Takziah buat keluarga Allahyarham Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

Semoga Allah mengampunkan Tuan Guru dan tempatkan roh beliau di kalangan hamba-hamba yang diredhai-Nya.

Kehilangan besar kepada umat Islam di Malaysia.

Al-fatihah.

My first and only meeting with him in 1998 had totally changed my perception on him. Since then, he has impacted a lot on my life and even elevated to the Warga Gemilang Wall of Fame on 16 May 2000.

Prayers for all passengers and crews of QZ8501 flight

I'm shocked and speechless. Oh, not again!

Ya Rabbi, permudahkanlah segalanya.

My thoughts for all passengers and crews on the QZ8501 flight, operated by AirAsia Indonesia that has went missing on Sunday morning. Please stay strong.

And my prayers too for all victims affected by the massive floods in West Malaysia.

Semoga Allah perteguhkan semangat semua dan permudahkan segalanya. Aamin.

Al-fatihah buat Dato' Mustapha Ma'arof

Gambar ihsan daripada Zack Zackozerek -abcendol.com

Industri seni tanahair kehilangan seorang lagi anak wayangnya. Mula diperkenalkan menerusi filem Hang Tuah, Dato' Mustapha Ma'arof mula memegang watak utama dalam filem Bawang Putih Bawang Merah.

Dato' Mustapha Azahari Ma'arof, 79 tahun,
telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada pagi ini akibat komplikasi masalah paru-paru.

Semoga Allah mengampunkan arwah dan menempatkan roh beliau di kalangan hamba-hamba yang diredhai-Nya.

Al-fatihah.

Al-fatihah buat Farid Wajidi Ariffin

My deepest condolence to the family and friends of Farid Wajidi Ariffin, an old friend that I made when I was studying at MARA College Banting in 1990s.

May Allah forgive all your sins and place your soul amongst His believers.

Sesungguhnya, arwah seorang kawan yang baik. Al-fatihah.


p/s: Thank you Affendi Rashdi for conveying the news to me.

Al fatihah buat primadona

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Semoga Allah mengampunkan dosa-dosa arwah dan menempatkan beliau di kalangan hamba-hamba yang diredhai-Nya.

Takziah buat ahli keluarga Azean Irdawaty. Moga tabah dan redha dengan dugaan-Nya ini. Sesungguhnya Allah lebih menyayangi arwah.

Dan satu kehilangan besar buat industri seni tanahair khususnya, dan Malaysia amnya.

Al fatihah.

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Goodbye My Dear Friend

I still cannot believe that you're no longer here with all of us,

Ku pasti kau berbahagia
Duduk di samping-Nya
Mendengar cerita segala rahsia.

Sham...kau ...terlalu istimewa.

May Allah forgive all your wrongdoings and sins and place you amongst His believers.

Takziah buat keluarga Datuk Yahya Sulong

Malaysia kehilangan seorang lagi anak seni. Biarpun aku bukannya penggemar karya beliau, tetapi arwah Datuk Yahya Sulong pernah mewarnai salah satu rancangan kegemaran aku suatu ketika dahulu iaitu Hikayat Hang Setia.

Arwah yang berusia 84 tahun itu telah menghembuskan nafas terakhir di Hospital Kuala Lumpur semalam kerana sakit tua.

Semoga Allah mengampunkan dosa-dosa Datuk Yahya Sulong dan menempatkan roh arwah di kalangan hamba-hamba yang diredhai-Nya. 

Al-fatihah.

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Datuk Yahya Sulong meninggal dunia

Bernama 9:04PM Feb 6 2013

Pelakon veteran dan pelawak, Datuk Yahaya Sulong, 84, meninggal dunia di Hospital Kuala Lumpur hari ini akibat sakit tua. 
    
Presiden Seniman Malaysia Rozaidi Jamil atau Zedzaidi ketika dihubungi Bernama mengesahkan perkara itu dan berkata Allahyarham menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya pada jam 6.45 petang. 
    
"Malam ini jenazah akan dibawa untuk dimandi dan disemadikan di Teluk Intan, Perak," katanya. 
    
Filem pertama lakonan Yahaya ialah Abu Nawas dan sehingga kini beliau telah berlakon dalam 24 buah filem. 
    
Antara filem lakonannya dalam era 80-an sehingga kini termasuk Gila-Gila, Putus Sudah Kasih Sayang, Da Di Du, Toyol, Prebet Lapok dan Senario The Movie. 
    
Allahyarham juga popular dengan sitkom televisyen seperti Hang Setia bersama Allahyarham R.Jaafar, Param dan Hamid Gurkha serta siri Si Jantung Hati. 
    
Allahyarham mempunyai 11 orang anak dan meninggalkan balu, Datin Alisah Ali.
    
Keluarga berkenaan menetap di Flat Seri Perak, Bandar Baru Sentul.

- Bernama

Takziah buat Syaiful Rizal sekeluarga...

... di atas pemergian ayahandanya.

Semoga Allah ampunkan dosa-dosa arwah dan tempatkan arwah di kalangan orang-orang yang diredhai-Nya.

Arwah telah menghembuskan nafas terakhir di Damansara Specialist Hospital dan dikebumikan di Taman Ehsan, Kepong selepas Maghrib.

Al-fatihah.

Al-fatihah buat Arwah Puan Azah Aziz

My heartfelt condolence to the family of Prof. Diraja Ungku Aziz and Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz on the demise of Puan Azah Aziz today. May Allah bless her soul and place her amongst His believers.

Al-fatihah.

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Thank you to readers and Herman for highlighting this mistake of mine. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Beliau dilahirkan pada 19 Jun 1951 21 Ogos 1928 [Terima kasih kepada Tinie & Maya di atas pembetulan fakta ini] di Johor. Beliau telah mendirikan rumah tangga bersama En. Ismail Yasin dan memperoleh tia cahaya mata iaitu Izreen Fara, Izan Fareeza dan Muhammad Izhar.




(Gambar Ketika beliau menghadiri rumah terbuka Muhyiddin Yasin)


Pendidikan awal beliau bermula di Muar dan seterusnya di Sek. Tun Fatimah, Johor. Beliau telah melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti Malaya dan berjaya mendapat ijazah sarjana muda dalam bidang sisiologi dan antropologi pada 1974.


Kerjaya beliau bermula sebagai pegawai di perkhidmatan awam di negeri Johor. Selepas itu, beliau menjadi pegawai tadbir di Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) dari tahun 1974 hingga 1975. Belaiu telah menyertai Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) pada bulan September 1975 dan menjadi pegawai pertama yang memasuki perkhidamatan BSN sejak diambil alih oleh Pejabat pos. Antara jawatan yang pernah disandang oleh beliau ialah setiausaha lembaga, pengurus pentadbiran dan penjawatan, pengurus pembangunan perniagaan, pengurus cawangan Kuala Lumpur, pengurus kanan operasi bank dan pemasaran dan pengurus knana hal ehwal awam dan pemasaran. Jawatan akhir beliau beliau dgn BSN ialah Pengarah Hal Ehwal Awam dan Komunikasi Korporat BSN.


Semasa berkhidmat gn BSN, Beliau telah menjadi wanita pertama dilantik sebagai pengurus cawangan. Beliau juga pemangkin dan pelopor kepada kursus bersiri 'FEELINGS" untuk kakitangan BSN yang menekankan personaliti yg berketrampilan dan kemampuan utk berkomunikasi kepada pegawai2 barisan hadapan dan keseluruhan bank yg memerlukan kursus etika sosial dan keterampilan. Puan Atikah turut menduduki kerusi ahli lembaga pengarah dlm anak sykt BSN, iaitu Permodalan BSN Berhad dan BSN Finance Berhad.


Selain itu, Beliau juga turut melibatkan diri dalam pelbagai aktiviti sosial dan kemasyarakatan. Beliau ialah Timbalan Pengerusi PUSPANITA BSN, ahli majlis tertinggi PUSPANITA kebangsaan, ahli jawatan kuasa bahagian UMNO Ampang Jaya, ahli lembaga persatuan siswazah wanita malaysia dan ahli jawatan kuasa persatuan penduduk Ampang Jaya. Beliau pernah menjadi ahli jatan kuasa publisiti dan pemasaran diperingkat antarabangsa international Saving Bank Institut. Puan Atikah merupakan wanita pertama di Malaysia yg menjadi hos talk show iaitu bersama Atikah di RTM selama tiga tahun dari tahun 1995 hingga 1997. Kini beliau telah bersara daripada BSN utk melibatkan diri dlm sektor awam. Antara penglibatan beliau adalah sebagai pengarah urusan ATK Communication Sdn. Bhd., pengarah hal ehwal koporat bagi sykt Avon Cosmetics dan Asia Pasific Adviser, Temporal Brand Consulting Sdn. Bhd.


Pada 1995, beliau telah menerima bintang kesatria Mangku Negara (K.M.N) daripada Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agung.

Al-fatihah Buat Arwah Puan Fatimah Daud

I've just received an SMS from my dear friend, Mus to inform that his beloved mother has passed away peacefully at 8.45pm.

The text came in as I was driving to meet friends for dinner. I read the message at the traffic light, opposite Dahlia Apartment in Pandan Indah and my hands started to shake since then. My heart was pumping fast, but I was not sure whether it was due to the shocking news or the guilt. Oh, my... Faizal and I were already planning to visit her this weekend, but I guess it's time for she to meet her Creator.

I still remember the first time I met Puan Fatimah Daud, away back in 1993 when she came to Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar with her youngest son with lavish food for her eldest son. Lucky me and Che Tong, we were invited to enjoy the feast, and the thing that I still remember until today is the generous fried chicken!

If I'm not mistaken, we met again twice since then. The second one when I went to Kulai to attend her daughter's wedding and the last one was very brief, in 2006, when she came to Kuala Lumpur for a family shortbreak.

I know little much about her, but one thing that the two of us have in common is we are big fans of Ogy Ahmad Daud! But she loved soap operas, which is a big NO to me. [Pelik kan, suka Ogy tetapi tak suka soap opera.]

I know how close Mus is to her mother and I cannot imagine the pain that he's currently enduring for this big loss. Without doubt, she will be greatly missed by her family.

On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to express our heartfelt condolence to Mus and his family for the passing of their beloved mother. Stay strong and say lots of prayers and doas for her. May Allah forgive all her sin, blessed her soul and place her amongst His believers.

Al-fatihah.

Selamat Jalan Nek Chu

Dari Allah kita datang dan kepada Allah kita kembali.

Semoga Allah mengampunkan dosa-dosa Nenek dan tempatkan Nenek di kalangan orang-orang beriman. Aamin.

Terima kasih di atas kasih sayang Nenek selama ini. Hanya Allah yang mampu membalasnya.

Semoga tenang di alam sana. Al fatihah.

Al-fatihah buat Pak Itam

My beloved uncle, Ramlan Puteh has passed away this morning in Sungai Petai, Alor Gajah, Melaka. He has been a good uncle to me and the whole family. May Allah forgive all of his sins, receive his good deeds and place him amongst His believers. Al-fatihah.


Inspirasiku, Pak Itam

Engkau umat Muhammad saw
dan dikau inspirasiku.

Engkau kasihkan keluarga
dan keluarga sayang dikau.

Dikau inspirasiku
pengikut Muhammad saw
yang cinta keluarganya.

Kau ajarku tabah
kau tunjukku usaha
dan aku percaya semula cinta.

Kau inspirasiku
dikau umat Muhammad saw
moga Allah kurniaku kasih sayangmu.


Hasmi Haron
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
18 Oktober 2011

Dato' Mohd Razif Abd Kadir - A Class Act

By Rushdi Siddiqui
Published: 2011/08/10 on Business Times


AUGUST 8 2011 was a grim day as the Malaysian central bank deputy governor Datuk Mohd Razif Abdul Kadir passed away after battling an illness. Sura AlFaithah.

What is already known is that he served the central bank in many posts for 35 years of his 58 years on earth, served on many boards of financial entities such as Cagamas and INCEIF, and had numerous professional accomplishments.

I got to know Razif because of his belief, passion and energy that he dedicated to Islamic finance globally, not just Malaysia. To those that did not know the "human side" of Razif and only knew him as deputy governor, I want to share three stories about him.

First one, several years ago, I had the honour and pleasure of being on a MIFC roadshow with Razif in Amman, Jordan. I saw him in the health-club early in the morning on the treadmill as he was finishing up his routine. As he worked up a good sweat, I saw him wipe the treadmill clean of sweat droplets as a courtesy to the next user.

He didn't have to clean it as there was a person on duty in the health-club that typically undertakes such efforts. I thought to myself, a real class act in self cleaning the treadmill. Obviously, considerate of others.

During lunch time the delegation sat together, and I was running late as I was not feeling well. I sat across the table from Razif, and he, in his usual energetic self asked, "How was your workout Brother Siddiq?" I tried to mask the sick feeling, but he figured something was not right with me.
He told me to wait for five minutes and left the table in the middle of his appetiser. I thought to myself, did I miss protocol by being late and was he annoyed? No, Razif came back to his seat with a silvery packet in his hands. It was medicine he got from his room. He said "Take it brother, you should be OK in a few hours."

The gesture of this man had more impact than the actual medicine!

I don't know if this is Malaysian hospitality and/or a class act by humble man of his significant stature.

Second story, about two years, I was moderating the first session at an Islamic finance event in Dubai, and Razif was one of the panelists along with a central bank governor of an African country and a deputy governor from a Levant country. He arrived early at the conference and was sitting alone reviewing his notes. I went over to convey my respect and "salaam" and, as usual, he welcomed me with the same enthusiasm that he was known for, be it a colleague, friend, or moderator.

He did not have an entourage with him at the event, and the conference director asked me: "What was he like" and to formally introduce her to him. I suspect she expected him to be demanding on his speaking time, have large number of power point slides, and so on. Needless to say, she, like many who met Razif for the first time, was taken aback with his charm and humility.

After the panel session, it was question-and-answer time, and one of the questions from the audience was rather technical combined with regulatory and was directed towards the gentleman from Africa. Obviously, as a moderator, you don't want any of your speakers to be embarrassed, but neither he nor I had the look of being able to answer. Razif figured our look of SOS, and he took the question without coming across as "showing up" the other speaker.

Final story, I had a late afternoon meeting with Razif at Bank Negara, and the biggest challenge was getting taxi after the meeting at the bank, especially if you had a meeting afterwards across town. Our meeting ended at 5pm and it was raining. Good luck getting any taxi, no matter how reassuring the look of the security personnel at the desk.

I explained to Razif that I needed to be near the Petronas Twin Towers, and he said he was heading that way for a meeting and I could ride with him in his car. I doubt he had a meeting at the time and he was just being his usual self: kind and considerate. I was dropped off near the towers, and made the meeting.

I last saw Razif at GIFF in October 2010, the medical treatment had exacted a toll on his weight, but you could see the will to live in his eyes. We were all happy to see him witness the historic launch of the International Islamic Liquidity Management (IILM) on that day.

There are three appropriate quotes that I like to dedicate to Razif:

"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." - Isaac Asimov

"Every man dies, Not every man really lives." - William Ross Wallace

"The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine." - Mignon McLaughlin.

* The writer is global head of Islamic finance for ThomsonReuters based in New York

Pengumuman Kembali ke Rahmatullah Timbalan Gabenor Dato' Mohd Razif Abd Kadir

by Jabatan Komunikasi Strategik, Bank Negara Malaysia
08 August 2011 04:00 PM


Assalamualaikum dan Salam Sejahtera,

Dukacita dimaklumkan bahawa Timbalan Gabenor, Dato' Mohd Razif Abd Kadir telah kembali ke Rahmatullah pada petang ini.

Warga kerja Bank yang ingin menziarah jenazah dan keluarga Allahyarham boleh ke Masjid Al-Ghufran, Kompleks Balai Islam, No. 6C Jalan 4/71B Pinggiran Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Jenazah Allahyarham akan dikebumikan pada petang ini.

Bersama-samalah kita mendoakan semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh Allahyarham dan beliau ditempatkan bersama golongan yang soleh.

Al-Fatihah.

Takziah

Jika benar seperti apa yang dilaporkan di dada-dada akhbar, takziah buat kaum keluarga dan sahabat handai Osama bin Laden. Al-fatihah.

Barack Obama dan rakyat Amerika Syarikat dikhabarkan gembira sakan di atas kematian Osama bin Laden. Begitu juga sekutu Amerika Syarikat, Israel.

Takziah

Takziah buat Shahrul Fitri Shafii (rakan sekerja aku) dan keluarga di atas pemergian puteri kesayangan ke rahmatullah semalam. Sesungguhnya dari-Nya kita datang, dan kepada-Nya kita pulang.

Moga tabah hadapi dugaan ini dan didoakan agar rohnya ditempatkan di kalangan orang yang diredhai-Nya.

Al-fatihah.

Takziah buat Kak Nina and family

Aku mula mengenali dia pada tahun 1997, ketika lawatan kedua aku ke London. Dari perwatakan and the way he carried himself, I straight away know that he must be an ex-student of MCKK. Yeap, my gut was right.

Dan dia mempunyai seorang isteri yang peramah dan ringan tangan. Perkenalan kami bercambah, dan kerap kali bertemu dan bertukar khabar dan cerita apabila bersua di Malaysian Hall. Ketika itu, anak mereka cuma seorang iaitu Norman.

Masih melekat kukuh bayangan abang Faizal (kadangkala aku panggil dia, Uncle Faizal) mengangkat Norman yang terlentuk tidur di sofa di Malaysian Hall dan mendokong anak kesayangannya itu masuk ke dalam kereta.

Dan aku juga hampir-hampir membuat keputusan untuk bermastautin di London, setelah berbual dan berbicara dengan beberapa orang akauntan, termasuk abang Faizal. Anyhow, blame the unpredictable British weather!

Tadi, ketika makan malam dengan Busu Azmi, Busu Mizan, Nek Chu, Aizat, my parents and Fizul, terpacul daripada mulut Busu Azmi yang abang/uncle Faizal had passed away about two weeks ago.

Tergamam aku sebentar. Innalillah...

"Sakit apa? Sihat saja bila kali terakhir saya jumpa di London"?

"Sakit jantung," jawab Busu Mizan.

Ya Allah... sesungguhnya abang/uncle Faizal adalah seorang yang baik.

Sorry, kak Nina for my late condolence. I haven't checking my facebook, like... ages! Takziah dari saya sekeluarga. Semoga kak Nina dan anak-anak tabah menghadapi dugaan ini. Dan moga Allah tempatkan roh abang Faizal di kalangan orang-orang yang diredhai-Nya. Aamin.

Sesungguhnya dia adalah seorang Muslim yang baik. Al-fatihah.

Al-fatihah...

Sekitar jam 4 pagi, aku mendapat SMS daripada Niza dan panggilan telefon daripada Mira, yang memaklumkan bahawa Atok Mustapha telah kembali ke rahmatullah.

Aku bergegas balik ke Melaka. Memandangkan aku sudah tiada cuti tahunan, aku tidak boleh lama kerana kursus yang sedang aku hadiri bermula pada 9.15 pagi.

Aku cuma sempat membacakan surah Yaasin sekali sahaja. Tidak sempat untuk tunggu mayat dimandi dan dikafankan.

Takziah buat Nek Kamayah sekeluarga. Sesungguh arwah adalah seorang muslim yang baik dan moga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya, dan ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman.

Al-fatihah...


p/s: Have a safe journey, Nurul. So sorry because I was unable to send you off due to work commitments.

Antara alhamdulillah dan al-fatihah

Syukur banyak-banyak ke hadrat Allah taala kerana segalanya berjalan dengan lancarnya. Alhamdulillah, Mira telah selamat diijabkabulkan pada petang Jumaat, upacara malam berinai pada malamnya dan hari langsung pada keesokan harinya. Syukur alhamdulillah kerana tidak hujan sepanjang upacara berlangsung [Biarpun mak tiri abah bersungguh-sungguh menyuruh Mira balingkan baju basahannya ke atas bumbung, aku dan Lia tetap anggap itu adalah perbuatan yang tak perlu].

Mungkin kerana pertama kali mak dan abah menerima menantu, jadi orang datang tak putus-putus. Santak terpaksa beratur untuk mengambil makanan. Kasihan juga tengokkan Ju dan Udin dengan tiga orang anaknya dalam barisan panjang tersebut...

Terima kasih daun keladi kepada semua, termasuk kawan-kawan dan rakan-rakan sepejabat yang sudi datang. Kepada yang sesat dek peta yang serba serbi kurang itu, maaf banyak-banyak dari kami.

Terima kasih juga kepada ahli keluarga, sanak saudara dan sahabat handai yang datang menolong, terutamanya teruna-teruna yang membasuh pinggan mangkuk dan dara-dara yang menyelenggarakan balai makan.

Potrait Keluarga

"Kau menangis ke?" tanya salah seorang kawan baik aku yang datang dari jauh.
"Rahsia!"

Dalam ghairah menyambut kehadiran ahli baru, Mus, kami diingatkan tentang ulangtahun pemergian nenda tercinta, arwah Puan Jariah Abdul Samad pada 6 Disember 1959. Semoga Allah terus mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh beliau. Al-fatihah...


p/s: Alhamdulillah, makanan mencukupi, cuma tak dapat nak dibekal-bekalkan. Seperti yang diduga, ayam golek dan serunding Melaka laku betul!

Antara Takziah dan Menangis.

Beberapa hari ini, aku terima beberapa berita kematian.

Pertamanya, takziah buat Kak Liza K dan keluarga di atas pemergian ayahanda tercinta. Begitu juga dengan Adrina, yang pernah sama-sama bekerja untuk beberapa projek tidak lama dulu, yang turut kehilangan ayahanda tersayang pada hujung minggu lalu. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh-roh mereka dan ditempatkan di kalangan orang yang beriman.

Semalam, aku turut diberitahu tentang pemergian Shaiful, bekas teman lelaki salah seorang ahli grup Keji tapi Suci. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh beliau.

Dan moga Kak Liza K, Adrina dan A tabah dengan dugaan ini. I will always be there to be the shoulder for you to cry on.

Bercakap tentang menangis, aku memang jarang menangis. Malah, aku tak ingat bila kali terakhir aku menangis kerana aku betul-betul susah nak menangis. Biasanya aku menangis bila ada kematian ahli keluarga terdekat, berbicara dari hati ke hati dengan Mak dan Abah tersayang, ataupun menonton filem/drama yang mengenengahkan konflik, yang benar-benar konflik, antara ahli keluarga.

Bagi aku, air mata adalah sesuatu yang berharga. Kalau setakat perkara remeh temeh seperti salah faham antara kawan-kawan, bagi aku buang air mata sahaja kalau menangis.

Oh ya... tak silap aku kali terakhir aku menangis ialah tahun lepas apabila aku seorang diri, membaca SMS berikut:

"Salam... nak bgtau Pak Lang Jailani meninggal dunia arini..."

Sehari sebelumnya aku menangis juga ketika menonton konflik antara Nora Walkers dan dua orang anaknya - Kitty dan Justin, dalam Brothers and Sisters.

Betul, sejak itu aku belum lagi menangis.


p/s: Good luck to Barack Obama in today's US Presidential Election.