SUBANG, 25 Oktober 2014 (kemaskini 9.00 pagi) – Grup Pengkaji Tamadun Dunia (GPTD) telah melaksanakan Induksi Relawan TURDA – Projek Turun Ke Desa yang bermula semalam di Pusat Dakwah IOA Selangor, Subang. 16 relawan yang terdiri daripada Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) yang komited hadir untuk memperkukuhkan objektif dan memperkemas gerak kerja sebelum, semasa dan selepas projek. Para relawan dijangkakan fokus untuk Khidmat Pendidikan dan Kajian Sosio Budaya di Kg Tundangon, Ranau Sabah selama dua minggu bermula 17-31 Disember 2014 bagi meninjau keperluan masyarakat mualaf dari segi pendidikan dan bantuan asas. “Latihan di dalam induksi akan membantu relawan mendapat gambaran jelas melalui simulasi yang dijalankan”, kata Pengarah Projek Turda, Saudari Ummahatul. GPTD mendapat sokongan dan kerjasama daripada NGO Sabah, ABIM, Rumah Putera Harapan dan Universiti Malaysia Sabah dalam menjayakan projek kali ini. Sumbangan boleh disalurkan ke akaun AmIslamic Bank atas nama GRUP PENGKAJI TAMADUN DUNIA UNISEL 124-202-200155-5.

Pameran XPDC Hamka @Perpustakaan Unisel

Bestari Jaya, 4 Ogos 2010 - Grup Pengkaji Tamadun Dunia Unisel kerjasama Institut Kajian Malaysia-Indonesia (IKMI) dan Perpustakaan Unisel BJ telah menganjurkan Pameran XPDC Hamka dan telah dirasmikan oleh Prof Dr Zaidi Hajazi, Pengarah IKMI bertempat di Perpustakaan Unisel BJ. Pameran ini adalah susulan Ekspedisi Meneladani Pemikiran Hamka (XPDC HAMKA) yang berlangsung pada 29 Disember 2009 sehingga 12 Januari 2010. Penganjuran ini bertujuan untuk memperkenalkan ketokohan Hamka sebagai ikon kepada mahasiswa. Turut hadir adalah Tn Hj Ahmad Azam Abdul Rahman, Pengasas GPTD Pusat yang menjadi penceramah dalam slot Pengkisahan Riwayat Hidup Buya Hamka.

"Tahniah kepada GPTD kerana menganjurkan program seumpana ini. Hamka adalah seorang sosialis kerana telah memberi impak besar kepada masyarakat bukan sahaja di Indonesia malah diseluruh rantau Melayu", antara isi ucapan perasmian oleh Prof Dr Zaidi Hajazi.

Mengenal Peribadi Buya Hamka

Mahasiswa kreatif bantu jayakan pameran Xpdc Hamka

Bestari Jaya, 16 Julai 2010 - Dua orang mahasiswa Multimedia dari Fakulti Industri Teknologi Maklumat telah bersetuju untuk bantu terlibat di dalam Pameran XPDC HAMKA yang akan berlangsung di Perpustakaan Unisel pada 2-20 Ogos 2010. Mahasiswa terbabit adalah Nazrul Niza Bin Ahmad Naseri dan Mohd Ashrani Bin Abu Talib yang ditugaskan sebagai Pereka Grafik merekabentuk bahan pameran dan menyunting dokumentari XPDC HAMKA selama 15 hari di Sumatera Barat, Indonesia pada awal tahun ini.

Perbincangan dan gerak kerja telah bermula dengan pertemuan secara rasmi bersama Setiausaha, Sdri Hdariyani Kampun. Insya Allah suara latar bagi melaporkan dokumentari adalah Sdri Hdariyani sendiri kerana beliau turut terlibat dalam XPDC HAMKA tersebut. Pertemuan bersama Hjh Fauziah, Ketua Perpustakaan akan dilaksanakan pada minggu hadapan bagi membentangkan konsep pameran.

Puisi : Izinkan aku bermimpi

Izinkan aku melakar mimpi bersamamu

Menaip bait-bait lagu indah

Tentang cita dan harapan

Agar kita bisa melakar senyuman

Meninggalkan sejarah ngeri semalam

Kita bangkit menganyam harapan baru

Harapan yang bakal menyaksikan

Detik-detik sejarah dalam mimpi kita

Mimpi kau, aku, dan dunia

Izinkan aku bermimpi....

Nor Aqliah Ismail

XPDC HAMKA
Maninjau, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
29 Dis 09 - 12 Jan 10
Nota : Dedikasi khas buat santri Pesantren Prof Dr Hamka

Puisi : Anugerah Terindah

Di saat anak kecil itu mendambakan cinta dan perlindungan

Dugaan merentap harapan mereka

Mereka kebingungan

Lantas mereka bertanyakan kebimbangan

Apakah sebenarnya berlaku?

Hanya beralaskan tikar lusuh

Mereka bangkit mengejar cita

Semangatnya luntur, kekuatannya longgar

Masih mengharapkan sinar terpancar

Walaupun wajah mereka mencerminkan kedukaan

Namun mereka tetap tabah

Menyelusuri liku-liku kehidupan

Kerana ilmu dan cita-cita

Mereka meneruskan langkah

Mengharapkan langkah yang tercipta itu

Terus membawa mereka ke gerbang kejayaan



Junaidah Ismail
XPDC HAMKA
Maninjau, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
29 Dis 09 - 12 Jan 10

Teaching the Islamic way of life to Muallafs

On a recent expedition to Maninjau, Padang, Indonesia, I had the upmost pleasure of meeting and exchanging stories with Ustazah Nisma Rasal, M.Pd.I, or more affectionately known as Ibu Nisma. Ibu (mother) has been teaching the Ummah Qu’ran reading since 1974. One of her current involvements is teaching the Islamic way of life to Muallafs (Muslim converts) in Wisma Muallaf, Jakarta. As one of the institution’s pioneers, she certainly had many captivating stories to share, regarding the struggles and successes of Muallafs that walked through the institution’s door since its establishment.

Wisma Maullaf opens it doors to all new Muslims, offering to guide them to the correct Islamic, righteous way of life. At any time there may be up to 30 people, even entire families, staying in the institution. Length of stay varies from a few days to over a year. Construction of the building, funded by Tabung Wakaf Indonesia and Dompet Duafa’ Republica, started in 2006 followed by the opening of its doors in August 2008. However only the first 2 floor are built, with the 3^rd still under construction. Daily expenses are paid by individual donations, collection boxes, etc. There are 2 full timers on the payroll –an Ustaz and an officer, while others simply volunteer to teach as part of their ibadah to the Ummah.

When asked why the Muallaf chose to become Muslim brothers and sisters, the common answers would be because they wanted to marry a Muslim and lead an Islamic family life, many were simply attracted to Islam and its teachings, some learnt Islam through their close friends who were Muslims, and often scholars of other religions who had critically analysed and studied Islam had come to a conclusion that Islam is the true religion, Muhammad is our prophet and there is no god but Allah. To convert into Islam, individuals will go to a mosque to proclaim the Syahadah “I bear witness there is no god but Allah and I bar witness that Muhammad is Rasulallah”, and also required to sign a statement acknowledging their decision to convert is of their own will, without any undue force from others. Afterwards, more often than not, the new converts are left to fend for themselves. Many come from poverty, and desperation makes them resort to begging and committing crimes – theft, cons, etc. Subsequently, the institution was established to mitigate these problems, provide them temporary refuge and guide them into becoming good Muslims.

Wisma Muallaf teaches Akhidah, Solat (prayers), Qur’an reading and interpreting, to the new converts. Moreover, they are given money, clothing, medical care, food, and will be assisted in looking for work to kick off their new life. However, cases of fraud do occur where they would pretend to be Muslims only to receive free goods and money before taking off in the middle of the night a few days after.

Each person that walks through the door has a different story to tell; they come from many different religions but were mostly Christians, different levels of education, age, social status, race, origins, etc. Some arrive after being thrown out and disowned by their families because of converting into Islam and some come with only the clothes on their back. These Muallaf are enduring many challenges, testing the strength of their faith and Wisma Muallaf hopes to lessen their burden, help them grow and avoid them from converting out of Islam.

Most of the Muallaf leaves Wisma Muallaf with a good understanding of Islam and become successful. In 2008 a convert, Mohd Shafie Pasaribu, arrived at the institution after being disowned by his family for becoming a Muslim at the age of 17, three months before his final secondary examinations. Although the only child, sole heir of a large family fortune, he was written out of the will and threatened to be murder by his parents. He took refuge in Wisma Muallaf during the night and in the morning he goes to school, in the evening he washes plates to pay for his school fees. Once, his relatives even visited the restaurant he works in under false pretenses and threatened him to convert back to Christianity.

He says that he realizes that maybe in this material world, he is poor but he is still grateful to Allah for being a Muslim. However, despite his busy schedule with hardly any time to revise, three months later he excelled in his examinations which resulted in him receiving a scholarship to study in Ar Ruyah University, Egypt. Ibu Nisma is now his adopted mother and wishes that he returns to Maninjau after graduation to lead Pasentran Buya Hamka, Insyallah.

In Indonesia, the Christian missionaries are influential and strong, deceiving many weak minded Muslims into converting. They are often first on scene after natural disasters to spread Christianity during the victims’ moment of weakness and desperation. They lure victims into churches, offering them goods for converting into Christianity. Often, they succeed. Ibu correctly noted that, many a time, the only weak Muslims will convert into Christianity because they are easily influenced, desperate and not knowledgeable, whereas Muslim converts are educated because they have studied, reasoned, analyzed the Qur’an and Islam and had found it to be flawless and true.

Another captivating story is of Yusuf Ismail and his family. Yusuf grew up in a religious Christian household, where he, his mother and father were Christian missionaries. His father was the leader of 4 churches and was a very influential Christian figure. One day, as his father was taking down pictures of Qur’anic verses from a newly converted Christian’s home, he was intrigued by a particular Arabic verse and asked the owner what it meant. He was told it said, “There is no god but Allah”.

On the way home, he kept hearing the Arabic verse being said into his ear over and over again. This continued for days, even as he is preaching sermons in his churches. Curious as to why this is happening, he started reading translations of the Qur’an three times over. Afterwards, he kept researching and studying Islam and was convinced that indeed, there is no god but Allah. He tried telling his family that he decided to convert into Islam but they took it as a joke until, later in the evening he was picked up by a group of men with beards in robes. Yusuf’s mother sent him to follow his father and they ended up stopping in a mosque for Maghrib prayers. Yusuf then head he announcement on loud speakers that his father will the declaring the Syahadah that very evening. So, Yusuf raced home to inform his mother. Confused and angry, his mother called up Christian leaders to gather in their house.

Upon returning, his father was bombarded left, right and center by angry ex-colleagues. His answer to everyone was, “Lets not fight now, we shall debate in the Hereafter”. His father then started teaching Islam to the family. His two sisters became Muslims one week later and after preaching Islam to Yusuf and his mother, every night and day for three and a half months, Alhamdulillah, they too chose to become Muslims. Yusuf’s mother had always said the happiest time of their lives were when the entire family had decided to become Muslims. Yusuf Ismail is now the opposite of what he once was, travelling Indonesia to teach Islam and converts people to becoming Muslims, instead of leaving it, Alhamdulilah.

There are plenty more interesting personalities with honorable qualities Ibu Nasmi has met during her time as a teacher. She now intends to publish a book on how to be able to read Al-Baqarah from being illiterate in 8 mere hours. Again, many thanks to Ibu for her and her family’s hospitality during my stay here in Kg. Kukuban, Maninjau.


Prepared by,

Sarah Mohammed Shakharulain
Global Peace Mission Malaysia volunteer that involved with XPDC HAMKA.

Anak-anak Belajar Dari Kehidupan

Bila anak hidup dalam kritikan
Ia belajar menyalahkan orang
Bila anak hidup dimusuhi
Ia belajar untuk melawan
Bila anak hidup dalam ejekan
Ia belajar jadi pemalu
Bila anak hidup dalam toleransi
Ia belajar jadi sabar
Bila anak hidup dengan diberi semangat
Ia belajar punyai rasa harga diri
Bila anak hidup dengan tauladan
Ia belajar hidup untuk menghargai orang
Bila anak hidup dalam keadilan
Ia belajar membela kebenaran
Bila anak hidup dengan kepastian
Ia belajar memperolehi keberanian
Bila anak hidup dengan persetujuan
Ia belajar menyukai dirinya
Bila anak hidup dalam penerimaan dan persahabatan
Ia belajar mencintai sesama di dunia

Sumetera Barat/Maninjau@Ponpes Hamka

Nota : Puisi ini ditemui di Asrama Puteri Pondok Pesantren Prof Dr Hamka di Batu Nanggai selepas 3 bulan di landa gempa bumi dan tanh runtuh.

Disalin semula oleh Mohd Safarudin Jhinku