RABU,  11 DISEMBER - Saban tahun Tanah Suci Makkah tidak putus menerima tetamu dalam kalangan umat Islam bagi mengerjakan ibadah haji dan umrah. Ibadah haji dan umrah merupakan salah satu ibadah yang mempunyai keunikan tersendiri sehingga menjadi kewajiban bagi setiap umat Islam untuk mengerjakannya sekurang-kurangnya sekali seumur hidup.
 

Justeru, wacana ilmu Unit Hal Ehwal Islam dan Masjid  (UHEIM) pada minggu ini mengupas isu mengenai ibadah umrah, terutama berkenaan rukun-rukun dan fadilat mengerjakan umrah. Ceramah bertajuk ‘Penghayatan Umrah’ tersebut telah disampaikan oleh pensyarah Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa (PPIB), Ustazah Dg. Hafizah Ag. Basil yang juga merupakan salah seorang pembimbing ibadah haji dari Sabah.
 

Dalam ceramahnya beliau menjelaskan bahawa ibadah umrah haruslah dikerjakan dengan niat untuk beribadah kerana Allah s.w.t, dan bukannya hanya sekadar mahu melancong. Katanya ibadah umrah adalah panggilan kepada umat Islam sebagai tetamu Allah yang lahirnya dari hati bukan disebabkan oleh masa dan kewangan semata-mata.
 

Beliau turut menerangkan jenis-jenis umrah, adab sebelum dan semasa berada di Madinah Al Munauwarah, dan kelebihan menunaikan solat di masjid-masjid di Madinah, terutamanya di Masjid Nabawi. Selain itu, Ustazah Dg. Hafizah turut menerangkan tentang pemakaian pakaian Ihram bagi umat Islam yang mengerjakan umrah, serta larangan dalam masa Ihram.
 

Lebih 40 peserta telah hadir bagi sesi wacana ilmu tersebut, termasuk beberapa peserta yang bakal berlepas ke Tanah Suci Makkah pada 27 Disember ini untuk mengerjakan ibadah umrah. Siri pertama wacana ilmu ‘Penghayatan Umrah’ ini lebih menjurus kepada perkongsian ilmu tentang umrah secara umum, manakala perkongsian ilmu ibadah secara praktikal dijangka akan diadakan pada siri kedua wacana ilmu pada minggu hadapan. -SM-


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TUESDAY, 10 DECEMBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) welcomes student exchange programme from the United States of America to this EcoCampus university as an effort to develop and improve on education for both countries.

 

According to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasim Md. Mansur, UMS is ready to enrol students from the USA to further their studies in UMS thus creating a scientific research collaboration.

“Besides that, student and staff exchange among universities of these two countries would help in increasing cultural understanding among the people of these two countries,” he said.

He said this when officiating at the Handing Over of Books from the Library of America Series to UMS Library which was held at the Prime Collection Section.

At the ceremony, 100 books were donated to the library in the form of novels, poems, essays and dramas from well-known American writers. Among them were the Lincoln Anthology, Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau and Parkman. The books were handed over by the US Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Y. Yun to Senior Deputy Chief Librarian, Haji Zawawi Tiyunin.

Earlier, Joseph said that the handing over of books was an initial step towards fostering closer ties between America and UMS Library, and Malaysia generally.

“Malaysia and America has something in common, that is its populations are made up of different races and religions. Hence, prejudices and differences should not be a big issue but to find a common ground and improve on the existing cooperation,” he added.

Also present was the wife of the ambassador, Dr. Melanie Billings-Yun. – ZMD

 

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MONDAY, 09 DECEMBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah Housewives and Women Staff Club (KESUMBA) today paid a courtesy call to the wife of the Head of State, Toh Puan Datuk Seri Panglima Hajah Norlidah Datuk R. M. Jasni at the State Palace, Kota Kinabalu.

The courtesy call made was to introduce the new Exco line-up of KESUMBA and to invite Her Excellency to the Charity Dinner organised by KESUMBA which will be held in March next year.

At the same time, the call was to enlighten the activities organised by KESUMBA which would be held next year such as religious, cultural and sports activities.

According to the Chairman of KESUMBA, Datin Baidah Ibrahim, all the activities planned for next year would involve the community which would strengthen relations between the university and local communities.

“We also planned to have more activities so as to introduce this club to the outside community,” she added.

Accompanying Datin Baidah was the wife of UMS Registrar, Datin Nurah Ag. Bungsu and nine Supreme Exco Members of the club. – ZMD

 

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JUMAAT, 6 DISEMBER – Bersempena dengan Program Kelas Al-Quran Dan Iqra' UMS Siri II/2013, Unit Hal Ehwal Unit Hal Ehwal Islam dan Masjid (UHEIM) telah mengadakan aktiviti sukaneka yang melibatkan pelajar dan ibu bapa di Perkarangan Masjid kelmarin.

 

Menurut Ketua program, Ustazah Noorisah Taljid, aktiviti ini dianjurkan bertujuan untuk memupuk tali siratulrahim dan mewujudkan persaingan sihat melalui pertandingan sukaneka di antara ibu bapa dan pelajar bersama para pembimbing kelas.

 

Sukaneka tersebut melibatkan pertandingan bagi tiga kategori umur, iaitu kategori pelajar lelaki dan perempuan berumur 4 hingga 6 tahun, lelaki dan perempuan 7 hingga 9 tahun, dan lelaki dan perempuan 10 hingga 12 tahun. Acara yang dipertandingkan adalah seperti membawa bola dalam sudu, tiup belon sampai pecah, musical chair, makan biskut paling cepat dan treasure hunt.

 

Tidak ketinggalan para ibu bapa juga turut serta dalam pertandingan boling padang dan mencipta pakaian kreatif.

 

Program kemudiannya diakhiri dengan majlis penyampaian hadiah epada para pemenang pertandingan sukaneka dan solat Zuhur berjemaah. -SM-


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