Memasak dan Ibadah

True story Translated By: IslamWay Team

I will not keep it a secret that I am not the one of cooking fans, as I used to consider it as a waste of time and effort. When I got engaged, I discovered that my mother in law is one of those who spend most of their life time at the kitchen, moreover she loves to give variety to new kinds of food from time to time using different kinds of Arabic and western cooking books. This matter – of course – used to make me worry because I thought that my fiancé, after marriage, would compare between my cooking and his mother’s.

So when we have finished with all marriage arrangements and the marriage date was determined, my fiancé noticed that I was delaying the wedding and every time I used to invent a different excuse so finally he came and asked me “you are delaying the marriage for a reason I do not know, what is it?” then I felt the matter is being discovered and I do not have anything to do but saying the truth, so I said “ frankly, I hate kitchen!” then he laughed in astonishment and told me “anyway I like simple kinds of food and also I do not mind if I eat the same kind of each two days ” these words calmed me down and I did not delay the marriage any more, on the contrary after I got married I started feeling responsible for the house and all its matters which include the kitchen!

So I told myself “you have to do your best in the kitchen even if your husband likes simple kinds of food”.At the first day I entered my kitchen for cooking I asked God for help and trust on Him then I pleaded Him that my food would not come to be much less that of my mother in law.

Then I started to cook and during that time I remembered--with God’s help-- some words of one of our sisters who was giving us lessons at the mosque during Ramadan and she said – God Rewards her—“the Arabian woman spends most of her life time at the kitchen, especially in Ramadan, which wastes much of this great month. Ramadan is like a scent flying away easily! So do not miss it in the kitchen and such kind of works, and if though why do not you mention God while at the kitchen?

Has anyone of you tried to cook while she is glorifying Allah?!” I felt I need to do that, not to take the opportunity of Ramadan—because we were in other month which I do not remember now—but for the hope that God Will Make my food tastes good!!

And I decided to start with saying God’s name before each step; starting with turning the fire on , passing through putting butter, then onion and garlic , then tomato and ending with turning the fire off.The second time I asked myself why do not I say Surat Al-Ikhlas (the loyalty), after mentioning God’s name, during each step? I love this Surat very much, it is short and there are a lot of rewards with saying it too!!So I have started doing that with God’s help and then, subsequently, God led me to glorify Him while the food is being cooked and during washing the dishes or cleaning the kitchen.

My husband’s reaction was to praise my food to the extent that he said my food has been better than his mother’s! —And of course I did not believe him then—because I am not the one who would pay much attention for the taste of food as long as it is fitting for eating and the salt is not too much, and I thought him saying that as a compliment, after all I was still new bride and such compliments are very normal.

But I have noticed that he is repeating such words very often and this made me so happy but I never believed him and thought it is just encouraging from him especially when I discovered that he is one of the greatest fans when it comes to well cooked food , moreover he pays much attention to the way each kind of food is cooked, and thus he told me before marriage turned out to be encouragement , nothing more!!!

When I used to invite my mother in law to spend few days with us she used also to praise my food and I thought she was making a compliment as well. I have noticed that she used to spend her time with me at the kitchen while I was pleading her to have rest at the living room however she used to refuse.

Because we were chatting with each other—I did not notice that she was watching my cooking till she asked me once about the method of cooking a certain kind of food and when I mentioned it she was surprised but I did not understand why till she called me once, after months from my marriage, to tell me “I adjure you to tell me the secret of your food taste” so I asked her if she is joking but she swore that she was not!!!

This was a surprise for me and I started thinking deeply to find out the reason but I could not find any but mentioning God’s name and surat Al-Ikhlas and sometimes glorifying God so I told her: “do you want the truth?” she said “sure” then I told her the aforementioned , she was surprised but she seemed as if she did not believe me, I noticed the next time she visited us that she was watching me while cooking to make sure of what I had told her!!

And when she believed she told me that she “is doing the same thing now” and that she started noticing a progress in her food taste too!!!.The funny thing about this matter is that I do not hate cooking or spending time at the kitchen anymore, especially when I play a cassette there; in the kitchen, to listen to Quran and different kinds of religious lessons.

Subsequently the time I am spending at the kitchen has become amusement and I do not feel the pass of time except after finishing with everything.Not only that but also—with God’s help—I am not confined to cook just the ordinary dishes but also baking foods like cake, pizza, and sometimes making jars and pickles to the extent that my friends and relatives did not believe that when they knew!!!Glory to Allah that mentioning Him has secrets we do not know, but such ignorance dose not prevent us the amazement of such secrets. So Glory to you God how great you are!!!!

Source: Saaid.net

Muslim Women In Japan

"Aysha" Abid Choudry - her given name is Harumi - adopted her Muslim name and faith four years ago, at the age of 26, to marry a Pakistani. Two years later, like many Japanese women married to Muslim men in Japan, she remained reluctant to abide by Islamic laws.

Then one day about two years ago, she decided to act on her own intuition that Islam meant having a personal relationship with Allah. She got on her knees to pray for the first time. Her husband, a devout Muslim who had never asked her to adopt Islam but had prayed silently on her behalf for years, cried openly at the sight.

Once distant and unknown in Japan, Islam has found converts among young Japanese women. Many are married to men who come to Japan to find work from countries with Islamic traditions such as Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Malaysia.

Islamic law mandates that those who intend to marry Muslims must convert, at least in name, to the Islamic faith, according to R. Siddiqi, director of the Islamic Center, Japan (Zawaj.com Editor's Note: since very few Japanese are "People of the Book" - Christian or Jewish - a Japanese woman would have to convert to Islam to become an eligible bride for a Muslim).

A hub of Islamic activity in Tokyo, the Islamic Center in Setagay-ku registered over 80 new members this year, the majority Japanese women.

Although some women converted with no thought of marriage, many more converted to Islam to marry Muslims; the center reports a record number of 40 marriages between foreign Muslims and Japanese women converts this year(1992).

"Women are attracted to Islam because they want freedom. Islam gives them independence because they do not have to be a slave of any man. Islam is against moral aggression against women. The chastity and honor of women are protected. No illicit relations are allowed. All these things attract women," said Siddiqi.

Islamic law also provides that men may have more than one wife. "This cannot seem to leave Japanese heads," said Siddiqi. "We explain one thousand times that marrying four times is permissible only in certain unavoidable circumstances such as impotency, infertility and so forth. As a result there is no prostitution in Islam. If you need another women, then marry her, take care of her children."

Asked why a woman can't have more than one husband, Siddiqi explained, "Because she can't decide on whose child it is. It is confusing for her." (Japanese law uses the same logic, forbidding women to remarry within six months of divorce.)

Japanese women who marry men from Islamic countries often face ostracism from their families and alienation from friends; living by Islamic laws requires major changes in nearly every every aspect of their lives.

The Muslim's daily ritual of prayer (salat) facing Mecca, before sunrise, at noon, mid-afternoon, after sunset, and before sleep, for example, is a major hurdle for anyone who wants to hold onto a steady job. One resourceful young woman who works for a major electronics company in Tokyo manages to pray in the company changing room.

The new Muslim must also make major changes in her diet. Muslims who strictly follow the Qur'an may not consume pork, alcoholic beverages and animal products that have not been blessed.

Juices and tsukemono may contain preservatives with low levels of alcohol; chocolate, ice cream, cakes and other processed desserts may contain animal fats, and gelatins may be made from animal bones.

Although blessed (halal) products have become increasingly available from shops that specialize in halal or imported products, many basic products sold in supermarkets are off limits to the Muslim.

"At first it was hard to know what foods were permitted, so a group of us got together and called the soy sauce, juice and pastry manufacturers to find out exactly which products were alright and which were not. We made a big checklist and that information had spread by word of mouth," Aysha said.

Another woman married to a Pakistani says, "It's not a problem. There's a store selling halal food that we order from in Saitama and we eat fish. As for cakes and juices, I usually make my own."

The most obvious symbol of the Muslim woman is the veil (hijab) that covers her head, and the long sleeves, and pants that cover her limbs. Countries have variations on this; Saudi women cover the nose and mouth as well, while Malaysian Muslims [women] wear short scarves over their heads.

An energetic face framed within her black hijab, Aysha says, "I wasn't born a Muslim, so I'm strict (about Islam). Before I became a Muslim, I was the secretary to a company president so I drank alcohol, played, wore miniskirts, everything. After I became a Muslim, everything changed. I threw away or gave away five bags of clothing. To become a good Muslim takes time, though."

Although strict Islamic life may not be incongrous with lifestyles with lifestyles in Saudi Arabia or Iran, in Japan, Islam means accepting a life radically different from the ordinary Japanese. Perhaps, for some, herein lies the appeal.

"Before I became a Muslim I didn't know what I was put here on earth for. I though that the purpose of working was to make other people think highly of me. I beleived that a person's worth was based on what university he went to and how much money he made. Now I know that work is to nourish my body and I am here to live each day to praise Allah," said a woman in her 20's married to a Pakistani truck driver.

Others, like Noureen, a 30-year-old teacher of nursing at a women's university in Saitama, had tried other religions, including Christianity, which she found unsatisfying before finding Islam.

She met her husband, a 29-year-old Pakistani factory worker, while attending study sessions at the Islamic Center (their trip home took them in the same direction) and officially became a Muslim before their marriage four years ago.

She and her husband agree that Islam comes first and work comes second, When the nurse's uniform and the hospital environment interfered with the practice of Islam, "My husband told me that I should change jobs if I couldn't be a good Muslim at my own pace."

Many more Muslims in Japan, however, find that they need to compromise their religion to the realities of life in Japan. A 28-year old editor at a small publishing compnay admits that she doesn't wear a veil except when she meets with other Muslim women, and that her Ramadan [Islamic month of fasting] fasts were broken when colleagues urger her to partake of a birthday cake.

Also, for many Muslims in Japan who open Indian restaurants, serving alcohol is a painful dilemma. Although prohibited by the Qur'an, it is all but impossible to run a restaurant in Japan without it.

While adult Muslims may somehow overcome the difficulties of living under Islamic law in Japan, for children it is virtually impossible. [I beg to differ - see below.]

Noureen hasn't seen their 2-year-old son for six months since they sent him to Pakistan to live with his grandparents to receive a true Islamic upbringing.[An Iraqi friend's cousin in married to a Japanese man and as far as I know their shogakko-age (elementary school) children stay with them in Japan.]

She tried sending him to a nursery for a year in Japan and asked the staff not to feed him. Still she worried that he might be taking food from other children. "When he gets older, we would have to worry about him attending birthday and Christams parties and it would be sad for him and hard for him to make friends.

At present there are no Islamic schools in Japan. Noureen says, "The problem is not just food, it's the concept: In Japan people think their body is their own, and that a child should stay up all night studying and only think about exams.

"But we believe that one's body belongs to God and should be treated with respect."

#From the Japan Times, Thursday, November 19, 1992

thinking something..emm

An old Arabian man who lives in central USA wants to dig around the earth so he can plant tomatoes. However, he is too old to do so, so he e-mails his son, who studies in Paris.

Dear Son,

Ah, I wanted to plant Tomatoes in my garden today, but I am too old and weak to dig around the ground. If only you were here, I would be certain you would help me.

Allah be with you,

Your father.

A few hours later, he gets an e-mail back:

Dear father,

Please do not dig around the ground in the garden. It's where I hid...The THING!".

Allah be with you,

Your dearest son.

Only 15 minutes after the man had recieved his e-mail, the cops, the FBI and the CIA came knocking at his door and started to dig around his garden. When they didn't find anything, they left disappointed.

One hour later, the father recieves another mail:

Dear father,

I would assume your garden has been dug around by now. It was my honor to help you.

Allah be with you,

Your dearest son.

Surrounded by Muslims


Two business men seated on an airplane noticed a Muslim man sitting in front of them, one of the men says to the other with a wink, "I was going to go to Africa until I found out that half the country is Muslim so I don't want to go there".


The other man says, "We'll how about Saudi Arabia then?"


The first man says "No way, that place is loaded with those Muslims too."


The other man suggests a trip to the US but his companion says "The Muslims have spread out over the whole country every time I turn around there I bump into one."


The men are watching the Muslim, and can see that the Muslim man is fidgeting and getting kind of agitated about their conversation.



The fellow who started the teasing decides to really get him mad and says "I really wanted to go to Pakistan but that place is crawling with Muslims"


At this the Muslim man has had it and finally turns around in his seat and sweetly says to the men, "Why don't you both go to hell? There's hardly any Muslims there!"

A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York. Suddenly he sees a little girl being attacked by a pit bull dog . He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl's life.

A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says: "You are a hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers: "Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl"

The man says: - "But I am not a New Yorker!" "Oh ,then it will say in newspapers in the morning: 'Brave American saves life of little girl'" – the policeman answers.

"But I am not an American!" – says the man. "Oh, what are you then? "

The man says: - "I am a Saudi !"

The next day the newspapers says: "Islamic extremist kills innocent American dog.

something to share

TRUST
Trust is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is."

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".

NO POINTING FINGERS
A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"

The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?
A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please."

"Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest."

The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television."

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife.

Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship.
Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up a nd discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

NO OVERPOWERING
Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage.

Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness. It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..

RIGHT SPEECH
There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school."

On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker."

She answered,"You should appreciate that you married me. Other wise, he will be the millionaire and not you."

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

PERSONAL PERCEPTION
Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? "

Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?"

Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey. Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."

The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a nar row bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river.

You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

BE PATIENT
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

"Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One"

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away "

#a new friend just forward this to me through email..jazakillah,sis umi.

si kecik bila nak jadi besar

dari kecik jadi besar..semua benda asalnya tiada, jadi ada, tiada lagi, ada lagi..
konfius? hehe cari fius lain!

tv

annas wrote in multiply...

"Dae Jang Guem"

am i suppose to watch this?maybe not..sebab tv merupakan hiburan dan jalan pembuangan masa yang paling berkesan..especially bagi penggemar tv..tapi cerita dae jang guem yang telah di upload kan dlm ruangan video annas tu berbaloi untuk dilihat..(depends on how your thinking la)

dae jang geum bukan hanya sebuah kisah lagenda biasa tapi kisah yang dapat direnungkan apa yang tersirat di dlmnya..walaupun mungkin berlainan pendapat,rasanya penonton yang pernah melihat kisah ni akan bersetuju dengan annas..(nape bunyi macam nak promote citer ni je?!)

faedah yg annas perolehi dr drama 'jewel in the palace' ni:
1- kegigihan dan kesungguhan dalam menuntut ilmu.
2- kesetiaan dan keteguhan dalam berpegang kpd kebenaran.
3- kedudukan wanita di dalam Islam.
4- semangat persahabatan juga semangat bersaing dgn adil.

...dan banyak lagi..kadang2 bila tengok orang korea tunduk memberi hormat pada ketua atau orang yg lebih tua..dengan sopan dan lembutnya..terfikir gerak geri muslim ketika mengadap kiblat menyempurnakan solat..apakah selembut dan sesopan orang korea juga?

...jang geum yang berusaha belajar,daripada 'kuliah' dayang istana kemudian ke 'kuliah' perubatan pula..apa usaha muslim juga begitu?walau drama dari korea ini cuma sekadar cerita (dan kisah2 para sahabat dan tabiin lebih wajar diteliti)..tapi sebenarnya,di sekeliling kita terdapat segala yang patut kita renungkan..ye,terpulang saje pada gaya dan cara kita berfikir..

we choose what we want to see..and hopefully we get what we want in what we saw..and it'll be best if what we got is what best for our life! (why do i feel a bit dizzy? ;p )
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#saje post balik kat sini pasal terfikir nak terminate aje blog kat multiply tu..no time nak post any entry there.huhu..

##tv sekarang ni memang berpengaruh betul..anak sekecil iyas pun boleh tertarik..kata abu saif dalam ANIS, nak kena ajar pada anak tentang kuasa memilih..



###cuba sedaya upaya untuk istinbath benda2 bermanfaat je dari cerita tv! just finish another korean drama..citer 'legend of prince Ju Mong'..very interesting!

1-pemimpin yang baik akan hasilkan anak buah yang baik..
2-practise makes perfect!(Ju Mong belajar memanah dengan bersungguh2..bila la annas pun nak pandai memanah?huhu)
3-al haq bila nizom yughlibuhul batil bi nizom..(orang kafir pun amalkan sistem syura, kita muslim suka benor wat mesyuarat tak rasmi bangkang balik apa yang dah disyurakan!)

yakfi la tu, dapat 3 benda dari Ju Mong and his new country..

adios!

semanis bint as sahn

salam..sekarang bulan Rejab, tentu ramai yang puasa sunat. Saat berbuka tentu ada kuih terhidang..time pose ginila yg byk mengimbas kembali kenangan..di sana ada satu juadah yang buat annas rindu, 'honey cake' kata org dlm internet..

org sana panggil 'bint as sahn'..makan dgn madu..emm best nye!annas suka makan kuih ni, antara juadah sana yang diminati selain dari sanbusah..tapi tak sempat blaja camana buatnya..

search kat internet resipinya, annas jumpa artikel kat bawah ni ..
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During the Ottoman occupation of Yemen, Yemenis were heavily affected by Ottoman influence on many aspects of their lives. Their impact affected Yemeni food as well, about which many old people tell different stories of their origins.
There are no documents that heritage and culture investigators base their findings on when talking about food origins in Yemen. “You might depend on tales from old men and women when researching food,” said Faiza Jahaff, director of Our House for Heritage. “Another way is to depend on your knowledge of Yemeni history and then start analyzing and connecting ideas to come out with an acceptable conclusion about the origins of food in Yemen.”

‘Helbah’ is a name given to the seeds of a tree also called Helbah, and it is very important in making the quintessential Yemeni dish Saltah, which includes potato, soup, sometimes meat, and any number of other ingredients. Helbah is added to these ingredients at the final stage of preparing this dish.

Research into the matter supports that Yemenis knew of Helbah before they started making Saltah. Jahhaf is one of these interested investigators who agrees with this notion. She emphasized that Yemenis knew about Helbah before the Ottomans came to Yemen. With the Ottomans came a dish called ‘Torbeil,’ what is known today as ‘Mahshi,’ and they used to add and collect other kinds of food to make what is today’s Saltah. However, Saltah differs from one area to another; people differ on how they present this dish depending on the food available. For example, those who live in the mountains and highlands prepare Saltah with the traditional soup base, potato, and a Helbah sauce on top. In coastal areas however, people use Helbah seeds which they add to ‘Porridge,’ calling it ‘Aseed Mokarhat’ because it is mixed directly with Helbah seeds instead of mashing them up into a sauce.

Although it was discovered that the main Sana’ni dish is borrowed from the Ottomans, there are dishes that are considered as Yemeni heritage such as ‘Porridge’ and ‘Hareesh.’

Social stories accompanied the existence of some Yemeni dishes such as ‘Bint Al-Sahn’ which mean ‘the girl or daughter of the plate’ and is a flaky bread dish covered in honey. This dish was traditionally presented to the man who wanted to ask for the hand of a family’s daughter. The stories relate that when a man asks about the girl, they tell him to look at how she prepared the Bint Al-Sahn to measure what kind of future wife she will be.

Sweets are also found in the Yemeni menu. Nowadays, the well-known sweet ‘Rawani’ is spread mainly throughout Old Sana’a. However, it is claimed that this sweet is not actually Yemeni but was introduced by Ottoman soldiers. During that time, the soldiers’ families used to send cake to the soldiers that would dry out on the way due to the long distance to Yemen. When soldiers finally got these dried out cakes, they would fill them with water and sugar. This dish became wildly popular even amongst the locals, and is still here long after the Ottomans are gone.

Generally speaking, Arab and Islamic cultures are found to be fairly well integrated and share many aspects among themselves. Investigators said that it was because of the Islamic movement among these countries in the past. When the Islamic armies and movement spread, they influenced different cultures and were influenced by them in turn.

“When I traveled to Morocco, Tunisia and many other countries, I found the same porridge that is here in Yemen to be there in those countries. This supports the assumption that cultures were and are integrating with each other directly or indirectly,” noted Jahaff.

Moreover, the presentation of some dishes around the Arab world is similar. What is known in Yemen as ‘Hareesh’ is similar to ‘Borgol’ in Egypt, and ‘Mansaf’ in Jordan is presented in a similar way as how ‘Couscous’ in Morocco is done. Sharing the same dish from different countries indicates that cultures were connecting with each other in the past to at least some extent which allowed a kind of unity in dishes among vastly different countries.

The problem in this area, as Jahaff pointed out, is that when university students want to see documents in order to be used in their research, they don’t find any written proof that preserves Yemeni identity either in food, clothing, or any other form of cultural heritage.

“There is no support from the government and people are not aware that our food indicates that we are a rich country where most of our dishes depend on seeds. This is proof of our agricultural richness,” Jahaff said.
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oooooo..gitu citernyer, waktu di sana tak banyak ambik tau..sekarang dah jauh dah mula merindu..hehe..kadang2 lepak kat youtube semata2 utk nikmati video pemandangan di sana!huhu..rindu tahap gaban nih!

flower

Kurang suka..itu perkataan pertama bermain di minda bila ditanya tentang bunga..kata orang, apa la perempuan..skit2 bunga,skit2 nak bunga..hari lahir nak bunga, hari kawin nak bunga,asyik nak bunga je.. mak kata, perempuan ibarat bunga, cantik, wangi…ye ke,mak? Tapi ada jugak bunga kurang cantik, kurang wangi..kalau lalu dekat bunga tahi ayam tu..tak gemar betul!

Kata orang lagi, bunga bukan sekuntum! Maksudnya, perempuan bukan seorang. Orang yang pernah putus cinta mungkin biasa dengar nasihat sebegini..ye lah, lagi2 akhir zaman ni memanglah perempuan nampak lagi ramai daripada lelaki..sebab lelaki ramai yang sedang ‘berehat’ dalam pusat pemulihan dan lain2 ‘tempat berehat’…

Apa ada pada bunga? Kat rumah annas sekarang takde pun bunga..baik bunga hidup (original) atau pun spesis jadi-jadian ( bunga tiruan)..kat kedai, dok sah tanya la..melambak2 kat kedai bunga tu..nak yang murah,ada..yang mahal, tentulah lagi banyak,kan?

Emm..ada orang bagi bunga, hari ibu, hari guru..hari bapa tak la kot. Ada bagi bunga ros, bunga raya pun ada..sekali dapat bunga kertas..hehe. Al muhim, dapat diperhatikan bahawa bunga memang disenangi orang khususnya si dia yang bergelar perempuan!

Apa ada pada bunga? Ini tafsir bunga..

ORKID @ sahlabiyyatun (arab) @ orchid (inggeris)
-cinta,mewah,rare and delicate beauty..

DAISI @ zahratur rabi’e @ daisy
-innocence, suci

TULIP @ at tulibu @ tulip
-elegance, masyhur, caring

MELUR @ yasminun @ jasmine
-grace and elegance

KEKWA @ uqhuwanun @ chrysanthemum
-ceria, jujur

BUNGA RAYA @ khubbazatun @ hibiscus
-delicate beauty

CEMPAKA @ jambaka @ gardenia
-riang gembira

TERATAI @ nailufarun ma iyyun @ lily
-suci, persahabatan, kemewahan

Ok, begitulah serba sikit mafhum bunga yang direka orang. Bagi annas, semua bunga tu sama je..yang beza Cuma bentuknya,wanginya,warnanya..dalam Quran pun ada sebut bunga,kan? Kalau tak silap dalam surah Ar Rahman, ayat 37. Jap, nak belek Quran..

“maka apabila langit telah terbelah dan menjadi merah mawar seperti (kilauan) minyak.”

Dan selepas ini, ayuh kita cari hikmahnya bunga dicipta untuk tatapan kita..