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BATU PAHAT'S SCHOOL CLOSED

All Batu Pahat schools to close

All schools in Batu Pahat have been instructed to close for two days, as air quality in the district deteriorated. 

The district education department issued the notice to all schools following an air pollutant index (API) reading of more than 300, which is considered hazardous.



Credit: The Star

Khalid, Bakri terajui PDRM

Khalid Abu Bakar

Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin

SHAH ALAM -  Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar hari ini dilantik sebagai Ketua Polis Negara (KPN) yang baru. 

 

Khalid menggantikan Tan Sri Ismail Omar yang akan bersara wajib pada 17 Mei ini. 

 

Sementara timbalan KPN yang baru pula ialah Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin yang menggantikan tempat Khalid sebelum ini. 

 

Sebelum bergelar timbalan KPN, Khalid berkhidmat sebagai  Pengarah Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan Ketenteraman Awam Bukit Aman. 

 

Khalid, 56, juga merupakan bekas Ketua Polis Selangor.

 

Beliau mengambil alih jawatan timbalan KPN bermula April 2011.

 

Sementara Mohd Bakri pula sebelum ini ialah Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Bukit Aman.

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State of emergency in Jakarta

Several volunteers helped flood victims, with a Sarinah shopping center security guard helping a child to cross a flooded road. (JP/P.J. Leo)

The worst floods to hit Jakarta since 2007 are expected to get even worse when the city is buffeted by monsoon rains this weekend, according to officials.

Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono announced on Thursday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had raised the emergency level for Jakarta to “alert” (siaga), the highest level.

“The warning level will remain elevated until conditions improve in Jakarta,” Agung told reporters after a meeting at Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s office with officials from relevant ministries and state agencies.

“Current weather reports say the bad weather is going to stay for the next few days. We need to keep our eyes open,” Agung added.

The alert status authorizes the central government and city administration to take maximum measures to assist flood victims, including the deployment of the police and the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Even President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could not escape the wrath of floods, with the President along with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa inspecting the flooded Presidential Palace. (Presidential office/Anung)“The central government and the city administration assure the people that we can and will handle the disaster,” Agung said.

Afterwards, Jokowi declared a state of emergency in the capital until Jan. 27, vowing to take action to prevent flooding after the current situation was under control.

The governor said that the emergency decree gave the administration the authority to make quick decisions. “We can, for example, hold a procurement without having to go through the tender process.”

Jakarta was paralyzed on Thursday after a prolonged downpour caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, leading to massive flooding that inundated the capital’s main thoroughfares and landmarks, halted traffic and brought public services to a halt.

The intense rainfall, according to the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), was attributed to the arrival of the Asian monsoon, which is expected to affect many parts of the nation over the next three days.

Floody hell: One of Jakarta’s main landmarks, the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (main photo), was submerged under floodwater on Thursday. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)Mulyono Prabowo, meteorology publication chief at the BMKG, was forecasting medium to heavy rain at night until Saturday, with the potential for more intense storms in the week ahead.

Hours of intense rainfall over the last several days in Jakarta and upstream in Bogor, West Java, brought the water level at the Manggarai sluice in South Jakarta, the city’s key flooding bellwether, to 1,030 centimeters on Thursday, exceeding the highest risk level of 950 centimeters.

The sluice directs runoff from the Ciliwung River to the West Flood Canal. Authorities were forced to open the sluice on Thursday to avoid bursting the canal, leading the river to inundate the tony Menteng area of South Jakarta as well as the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

Despite that drastic action, a 50-meter section of the canal near Jl. Latuharhari in Menteng gave way later in the morning, flooding nearby railway tracks, Jl. Teluk Betung and the main arteries of the Sudirman Central Business District, Jl. Jend. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin.

Officials say that at least 15,423 people have taken refuge at 68 evacuation centers as of Thursday night and more than 114,000 people were affected by flooding in 73 subdistricts across the capital.

Vast swaths of nearby Depok, West Java, were also inundated. 
Tanah Abang railway station looked like a swimming pool as floodwater submerged the railway tracks. (JP/P.J. Leo)
The Jakarta Police said that at least 14 people have died in flood related drownings, landslides or electrocutions in Greater Jakarta since Tuesday.

“We advise citizens to be aware of the situation in their environment and avoid activities where they might drown. If water starts to inundate your house, turn off the electricity immediately,” spokesperson Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said.

Rikwanto said people should look to the police’s Traffic Management Center (TMC) and the media for accurate information and be wary of reports on Twitter and other social media websites.

Knee-deep inundation led the Corruption Eradication Commission to evacuate several high-profile graft suspects and convicts from its detention center in the basement of its headquarters on Jl. HR Rasuna Said in South Jakarta.

Among the evacuees were Miranda S. Goeltom, former Bank Indonesia deputy governor; Neneng Sri Wahyuni, the wife of graft convict Muhammad Nazaruddin; and politically wired business tycoon Hartati Murdaya.(nad/aml)

Credit: Andreas D. Arditya and Rabby Pramudatama, The Jakarta Post

Dibaham anjing pak cik

Johor Bahru: Seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berusia tiga tahun cedera selepas leher dan mukanya digigit anjing dipercayai jenis Rottweiler peliharaan bapa saudaranya di rumah lelaki berkenaan di Taman Kulai Utama, Kulaijaya, di sini, kelmarin.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 6.15 petang itu, mangsa, Chok Thuan Seng sebelum itu berada di tadika dikatakan mahu pulang ke rumah bapa saudaranya yang terletak kira-kira 30 meter dari tadika berkenaan sebelum anjing terbabit meluru ke arahnya.

Menyangka haiwan itu ingin bermain dengannya, Chok memegangnya. Tanpa diduga, anjing terbabit terus menggigit mangsa.

Chok tinggal di rumah bapa saudaranya itu sejak dua minggu lalu bagi memudahkannya berulang dari tadika berkenaan. Di situ, dia dijaga ibu saudaranya dan seorang pembantu rumah.

PENGUAT KUASA MPKu, Adzman Mat Taib mengawasi anjing yang menyerang Chok.

Akibat kejadian berkenaan, Chok menjalani pembedahan hampir lima jam bermula 11 malam kelmarin dan keluar dari dewan bedah pada jam 4 pagi, semalam.

STROKE INDICATOR

I URGE ALL MY FRIENDS TO READ & SHARE THIS; YOU COULD SAVE A LOVED ONES LIFE BY KNOWING THIS SIMPLE INFORMATION!!!

Stroke has a new indicator! They say if you forward this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? 

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue:

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and

Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A

SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. Chicken Soup)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is

'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?

 

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Indian gang rape DIES in Singapore hospital

Victim of horrific Indian gang rape DIES in Singapore hospital after doctors reveal 23-year-old student suffered heart-attack and organ failure

• 23-year-old suffered from severe organ failure in Singapore hospital
• She also suffered heart attack, brain injury and lung and abdomen infection
• Eight specialists in multi-organ transplants attended the woman
• Government promises to publish photos, names and addresses of rapists
• West Bengal unveils plans for 65 all-female police stations

A young Indian woman who was gang-raped and severely beaten on a bus in an incident that not only shocked India, but the whole world, died last night at a Singapore hospital.

The 23-year-old has been in a critical state since the attack, suffering multiple organ failure and a heart attack, and despite the efforts of top specialists at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, she last night lost her battle for life.

Her horrific ordeal has galvanized Indians to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence that impacts thousands of them every day, with mass protests ongoing in the country.

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Sad: Undertakers and hospital staff carry the body of the Indian rape victim into a van as they leave Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Final journey: A police morgue vehicle is parked in front of the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore to retrieve the body

Death: The vehicle leaves the hospital taking the victim to the morgue

In stark contrast to the horrific torture she endured at the hands of her attackers, she 'passed away peacefully' with her family and officials of the Indian embassy by her side,' said Dr. Kevin Loh, the chief executive of Mount Elizabeth where she had been treated since Thursday.

'The Mount Elizabeth Hospital team of doctors, nurses and staff join her family in mourning her loss,' he said in a statement. 

He said the woman had remained in an extremely critical condition since Thursday when she was flown to Singapore from India.

 

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'Despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists in Mount Elizabeth Hospital to keep her stable, her condition continued to deteriorate over these two days. She had suffered from severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain. She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome.' 

Attacked: The gang-rape victim suffered severe organ failure and a heart-attack as she passed away last night

Indian High Commissioner, or ambassador, T.C.A. Raghanvan told reporters that the scale of the injuries she suffered was 'very grave' and in the end it 'proved too much.' 

He said arrangements are being made to take her body back to India. 

She and a male friend were traveling in a public bus on December 16 evening when they were attacked by six men who raped her and beat them both. They also inserted the rod in her body, stripped both naked and threw them off the bus on a road.

It comes as another rape victim in India is believed to have committed suicide after police took 14 days to register her case and a further 30 days to make an arrest.

Earlier today doctors reported that the gang-rape student was already 'struggling against the odds following a heart attack, a lung and abdominal infection and significant brain injury.'

But by late Friday, the young woman’s condition had 'taken a turn for the worse' and her vital signs had deteriorated with indications of severe organ failure, said Dr. Kelvin Loh, the chief executive officer of Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth hospital. 

'This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximize her body’s capability to fight infections,' he said, adding that family members were by her side. 

Police have arrested six people in connection with the attack and they are all remanded in custody.

She was travelling in the virtually empty bus with a male friend when they were attacked. The assailants stripped them both after the assault and threw them out on the road. 

The Indian government responded to days of violent protest at the attack by promising to make public the photographs, names and addresses of convicted rapists.

While the woman chief minister of India's West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee, unveiled plans today for 65 all-female police stations.

He was found on the ground during the protests. Eight people have been arrested and charged in connection with his death.

His relatives, speaking on Al Jazeera, blame 'the people' for his death.

Statement: Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, T.C.A. Raghavan speaks to reporters about the death of a young Indian woman

Scene: People walk through the entrance of the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore where a victim of a horrific rape died last night

Anger: Indian police officials stand alert behind a barricade which covered by a banner calling for capital punishment against rape in New Delhi

The rape has triggered widespread outrage and calls for ensuring the safety of women who are subject to sexual harassment ranging from groping to rape every day across India.

The Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh said: 'The issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our government.'

India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in a statement that the government, which is funding and overseeing the victim's treatment, had decided to send her abroad on the recommendation of her doctors.

'Despite the best efforts of our doctors, the victim continues to be critical and her fluctuating health remains a big cause of concern to all of us,' he said.

Meanwhile, authorities in India are attempting to stem any further violence from demonstrations that erupted in reaction to the rape.

Police have barricaded streets, blocked metro stations and increased their presence in the city centre of New Delhi.

One police officer has been killed during the protests. A 47-year-old married father of three died after three days' treatment in hospital, according to news service Al Jazeera .

A commuter signs a board in protest against the gang rape. Police have arrested six people in connection with the attack and they are all remanded in custody

A protester with hands colored in fake blood holds a candle during a protest campaign by Youth Congress against the gang rape of the student

Concern: Members of the top organ transplant medical team accompanied the gang rape victim to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore

State of the art: transplant facilities at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre in Singapore, where the gang-rape victim underwent treatment, are said to be among the best in the world

'It is the fault of the people. He was only doing his duty and following police orders. But the public attacked him and killed him so the people are responsible,' one relative said.

Police said an autopsy showed the officer had a heart attack that could have been caused by injuries suffered during violence at the protest.

An Associated Press journalist at the scene said the officer was running toward the protesters with a group of police when he collapsed on the ground and began frothing at the mouth and shaking. The journalist said two protesters rushed to the officer to try to help him.

Outrage: Indian students protesting today in Kolkata against the treatment of women following the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi

Anger: Despite calls for calm, protestors and police have been involved in violent clashes which have continued more than a week-and-a-half

Silent protest: Sex workers, lesbian and gay protestors held a silent march today as people feel too little is being done by police and authorities to protect them

Vigil: Candles were lit in Delhi as silent protestors stood displaying placards, banners and posters

Peaceful: Protestors want the government to take action to improve safety for women in India

As news of the horrific assault reached the public in India, outraged and disgusted civilians took to the streets in protest.

Across the country there have been demonstrations, including candle-lit vigils and street protests with placards, chants and road blocks.

During the days of protests, reports reveal more than 100 people and about 70 officers have been hurt.

Police have used batons, teargas and water cannon to try and disperse the demonstrators after the authorities attempted to limit the public gatherings.

The Government has faced criticism for the use of force against protesters, the failure to implement laws to protect women in India's 'rape capital' and for how slow it has been to respond to the strength of feeling.

New Delhi: Activists of the All-India Democratic Women's Association and YWCA students take part in a protest march from Rashtrapati Bhawan to India gate against the gangrape of a girl, in New Delhi

Clashes: Police have been criticised for using heavy handed tactics against demonstrators who are demanding better protection of women following the brutal bus gang rape

But it looks like there is no end in sight for the demonstrations, however, as another march took place today in the city.

Those taking part were demanding a government crackdown on the daily harassment Indian women face, ranging from groping to severe violence.

Protesters demanding safer public transportation for women and the resignation of Delhi's police commissioner tried to march to the major India Gate traffic circle in central Delhi before being stopped by police in riot gear manning barricades.

Protesters carried signs reading, 'Immediately end rape culture in India' and 'Zero tolerance of violence against women'.

Brutal attack: The 23-year-old student was assaulted on a moving bus and has now died from her injuries

The young victim was transferred to a hospital in Singapore but unfortunately doctors reported she died 'peacefully'

Rape victims rarely press charges because of social stigma and fear they will be accused of inviting the attack. Many women say they structure their lives around protecting themselves and their daughters from attack.

Some protesters have called for the death penalty or castration for rapists, who under current laws face a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged today to take action to protect the nation's women.

Singh's government set up two committees in response to the protests. One, looking into speeding up sexual assault trials, has already received 6,100 email suggestions. The second will examine what lapses might have contributed to the rape - which took place on a moving bus that passed through police checkpoints - and suggest measures to improve women's safety.

'Let me state categorically that the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our government,' Singh said at a development meeting. He urged officials in India's states to pay special attention to the problem.

'There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population, and this participation simply cannot take place if their security and safety is not assured,' he said.

Solidarity: Students take out a candlelight march in support of the gang rape victim in the Capital on Wednesday

Medics' protest: Medical workers protester at LNJP hospital against the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi

Angered: A protester against the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi

Singh previously came under fire for remaining largely silent after the rape. He issued a statement for the first time on Sunday - a week after the crime.

The horrific sexual assault, which took place on a bus on December 16, in New Delhi, lasted 40 minutes, according to the Gulfnews.com, which states the men involved allegedly tricked the woman to board the bus.

B.D. Athani, the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, where the woman had been treated, said she suffered severe intestinal and abdominal injuries, underwent three surgeries and had parts of her intestines removed, according to the Press Trust of India. 

'With fortitude and courage, the girl survived the after-effects of the injuries so far well. But the condition continues to be critical,' he was quoted as saying. 

Death sentence: Indian students are among those calling for the death penalty for those found guilty of the brutal gang-rape

 

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Cara Sembelihan Yang manusiawi

Penyembelihan Hewan menurut Syariah vs Barat

Dari: http://hasbee.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/penyembelihan-menurut-syariah-vs-barat/

Fakta dari sebuah penelitian: Penyembelihan Hewan Secara Islami tidak Membuat Hewan Merasa Sakit?

Hal yang kuhindari pada setiap Idul Adha atau Hari Raya Qurban adalah menyaksikan saat-saat penyembelihan. Selalu setiap tahunnya, sehabis shalat Ied dan Khutbah, aku langsung pulang menghindarkan diri dari prosesi itu. Entah mengapa aku begitu tak tega melihat saat hewan-hewan kurban tersebut disembelih lehernya, darah segar mereka yang mengalir deras, tubuh yang kejang berontak, dan lenguhan menjelang kematian. Padahal aku tahu bahwa semuanya hanyalah demi keta'atan atas perintah Allah swt dan ridho-Nya.

Lain halnya dengan seorang anggota parlemen wanita Belanda (lho… kok jauh banget yanyasarnya…). Marian Theim, ketua Partai Pembela HAM di Belanda, yang juga anggota parlemen Belanda, meminta dibatasinya cara penyembelihan menurut tata cara agama di Belanda. Ia menganggap cara penyembelihan menurut ajaran agama merupakan sesuatu yang tidak ‘manusiawi’ dan menimbulkan ekses yang ‘tidak perlu’ bagi binatang.

Entah, pernyataannya tersebut hanya dikarenakan kepeduliannya kepada hewan atau ada kaitannya dengan propaganda dalam menyudutkan Islam. Kenyataannya, seiring dengan pesatnya grafik pertumbuhan Muslim di Eropa, semakin deras dan tajam juga Islam disudutkan oleh dunia barat. Memotong dan menyalah-artikan suatu ayat Qur’an dan Hadits merupakan salah satu jalan yang ditempuh untuk menyudutkan kita.

Coba perhatikan hadits Rasulullah tentang penyembelihan ini:
“Sesungguhnya Allah menetapkan ihsan (kebaikan) pada segala sesuatu. Maka jika kalian membunuh hendaklah kalian berbuat ihsan dalam membunuh, dan apabila kalian menyembelih, maka hendaklah berbuat ihsan dalam menyembelih. (Yaitu) hendaklah salah seorang dari kalian menajamkan pisaunya agar meringankan binatang yang disembelihnya.” (H.R. Muslim)

Kandungan hadits ini agaknya sulit untuk dijelaskan kepada orang Barat. Kalaupun mengerti dari maksud hadits di atas, para musuh Islam bisa menjadikannya celah untuk menyudutkan kita. Betapa tidak, di dalamnya terdapat ungkapan kata seakan-akan Allah memerintahkan kita untuk 'membunuh'. Apalagi secara eksplisit disebutkan pengertian '…tajamkanlah pisaunya…!' Bukankah ini menunjukkan bahwa umat Islam memang disuruh dan dilatih untuk membunuh dengan 'kejam'.

Menurut mereka, cara penyembelihan yang paling "berperikehewanan" adalah dengan membuat hewan sembelihan tersebut tidak sadar sebelum disembelih. Metode yang dilakukan melalui cara pemingsanan dengan setrum, bius, maupun dengan cara -yang mereka anggap paling baik- memukul bagian tertentu di kepala ternak dengan alat tertentu pula. Alat yang digunakan adalah Captive Bolt Pistol (CBV). Dengan cara demikian, hewan yang disembelih dianggap tidak menderita kesakitan karena disembelih dalam keadaan tidak sadar (pingsan).

Ketika kita disudutkan dengan penafsiran nakal tentang hadits tadi maupun dengan rasa manusiawi pada hewan sembelihan, lalu ditambah dengan sodoran metode yang mereka anggap sangat ‘berperikemanusian’ tadi, apa tanggapan kita? Apa argumentasi dan jawaban untuk meloloskan umat Islam ketika disudutkan seperti ini? Menolak tanpa bisa memberi argumentasi yang masuk akal atau menerima saja tuduhan itu dengan setengah hati, yang berarti ‘membenarkan’ tuduhan mereka itu? Apakah memang sangat sulit bagi kita yang beriman, untuk meyakinkan diri sendiri bahwa Syariat Islam adalah yang terbaik?

Alhamdulillah… Ada sebuah titik terang. Memang selalu ada jawaban dari setiap pertanyaan tentang kebenaran Islam. Selalu ada penguatan Allah dari setiap adanya usaha pelemahan dari musuh dien-Nya yang mulia ini.

Di bawah ini adalah tulisan yang disadur dan diringkas oleh Usman Effendi AS., dari makalah tulisan Nanung Danar Dono, S.Pt., M.P., Sekretaris Eksekutif LPPOM-MUI Propinsi DIY dan Dosen Fakultas Peternakan UGM Yogyakarta:

Melalui penelitian ilmiah yang dilakukan oleh dua staf ahli peternakan dari Hannover University, sebuah universitas terkemuka di Jerman. Yaitu: Prof.Dr. Schultz dan koleganya, Dr. Hazim. Keduanya memimpin satu tim penelitian terstruktur untuk menjawab pertanyaan: manakah yang lebih baik dan paling tidak menyakitakan, penyembelihan secara Syari’at Islam yang murni (tanpa proses pemingsanan) ataukah penyembelihan dengan cara Barat (dengan pemingsanan)?

Keduanya merancang penelitian sangat canggih, mempergunakan sekelompok sapi yang telah cukup umur (dewasa). Pada permukaan otak kecil sapi-sapi itu dipasang elektroda (microchip) yang disebut Electro-Encephalograph (EEG). Microchip EEG dipasang di permukaan otak yang menyentuh titik (panel) rasa sakit di permukaan otak, untuk merekam dan mencatat derajat rasa sakit sapi ketika disembelih. Di jantung sapi-sapi itu juga dipasang Electro Cardiograph (ECG) untuk merekam aktivitas jantung saat darah keluar karena disembelih.

Untuk menekan kesalahan, sapi dibiarkan beradaptasi dengan EEG maupun ECG yang telah terpasang di tubuhnya selama beberapa minggu. Setelah masa adaptasi dianggap cukup, maka separuh sapi disembelih sesuai dengan Syariat Islam yang murni, dan separuh sisanya disembelih dengan menggunakan metode pemingsanan yang diadopsi Barat.

Dalam Syariat Islam, penyembelihan dilakukan dengan menggunakan pisau yang tajam, dengan memotong tiga saluran pada leher bagian depan, yakni: saluran makanan, saluran nafas serta dua saluran pembuluh darah, yaitu: arteri karotis dan vena jugularis.

Patut pula diketahui, syariat Islam tidak merekomendasikan metoda atau teknik pemingsanan. Sebaliknya, Metode Barat justru mengajarkan atau bahkan mengharuskan agar ternak dipingsankan terlebih dahulu sebelum disembelih.

Selama penelitian, EEG dan ECG pada seluruh ternak sapi itu dicatat untuk merekam dan mengetahui keadaan otak dan jantung sejak sebelum pemingsanan (atau penyembelihan) hingga ternak itu benar-benar mati. Nah, hasil penelitian inilah yang sangat ditunggu-tunggu!

Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan dan dilaporkan oleh Prof. Schultz dan Dr. Hazim di Hannover University Jerman itu dapat diperoleh beberapa hal sbb.:

Penyembelihan Menurut Syariat Islam
Hasil penelitian dengan menerapkan praktek penyembelihan menurut Syariat Islam menunjukkan:

Pertama, pada 3 detik pertama setelah ternak disembelih (dan ketiga saluran pada leher sapi bagian depan terputus), tercatat tidak ada perubahan pada grafik EEG. Hal ini berarti bahwa pada 3 detik pertama setelah disembelih itu, tidak ada indikasi rasa sakit.

Kedua, pada 3 detik berikutnya, EEG pada otak kecil merekam adanya penurunan grafik secara bertahap yang sangat mirip dengan kejadian deep sleep (tidur nyenyak) hingga sapi tersebut benar-benar kehilangan kesadaran. Pada saat tersebut, tercatat pula oleh ECG bahwa jantung mulai meningkat aktivitasnya.

Ketiga, setelah 6 detik pertama itu, ECG pada jantung merekam adanya aktivitas luar biasa dari jantung untuk menarik sebanyak mungkin darah dari seluruh anggota tubuh dan memompanya keluar. Hal ini merupakan refleksi gerakan koordinasi antara jantung dan sumsum tulang belakang (spinal cord). Pada saat darah keluar melalui ketiga saluran yang terputus di bagian leher tersebut, grafik EEG tidak naik, tapi justru drop (turun) sampai ke zero level (angka nol). Hal ini diterjemahkan oleh kedua peneliti ahli itu bahwa: “No feeling of pain at all!” (tidak ada rasa sakit sama sekali!).

Keempat, karena darah tertarik dan terpompa oleh jantung keluar tubuh secara maksimal, maka dihasilkan healthy meat (daging yang sehat) yang layak dikonsumsi bagi manusia. Jenis daging dari hasil sembelihan semacam ini sangat sesuai dengan prinsip Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP) yang menghasilkan Healthy Food.

Penyembelihan Cara Barat
Pertama, segera setelah dilakukan proses stunning (pemingsanan), sapi terhuyung jatuh dan collaps (roboh). Setelah itu, sapi tidak bergerak-gerak lagi, sehingga mudah dikendalikan. Oleh karena itu, sapi dapat pula dengan mudah disembelih tanpa meronta-ronta, dan (tampaknya) tanpa (mengalami) rasa sakit. Pada saat disembelih, darah yang keluar hanya sedikit, tidak sebanyak bila disembelih tanpa proses stunning (pemingsanan).

Kedua, segera setelah proses pemingsanan, tercatat adanya kenaikan yang sangat nyata pada grafik EEG. Hal itu mengindikasikan adanya tekanan rasa sakit yang diderita oleh ternak (karena kepalanya dipukul, sampai jatuh pingsan).

Ketiga, grafik EEG meningkat sangat tajam dengan kombinasi grafik ECG yang drop ke batas paling bawah. Hal ini mengindikasikan adanya peningkatan rasa sakit yang luar biasa, sehingga jantung berhenti berdetak lebih awal. Akibatnya, jantung kehilangan kemampuannya untuk menarik darah dari seluruh organ tubuh, serta tidak lagi mampu memompanya keluar dari tubuh.

Keempat, karena darah tidak tertarik dan tidak terpompa keluar tubuh secara maksimal, maka darah itu pun membeku di dalam urat-urat darah dan daging, sehingga dihasilkan unhealthy meat (daging yang tidak sehat), yang dengan demikian menjadi tidak layak untuk dikonsumsi oleh manusia. Disebutkan dalam khazanah ilmu dan teknologi daging, bahwa timbunan darah beku (yang tidak keluar saat ternak mati/disembelih) merupakan tempat atau media yang sangat baik bagi tumbuh-kembangnya bakteri pembusuk, yang merupakan agen utama merusak kualitas daging.

Bukan Ekspresi Rasa Sakit!
Meronta-ronta dan meregangkan otot pada saat ternak disembelih ternyata bukanlah ekspresi rasa sakit! Sangat jauh berbeda dengan dugaan kita sebelumnya! Bahkan mungkin sudah lazim menjadi keyakinan kita bersama, bahwa setiap darah yang keluar dari anggota tubuh yang terluka, pastilah disertai rasa sakit dan nyeri. Terlebih lagi yang terluka adalah leher dengan luka terbuka yang menganga lebar…!

Hasil penelitian Prof. Schultz dan Dr. Hazim justru membuktikan yang sebaliknya. Yakni bahwa pisau tajam yang mengiris leher (sebagai syariat Islam dalam penyembelihan ternak) ternyata 'tidaklah menyentuh’ saraf rasa sakit. Oleh karenanya kedua peneliti ahli itu menyimpulkan bahwa sapi meronta-ronta dan meregangkan otot bukanlah sebagai ekspresi rasa sakit, melainkan sebagai ekspresi ‘keterkejutan otot dan saraf’ saja (yaitu pada saat darah mengalir keluar dengan deras). Mengapa demikian? Hal ini tentu tidak terlalu sulit untuk dijelaskan, karena grafik EEG tidak membuktikan juga tidak menunjukkan adanya rasa sakit itu.

Subhanallah… Memang selalu ada jawaban dari setiap pertanyaan tentang kebenaran Islam. Selalu ada penguatan Allah dari setiap adanya usaha pelemahan dari musuh Dien-Nya yang mulia ini.

Sebenarnya, sudah tidak ada alasan lagi menyimpan rasa tak tega melihat proses penyembelihan kurban, karena aku sudah tahu bahwa hewan ternak tersebut tidak merasakan sakit ketika disembelih. Dan yang paling penting, aku dapat mengerti hikmah dari salah satu Syariah Islam dan keberkahan Allah yang tersimpan di dalamnya.

"Diharamkan bagimu (memakan) bangkai, darah, daging babi, (daging hewan) yang disembelih atas nama selain Allah, yang tercekik, yang terpukul, yang jatuh, yang ditanduk, dan diterkam binatang buas, kecuali yang sempat kamu menyembelihnya, dan (diharamkan bagimu) yang disembelih untuk berhala…” (QS Al-Ma'idah: 3)

Wallahu’alam

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