> Amazing as it sounds, but fortunately for the
> Muslims
> of the
> world, it is an established fact. Have a look at a
> map
> of the world
> and you will find Indonesia on the eastern side of
> the
> earth. The
> major cities of Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Borneo
> and Saibil.
>
> As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of
> Saibil,
> at
> approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajar Azaan
> begins.
> Thousands of
> Muazzins in Indonesia begin reciting the Azaan. The
> process advances
> towards West Indonesia. One and a half hours after
> the
> Azaan has
> been completed in Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta.
> Sumatra then follows
> suit and before this auspicious process of calling
> Azaan ends in
> Indonesia, it has already begun in Malaysia.
> Burma is next in line, and within an hour of its
> beginning in
> Jakarta, it reaches Dacca, the capital ! city of
> Bangladesh. After
> Bangladesh, it has already prevailed in western
> India,
> from Calcutta
> to Srinagar. It then advances towards Bombay and the
> environment of
> entire India resounds with this proclamation.
> Srinagar
> and Sialkot
> (a city in north Pakistan)have the same timing for
> Azaan. The time
> difference between Sialkot, Quetta,and Karachi is
> forty minutes,
> and within this time, Fajar Azaan is heard
> throughout
> Pakistan.
>
> Before it ends there, it has already begun in
> Afghanistan and
> Muscat. The time difference between Muscat and
> Baghdad
> is one hour.
> Azaan resounds during this one hour in the
> environments of Hijaaz-
> e-Muqaddas (Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah),
> Yemen,
> United Arab
> Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq.
>
> The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria
> in
> Egypt is
> again one hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria,
> Egypt, Somalia
> and Sudan during this hour. The time difference
> between eastern and
> western Turkey is one and a half hours, and during
> this time it is
> echoed with the call to prayer.
>
> Alexandria and Tripoli (capital of Libya) are
> located
> at one
> hour's difference. The process of calling Azaan thus
> continues
> throughout the whole of Africa.
>
> Therefore, the proclamation of the Tawheed and
> Risaalat that
> had begun in Indonesia reaches the Eastern Shore of
> the Atlantic
> Ocean after nine and half hours.
>
> Prior to the Azaan reaching the shores of the
> Atlantic, the
> process of Zohar Azaan has already started in east
> Indonesia, and
> before it reaches Dacca, Asar Azaan has started.
> This
> has hardly
> reached Jakarta one and half hours later, the time
> of
> Maghrib
> becomes due, and no sooner has Maghrib time reached
> Sumatra, the
> time for calling Isha Azaan has commenced in Saibil!
> When the
> Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out Fajar Azaan,
> the
> African
> Muazzins are calling the Azaan for Isha.
>
> If we were to ponder over this phenomenon
> thoughtfully, we
> would conclude the amazing fact that there is not
> even
> a
> single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins
> around
> the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface
> of
> this
> earth. Even as you read this material right now, you
> can be
> sure there are atleast thousands of people who are
> hearing
> and reciting the Azaan!!!
>
> Allah said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be
> ashamed
> of you." If you are not ashamed, please send this
> message...
>
> "Yes, I love Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and
> My Savior. Allah keeps me going day and night.
> Without
> Allah,
> I am no one. But with Allah, I can do everything.
> Allah is my
> strength."
> Hamba Allah,
> Allahu Akbar
>
>
> ADAB MENDENGAR AZAN...
>
> Kematian itu pasti menjelma. Hanya masa dan waktunya
> yang tidak kita
> ketahui. Cuba kita amati. Mengapa kebanyakan orang
> yg
> nazak, hampir
> ajal tidak dapat berkata apa-apa.. lidahnya kelu,
> keras dan hanya mimik
> mukanya yang menahan kesakitan 'sakaratul maut'.
>
> Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: "Hendaklah
> kamu mendiamkan diri
> ketika azan, jika tidak Allah akan kelukan lidahnya
> ketika maut
> menghampirinya." Ini jelas menunjukkan, kita
> disarankan agar
> mendiamkan diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa
> azan berkumandang.
> Sebagai orang beragama Islam kita wajib menghormati
> azan. Banyak fadhilatnya.
> Jika lagu kebangsaan kita diajar agar berdiri tegak
> dan diamkan diri.
> Mengapa ketika azan kita tidak boleh mendiamkan
> diri?
> Lantas sesiapa
> yang berkata-kata ketika azan, Allah akan kelukan
> lidahnya ketika
> nazak. Kita takut dengan kelunya lidah kita semasa
> ajal hampir tiba maka
> kita tidak dapat mengucap kalimah
> "Lailahaillallah.."
> yang mana sesiapa
> yang dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya
> akan dicabut All! ah
> dgn izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka. Dari
> itu
> marilah kita
> sama-sama menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allah
> supaya lidah ini tidak
> kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut. "Ya Allah!
> Anugerahkanlah
> kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia,
> lancarkan lidah kami
> mengucap kalimah "Lailahaillallah.." semasa
> sakaratul
> maut menghampiri
> kami. Amin.. amin.. amin Yarobbal a'lamin.."
>
>
> WASIAT NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.W. kepada SAIDINA ALI R.A.;
>
> Wahai Ali, bagi orang 'ALIM itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
> 1) Jujur dalam berkata-kata.
> 2) Menjauhi segala yg haram.
> 3) Merendahkan diri.
>
>
> Wahai Ali, bagi orang yg JUJUR itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
> 1) Merahsiakan ibadahnya.
> 2) Merahsiakan sedekahnya.
> 3) Merahsiakan ujian yg menimpanya.
>
>
> Wahai Ali, bagi org yg TAKWA itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
> 1) Takut berlaku dusta dan keji.
> 2) Menjauhi kejahatan.
> 3) Memohon yang halal kerana takut jatuh dalam
> keharaman.
>
>
> Wahai Ali, bagi AHLI IBADAH itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
> 1) Mengawasi dirinya.
> 2) Menghisab dirinya.
> 3) Memperbanyakkan ibadah kepada Allah s.w.t.
>
> Wang RM50 atau S$50 kelihatan begitu besar bila
> dibawa
> ke kotak derma
> masjid, tetapi begitu kecil bila kita bawa ke
> supermarket. 45 minit
> terasa terlalu lama untuk berzikir tapi betapa
> pendeknya waktu itu untuk
> pertandingan bola sepak. Semua insan ingin memasuki
> syurga tetapi
> tidak ramai yang berfikir dan berbicara tentang
> bagaimana untuk
> memasukinya.
> Kita boleh mengirimkan ribuan 'jokes' dan 'surat
> berantai' melalui
> e-mail tetapi bila mengirimkan yang berkaitan dengan
> ibadah seringkali
> berfikir 2 atau 3 kali.............