memenuhi tuntutan mencari rezki. Ini dapat kita lihat pada frasa ayah kami sudah terlalu tua. Perkara yang kedua ialah jangan ada percampuran bebas yang berlaku antara lelaki dan perempuan.Perkara ini dapat kita lihat menerusi gambaran ayat “Kami tidak memberi minum (kambing-kambing kami) sehingga pengembala-pengembala itu membawa balik binatang ternak masing-masing” Syarat yang ketiga pula ialah kewajipannya memelihara diri & kehormatan .Ini disebut jelas dalam ayat “Kemudian salah seorang dari perempuan dua beradik itu datang mendapatkannya dengan berjalan dalam keadaan tersipu-sipu..” Seseorang wanita yang bekerja wajib menjaga maruah diri agar janga menjadi wanita murahan mudah bergelak ketawa dengan lelaki-lelaki lain yang merupakan rakan sepejabat.Malah dia dengan mudah menawarkan diri keluar bersama berdua-duaan untuk makan tengahari dan sebagainya. Ringkasnya, seseorang wanita yang beriman hendaklah memelihara dirinya dari menjadi alat hiburan yang mengasyikkan lelaki-lelaki liar.Allah s.w.t mengajar kaum muslimah agar menjaga diri seperti firmanNya dalam ayat 31 ke surah an-Nur : Dan katakanlah kepada perempuan-perempuan yang beriman supaya menyekat pandangan mereka (daripada memandang yang haram), dan memelihara kehormatan mereka; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh mereka kecuali yang zahir daripadanya; dan hendaklah mereka menutup belahan leher bajunya dengan tudung kepala mereka; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh mereka melainkan kepada suami mereka, atau bapa mereka atau bapa mertua mereka atau anak-anak mereka, atau anak-anak tiri mereka, atau saudara-saudara mereka, atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang lelaki, atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang perempuan, atau perempuan-perempuan Islam, atau hamba-hamba mereka, atau orang gaji dari orang-orang lelaki yang telah tua dan tidak berkeinginan kepada perempuan, atau kanak-kanak yang belum mengerti lagi tentang aurat perempuan; dan janganlah mereka menghentakkan kaki untuk diketahui orang akan apa yang tersembunyi dari perhiasan mereka; dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, wahai orang-orang yang beriman, supaya kamu berjaya. Merujuk soalan yang kedua pula, lazimnya masyarakat melayu menggunakan perkataan muhrim yang merujuk kepada golongan yang haram dikahwini.Sebenarnya perkataan yang tepat adalah mahram.Muhrim adalah bermaksud dalam bahasa Arab sebagai orang yang berihram.Ajnabi ula adalah seseorang lelaki yang asing, yang bukan mahram contohnya jiran, rakan sepejabat dan lain-lain.Ajnabiyyah pula adalah seseorang perempuan yang bukan maram bagi seseorang lelaki contohnya pembantu rumah wanita, pekerja di pejabat dan lain-lain. Intipati larangan Islam kepada kedua golongan lelaki dan perempuan adalah jangan berdua-duaan dalam satu suasana yang boleh mengundang curiga kepada pihak lain.Dalam banyak hadis yang sahih contohnya seperti yang diriwayatkan oleh al-Bazzar Nabi menjelaskan, tidak akan berdua-duaan seorang lelaki dengan perempuan melainkan syaitan akan jadi yang ketiga. Selain itu seseorang lelaki juga diharamkan bermusafir bersama seseorang wanita bkan mahram melainkan jika ada lelaki yang merupakan mahram wanita itu.Seorang lelaki juga diharamkan menceritakan urusan peribadinya atau masalah peribadinya kepada seseorang wanita ajnabiyyah. Imam Nawawi menjelaskan dalam kitab al-Majmuk, maslahat atau kebaikan yang terdapat dalam pemeliharaan hubungan ini adalah demi kepentingan nasab dan keturunan. Apabila kita melihat masyarakat barat sebagai contohnya yang amat fleksibel dalam hubungan tersebut hingga menatijahkan lebih 80% kelahiran adalah dari pasangan yang tidak dapat dikenal pasti. Amat benar kata-kata ulama Islam, contohnya Ibnul Qayyim apabila beliau berkata, pensyariatan undang-undang dalam Islam ini semuanya merupakan keadilan dan kebaikan secara mutlak.Justeru menegakkannya menyebabkan kehidupan menjadi teratur dan selamat dari persengketaan.Wallahu a'lam

Ya Allah Hantarkan Kepada Jenazahku Tebuan Berbisa

Asim bin Thabit r.a meruapakan seorang sahabat yang gagah dan mempunyai keazaman yang tinggi.Sebelum meletusnya peperangan Uhud Nabi s.a.w telah bertanya kepada perajurit muslimin, bagaimanakah kamu akan berperang kelak ? Thabit telah tampil seraya berkata : Apabila musuh telah hampIr seratus kaki maka panahlah yang paling sesuai digunakan.Apabila merekaa lebih hamper dengan kita tentulah lembing akan berperanan menghancurkan mereka.Jika jarak telah menjadi lebih dekat slepas itu hanya pedang yang akan menyelesaikan mereka.Mendengar kata-katanya yang bersemangat itu Nabi saw telah bersabda, maksudnya : “Sesiapa yang ingin berjuang, maka hendaklah dia mencontohi Asim bin Thabit !

Apabila meletus peperangan Uhud seperti yang dijanjikan kepada RasululLah saw, Asim telah keluar umpama singa garang yang kelaparan.Beliau telah berhasil membunuh anak-anak lelaki kepada Sulafah binti Sa’ad yang bernama Musafik, Kilab dan al-Julas.Pembunuhan yang dilakukan terhadap tiga beradik ini telah membangkitkan rasa marah diikuti dengan dendam untuk menuntut bela terhadap mereka.Ibu ini telah berikrar memberikan ganjaran yang hebat kepada sesiapa yang berjaya membunuh balas pembunuh putera-puteranya itu.

Peperangan Uhud yang berakhir dengan seribu kenangan dan pengajaran buat umat Islam telah berakhir lalu Nabi mengutuskan tentera seramai 6 orang diketuai oleh Asim bin Thabit r.a.Ketika rombongan tentera ini berada di pertengahan jalan tidak jauh dari Mekah, kaum Huzail yang tinggal di kawasan itu yang masih lagi belum memasuki Islam telah mengepung mereka.

Asim bersama tentera-tentera Islam yang lain tidak ada pilihan melainkan berjuang mempertahankan diri.Kini golongan musyrikin Huzail menjanjikan keselamatan terhadap mereka jika mereka bersetuju menyerahkan diri.Walaubagaimanapun Asim bertegas untuk mempertahankan dri dengan katanya : “ Adapun pada pandanganku, aku tidak akan menyerahkan diriku kepada seseorang musyrik. Tawaran Sulafah tempoh hari masih terngiang-ngiang dalam fikirannya.

Kata-kata beliau yang terakhir sebelum berlakunya pertembungan itu adalah : “ Ya Allah, sesungguhnya aku ini mempertahankan agamaMu dan memperjuangkannya ! Maka peliharalah tubuhku dan tulangku , dan jangan Engkau izinkan keduanya dari di kuasai oleh mereka! Kedahsyatan penganiyaan yang dilakukan oleh musush-musuh Islam terhadap jasad syuhada’ Islam yang gugur di medan Uhud masih lagi segar dalam ingatannya.Penganiayaan kepada jasad Hamzah yang sudah kaku oleh Hindun, isteri kepada jenderal tentera kuffar yang menyerang Madinah.Asim merasa yakin akan bantuan Allah dan perlindunganNya dari musuh-musuh Islam.

Asim memulakan serangan disertai dengan dua orang sahabatnya.Manakala yang lain menyerahkan diri mereka.Setelah berjuang habis-habisan bagaikan singa yang kelaparan, kesemua tiga orang sahabat , termauk Asim akhirnya terkorban sebagai syahid.Musuh-musuh Islam telah memperlakukan tiga orang yang menyerah diri dengan seburuk-buruk layanan.Sangkaan mereka, akan mendapat layanan seperti tawanan meleset sama sekali, apabila musuh bertindak dengan lebih ganas iaitu membunuh mereka.

Musuh-musuh tidak menyedari bahawa salah seorang yang dibunuh itu merupakan Asim yang diharap-harapkan oleh ramai musuh untuk membunuhnya.Tawaran oleh Sulafah amatlah menggiurkan dan kebanyakan mereka telah terpikat dengannya.

Sebaik sahaja berita kematian Asim tersebar ke kawasan berdekatan, datanglah utusan Quraisy dari Mekah yang terletak berdekatan dengan tempat pembunuhannya, meminta agar diserahkan kepala Asim kepada Sulafa bagi memenuhi hajat dan dendam kesumat yang bersarang di lubuk hatinya, terhadap pembunuh ke tiga anak lelakinya.

Berebut-rebutlah kaum Arab dari suku Huzail untuk mendapat anugerah yang dijanjikan itu.Sampai berdekatan dengan jasad Asim, mereka yang ingin memenggal kepalanya itu terkejut melihat ribuan lebah dan tebuan padang pasir menyelaputi jasadnya, seolah-olah padanya ada sarangnya yang dipertahankan dari penceroboh. Segelintir yang cuba mara kea rah mayat disengat di kepala dan mata. Tebuan padang pasir amat ditakuti oleh manusia.Sengatannya mampu menyebabkan kelumpuhan pada system pertahanan badan malah membewa pada kematian.

Setelah berusaha berbagai cara menghalau lebah dan penyengat itu tanpa membuahkan sebarang hasil, akhirnya mereka berehat menanti hari malam dengan anggapan serangga itu akan meninggalkan jasadnya menjelang kegelapan.Belumpun kegelapan menyelubungi siang, tiba-tiba dengan tidak semena-mena langit bertukar corak.Hari yang disangka terang bertukar menjadi gelap.Kilat sambar menyambar lalu turunlah hujan yang sangat lebat sehingga kawasan yang gersang menjadi lurah dan sungai yang deras.Kawasan pertempuran menjadi seolah-olah tasik dengan paras air yang naik dengan menggila, di luar kawalan.Hujan yang turun lebat tidak berhenti hingga tiba waktu Subuh keesokan hari baru ia reda.

Huzail masih lagi meletakkan dalam impian untuk menyerahkan kepala Asim yang dipenggal kepada Quraisy agar tenang ruh tiga orang pemuda mereka seperti yang disangkakan oleh puak jahiliyyah.Namun impian hanya tinggal angan-angan kosong.Jasad Asim dipelihara Allah dari tangan-tangan jahat musuh-musuhNya.Tubuhnya hilang entah ke mana dalam kederasan air hujan di gurun sahara yang panas, tapi ruhnya sudah diambil Allah terbang ke syurga yang tinggi.Semuga Allah meredhainya..Dia ikhlas dalam perjuangannya..Dan Allah tidak sekali-kali menghampakan amalan hamba-hambaNya yang ikhlas..FirmanNya dalam surah Ali Imran ayat ke 169-170 : Dan jangan sekali-kali engkau menyangka orang-orang yang mati syahid pada jalan Allah itu mati, Bahkan sebaliknya mereka adalah hidup (secara istimewa) di sisi Tuhan mereka dengan mendapat rezeki; (Dan juga) mereka bersukacita dengan kurniaan Allah (balasan mati Syahid) yang telah dilimpahkan kepada mereka, dan mereka bergembira dengan berita baik mengenai (saudara-saudaranya) orang-orang (Islam yang sedang berjuang), yang masih tinggal di belakang, yang belum (mati dan belum) sampai kepada mereka, (iaitu) bahawa tidak ada kebimbangan (dari berlakunya kejadian yang tidak baik) terhadap mereka, dan mereka pula tidak akan berdukacita…

My Love Smile

A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing those muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes (See 'Duchenne smile' below). Among humans, it is customarily an expression denoting pleasure, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known as a grimace. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is used as a means of communicating emotions throughout the world.[1] Happiness is most often the motivating cause of a smile. Among animals, the exposure of teeth, which may bear a resemblance to a smile, is often used as a threat or warning display - known as a snarl - or a sign of submission. In chimpanzees, it can also be a sign of fear. The study of smiles is a part of gelotology, psychology, and linguistics, comprising various theories of affect, humor, and laughter.[2]

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MAKANAN YANG HALAL MENEMPA HATI YANG BERSIH, AMALAN YANG IKHLAS

Tulisan Oleh : Usraz Zahazan UIAM

Dari Abi Abdillah an-Nu’man bin Basyir r.a. berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: Sesungguhnya yang halal itu jelas dan yang haram itu juga jelas, dan di antara keduanya ada perkara yang samar-samar (syubhat), kebanyakan manusia tidak mengetahuinya. Maka barang siapa menjaga dirinya dari perkara yang syubhat itu, bererti dia telah membersihkan agama dan kehormatan dirinya, dan barangsiapa yang melakukan perkara syubhat itu, dia telah jatuh ke dalam perkara yang haram; seperti pengembala yang berada berhampiran dengan batas sempadan kawasan gembalaan (milik orang lain ),dibimbangi (jika dia tidak berundur ke tempat yang lebih selamat )lambat laun dia akan termasuk ke dalamnya (secara tak sengaja ). Ingatlah, bahawa setiap raja ada larangannya dan ingatlah, bahawa larangan Allah adalah apa-apa yang diharamkanNya. Ingatlah, bahawa dalam jasad itu ada seketul daging, jika dia baik, baiklah jasad seluruhnya; jika ia rosak, rosaklah jasad seluruhnya. Ketahuilah, bahawa segumpal daging itu adalah hati.( HR al-Bukhari, Muslim dan Abu Dawud )

HURAIAN

Hadis ini merupakan salah satu pokok syari’at Islam. Abu Dawud As Sijistani berkata: “Islam bersumber pada empat Hadis, diantaranya adalah Hadis ini”. Para ulama telah sepakat atas keagungan dan banyaknya manfaat Hadis ini.

Sebahagian ulama berpendapat: Syubhat itu ada tiga bentuk iaitu: Pertama, sesuatu yang sudah diketahui oleh manusia tentang pengharamannya tetapi orang itu ragu apakah masih tetap haram atau tidak. Misalnya, makan daging haiwan yang tidak diketahui dengan pasti penyembelihannya, maka daging haiwan seperti ini menjadi haram kecuali kalau terbukti dengan yakin telah disembelih. Dasar yang perlu dipegang dalam kes ini adalah Hadis ‘Adi bin Hatim seperti yan dijelaskan di atas.

Kedua, sesuatu yang halal tetapi masih diragukan kepastian halalnya, seperti seorang lelaki yang mempunyai isteri, namun diaragu-ragu apakah dia telah menjatuhkan thalaq kepadanya atau belum.Hal-hal seperti ini pada dasarnya adalah harus sampai diketahui dengan pasti haramnya. Dasarnya adalah Hadis ‘Abdullah bin Zaid yag ragu-ragu tentang apakag wudhuknya sudah terbatal, padahal sebelumnya dia yakin masih dalam keadaan suci.

Ketiga, seseorang ragu-ragu tentang sesuatu dan tidak tahu apakah hal itu halal atau haram dan kedua kemungkinan ini sama-sama boleh terjadi, sedangkan tidak ada petunjuk yang menguatkan salah satunya. Hal seperti ini lebih baik dijauhi, sebagaimana sabda Nabi s.a.w. pernah melakukannya pada kurma yang jatuh yang beliau temui di rumahnya, lalu beliau bersabda:

“Kalau saya tidak takut kurma ini dari kalangan zakat, tentu saya telah memakannya.”

Adapun orang tidak mengambil sikap berhati-hati yang berlebihan, seperti tidak mahu menggunakan air bekas yang ternyata masih suci kerana bimbang telah terkena najis, atau tidak mahu solat di suatu tempat itu ada kerana terfikir terdapat bekas air kencing yang sudah kering, atau mencuci pakaian yang masih bersih kerana bimbang terkena najis yang tidak diketahuinya, dan sebagainya. Sikap seperti ini tidak perlu diikut, sebab ia adalah berlebih-lebihan yang dipanggil dalam istilah syarak sebagai was-was dan bisikan syaitan,. Wallaahu a’lam.

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Bersama YB Razif, Exco Pendidikan, Sains dan Teknologi, Negeri Terengganu, Sempena Pameran di Booth Graduate School, Convo Feast di Dataran Canseleri, UMT, 2009

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Rahsia Solat Awal Waktu

Setiap peralihan waktu solat sebenarnya menunjukkan perubahan tenaga alam ini yang boleh diukur dan dicerap melalui perubahan warna alam. Fenomena perubahan warna alam adalah sesuatu yang tidak asing bagi mereka yang terlibat dalam bidang fotografi.

Pada waktu Subuh alam berada dalam spektrum warna biru muda yang bersamaan dengan frekuensi tiroid yang mempengaruhi sistem metabolisma tubuh.
Jadi warna biru muda atau waktu Subuh mempunyai rahsia berkaitan dengan penawar/rezeki dan komunikasi. Mereka yang kerap tertinggal waktu Subuhnya ataupun terlewat secara berulang-ulang kali, lama kelamaan akan menghadapi masalah komunikasi dan rezeki.

Ini kerana tenaga alam iaitu biru muda tidak dapat diserap oleh tiroid yang mesti berlaku dalam keadaan roh dan jasad bercantum (keserentakan ruang dan masa) - dalam erti kata lain jaga daripada tidur. Disini juga dapat kita cungkil akan rahsia diperintahkan solat diawal waktu.

Bermulanya saja azan Subuh, tenaga alam pada waktu itu berada pada tahap optimum. Tenaga inilah yang akan diserap oleh tubuh melalui konsep resonan pada waktu rukuk dan sujud. Jadi mereka yang terlewat Subuhnya sebenar sudah mendapat tenaga yang tidak optimum lagi.

Waktu Zuhur
Warna alam seterusnya berubah ke warna hijau (isyraq & dhuha) dan kemudian warna kuning menandakan masuknya waktu Zohor. Spektrum warna pada waktu ini bersamaan dengan frekuensi perut dan hati yang berkaitan dengan sistem penghadaman. Warna kuning ini mempunyai rahsia yang berkaitan dengan keceriaan. Jadi mereka yang selalu ketinggalan atau terlewat Zuhurnya berulang-ulang kali dalam hidupnya akan menghadapi masalah di perut dan hilang sifat cerianya. Orang yang tengah sakit perut ceria tak ?

Waktu Asar
Kemudian warna alam akan berubah kepada warna oren, iaitu masuknya waktu Asar di mana spektrum warna pada waktu ini bersamaan dengan frekuensi prostat, uterus, ovari dan testis yang merangkumi sistem reproduktif. Rahsia warna oren ialah kreativiti. Orang yang kerap tertinggal Asar akan hilang daya kreativitinya dan lebih malang lagi kalau di waktu Asar ni jasad dan roh seseorang ini terpisah (tidur la tu .). Dan jangan lupa, tenaga pada waktu Asar ni amat diperlukan oleh organ-organ reproduktif kita


Waktu Maghrib
Menjelang waktu Maghrib, alam berubah ke warna merah dan di waktu ini kita kerap dinasihatkan oleh orang-orang tua agar tidak berada di luar rumah. Ini kerana spektrum warna pada waktu ini menghampiri frekuensi jin dan iblis (infra-red) dan ini bermakna jin dan iblis pada waktu ini amat bertenaga kerana mereka resonan dengan alam. Mereka yang sedang dalam perjalanan juga seelok-eloknya berhenti dahulu pada waktu ini (solat Maghrib dulu la .) kerana banyak interferens (pembelauan) berlaku pada waktu ini yang boleh mengelirukan mata kita. Rahsia waktu Maghrib atau warna merah ialah keyakinan, pada frekuensi otot, saraf dan tulang.

Waktu Isyak
Apabila masuk waktu Isyak, alam berubah ke warna Indigo dan seterusnya memasuki fasa Kegelapan. Waktu Isyak ini menyimpan rahsia ketenteraman dan kedamaian di mana frekuensinya bersamaan dengan sistem kawalan otak. Mereka yang kerap ketinggalan Isyaknya akan selalu berada dalam kegelisahan. Alam sekarang berada dalam Kegelapan dan sebetulnya, inilah waktu tidur dalam Islam. Tidur pada waktu ini dipanggil tidur delta dimana keseluruhan sistem tubuh berada dalam kerehatan.

Selepas tengah malam, alam mula bersinar kembali dengan warna putih, merah jambu dan seterusnya ungu di mana ianya bersamaan dengan frekuensi kelenjar pineal, pituitari, talamus dan hipotalamus. Tubuh sepatutnya bangkit kembali pada waktu ini dan dalam Islam waktu ini dipanggil Qiamullail.
Begitulah secara ringkas perkaitan waktu solat dengan warna alam. Manusia kini sememangnya telah sedar akan kepentingan tenaga alam ini dan inilah faktor adanya bermacam-macam kaedah meditasi yang dicipta seperti taichi, qi-gong dan sebagainya. Semuanya dicipta untuk menyerap tenaga-tenaga alam ke sistem tubuh.

Kita sebagai umat Islam sepatutnya bersyukur kerana telah di'kurniakan' syariat solat oleh Allah s.w.t tanpa perlu kita memikirkan bagaimana hendak menyerap tenaga alam ini. Hakikat ini seharusnya menginsafkan kita bahawa Allah s.w.t mewajibkan solat ke atas hambanya atas sifat pengasih dan penyayang-Nya sebagai pencipta kerana Dia tahu hamba-Nya ini amat-amat memerlukannya. Adalah amat malang sekali bagi kumpulan manusia yang amat cuai dalam menjaga solatnya tapi amat berdisiplin dalam menghadiri kelas taichinya .