Meninggalkan ibadah solat kerana cuai

Orang yang meninggalkan ibadah solat kerana cuai oleh urusan dunia akan malang nasibnya, berat seksaannya, rugi perdagangannya, besar musibahnya, dan panjang penyesalannya. Firman Allah SWT bermaksud: “Sesungguhnya solat itu adalah kewajipan yang ditentukan waktunya bagi orang yang beriman.”(An-Nisa : 103)

Abu Hurairah RA meriwayatkan: “Selepas Isyak aku bersama Umar bin Khattab ra pergi ke rumah Abu Bakar as-Siddiq untuk suatu keperluan. Sewaktu melalui pintu rumah Rasulullah SAW, kami mendengar suara rintihan. Kami pun berhenti sejenak. Kami dengar beliau menangis dan meratap: “Ah…andaikan saja aku dapat hidup terus untuk melihat apa yang diperbuat oleh umatku terhadap solat. Ah…aku sungguh menyesali umatku.”

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WANITA PEMBENCI RASULULLAH SAW

Tersebutlah seorang wanita tua yang sedang melintasi gurun pasir dengan membawa beban yang berat. Walaupun tampak sangat kepayahan, namun ia tetap berusaha membawa barang bawaannya dengan sekuat tenaga. Tak lama kemudian, seorang lelaki muda datang dan menawarkan diri untuk mengangkat bawaannya. Wanita malang itu menerima tawaran tersebut dengan senang hati. Lelaki itu pun mengangkat bawaannya kemudian mereka berjalan beriringan.

“Senang sekali kamu mau membantu dan menemani, saya sangat menghargainya”, kata wanita itu. Ternyata ia adalah seorang wanita yang senang berbicara. Lelaki itu pun dengan sabar mendengarkan sambil tersenyum tanpa pernah menyampuknya. 

Suatu sa'at dia berkata pada lelaki itu dan membuat permintaan. Jangan berbicara apapun tentang Muhammad! Gara-gara dia, tidak ada lagi rasa damai dan saya sangat terganggu dengan pemikirannya. Jadi sekali lagi, jangan berbicara apapun tentang Muhammad!”.

Dia lalu melanjutkan lagi, “Orang itu benar-benar membuat saya kesal. Saya selalu mendengar nama dan reputasinya kemanapun saya pergi. Dia dikenal berasal dari keluarga dan suku yang dipercayai, tapi tiba-tiba dia memecah belah orang-orang dengan mengatakan bahawa tuhan itu satu.”

“Dia menjerumuskan orang yang lemah, orang miskin dan budak-budak. Orang-orang itu berfikir mereka akan dapat menemukan kekayaan dan kebebasan dengan mengikuti jalannya,” wanita itu melanjutkan dengan kesal. “Dia merusak anak-anak muda dengan memutarbalikkan kebenaran. Dia meyakinkan mereka bahawa mereka kuat dan bahwa ada suatu tujuan yang mamu diraih. Jadi anak muda, jangan sekali-kali kamu berbicara tentang Muhammad!”

Tak lama kemudian, mereka sampai ke tempat tujuan. Lelaki itu menurunkan barang bawaannya. Wanita tua itu menatapnya sambil tersenyum penuh terima kasih. “Terima kasih banyak, anak muda. Kamu sangat baik. Kemurahan hati dan senyuman kamu itu sangat jarang saya temukan. Biarkan saya memberi kamu satu nasihat. Jauhi Muhammad! Jangan pernah memikirkan kata-katanya atau mengikuti jalannya. Kalau kamu lakukan itu, kamu tidak akan pernah mendapatkan ketenangan. Yang ada hanya masalah.”

Pada saat lelaki itu beredar, wanita itu menghentikannya, “Maaf, sebelum kita berpisah, boleh saya tahu namamu, anak muda?” Lalu lelaki itu memberitahukannya dan wanita itu terkejut setengah mati.

“Ma'af, apa yang kamu katakan? Kata-katamu tidak terdengar jelas. Telinga saya semakin tua, terkadang saya tidak boleh mendengar dengan baik. Kelihatannya lucu, saya fikir tadi saya mendengar kamu mengucapkan Muhammad.”

“Saya Muhammad,” lelaki itu mengulang kata-katanya lagi pada wanita tua itu.

Wanita itu terpaku memandangi Rasulullah SAW. Tak berapa lama meluncur kata-kata dari mulutnya, “Aku bersaksi tiada tuhan selain Allah, dan Muhammad adalah utusan-Nya.“

Demikianlah Rasulullah SAW. Hanya dengan dua kata dari mulutnya yang mulia, serta dibekali dengan kerendahan hati, kesabaran, dan kewibawaan yang luar biasa, beliau sanggup mengubah hati seorang wanita tua yang sebelumnya sangat membencinya menjadi mencintainya hanya dalam waktu singkat.

Betapa agungnya peribadi Baginda SAW.
.. Semoga tulisan ini dapat membuka pintu hati kita yang telah lama terkunci ...

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Planet kembar Bumi ditemui 2013?

Lebih 800 exoplanet sesuai didiami makhluk Bumi dikenal pasti berada di luar Sistem Suria. Foto: ESA/Hubble, NASA

SAN JUAN - Planet asing yang sesuai didiami makhluk Bumi akan dikenal pasti pada tahun depan, menurut laporan terbaru saintis baru-baru ini.

Saintis di Universiti Puerto Rico di Arecibo, Abel Mendez berkata, mereka yakin akan menemui planet 'kembar' Bumi yang pertama dalam masa terdekat memandangkan ahli astronomi telah menemui beberapa exoplanet (planet di luar Sistem Suria) sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

Difahamkan, pertama kali exoplanet ditemui pada tahun 1995 dan sejak itu lebih 800 dikenal pasti berada di luar Sistem Suria. 

Teleskop angkasa Kepler milik Pentadbiran Aeronautik dan Angkasa Lepas Kebangsaan (Nasa) juga telah mengesan lebih 2,300 planet asing berpotensi untuk didiami sejak Mac 2009. 

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KENAPA DOA DITOLAK

PESANAN AHLI SUFI IBRAHIM ADHAM:
 10 SEBAB DOA DITOLAK.


Ibrahim bin Adham ditanya oleh seseorang : “Wahai Guru! Allah telah berjanji dalam kitab-Nya bahawa Dia akan memakbulkan doa hamba-Nya. Kami telah berdoa setiap hari, siang dan malam, tapi mengapa sampai saat ini doa kami tidak dimakbulkan?”. 

Beliau terdiam sejenak lalu berkata, “Saudara sekalian. Ada sepuluh hal yang menyebabkan doa kalian tidak dijawab oleh Allah. 

1. Kamu mengenal Allah, namun tidak menunaikan hak-hak-Nya.

2. Kamu membaca Al-Quran, tapi kamu tidak mau
mengamalkan isinya.

3. Kamu mengakui bahwa iblis adalah musuh yang sangat
nyata, namun dengan suka hati kamu mengikuti jejak
dan perintahnya.

4. Kamu mengaku mencintai Rasulullah, tetapi kamu suka meninggalkan ajaran dan sunnahnya.

5. Kamu sangat menginginkan syurga, tapi kamu tak pernah melakukan amalan ahli syurga.

6. Kamu takut dimasukkan ke dalam neraka, namun kamu dengan senangnya sibuk dengan perbuatan ahli neraka.

7. Kamu mengaku bahwa kematian pasti datang, namun tidak pernah mempersiapkan bekal untuk menghadapinya.

8. Kamu sibuk mencari aib orang lain dan melupakan cacat dan kekurangan kamu sendiri.

9. Kamu setiap hari memakan rezeki Allah, tapi kamu lupa mensyukuri nikmat-Nya.

10.Kamu sering menghantar jenazah ke kubur, tapi tidak
pernah menyedari bahawa kamu akan mengalami hal
yang serupa.”

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Man found dead ‘after playing video games’

ALOR SETAR: A 35-year-old broker was found dead inside his home, supposedly after playing video games.

A video games console was found in front of Liu Peng Han's body.

The body was discovered by Liu's uncle who went to check on him at about 8.30pm on Thursday.

The uncle, who declined to be named, said he went to the victim's house in Taman Sri Ampang here as the latter had promised to meet up with him.

“I called him at 5pm but he did not pick up the phone. I went to the house as I was worried about him,” he said.

“I went there with a few relatives. We looked through the window and saw Liu lying on the sofa in the living area,” he said.

He added that they called Liu's name several times but he did not respond. They then broke open the front door and found that Liu was already dead.

It is learnt that Liu sometimes stayed up late playing video games.

Kota Setar OCPD Asst Comm Adzaman Mohd Jan said the victim was alone at home as his younger brother had gone to Kuala Lumpur.

He said police had yet to determine the cause of death as they needed to wait for the full report.

He added that the victim's body had been claimed by his family yesterday evening.

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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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SOP pelancongan Islam

KONSEP pelancongan Islam mula berkembang sebagai satu daripada produk pelancongan di Malaysia selepas insiden serangan 9 September 2001 terhadap bangunan Pusat Dagangan Dunia (WTC) New York yang lebih dikenali sebagai tragedi 911.

Selain kehancuran WTC sebagai sebuah mercu tanda terkemuka di New York, tragedi 911 meninggalkan kesan fenomena Islamophobia di kalangan penduduk Eropah hingga memberi impak negatif terhadap keselamatan orang Islam yang tinggal atau berkunjung ke mana-mana negara Eropah. 

Sebelum insiden berkenaan tercetus kebanyakan penduduk Timur Tengah yang berketurunan Arab khususnya berasal dari Negara Teluk gemar menghabiskan percutian musim panas di negara Eropah. 

Namun, akibat dasar kurang mesra terhadap pelancong Islam yang dilaksanakan oleh negara Barat, maka perhatian pelancong Timur Tengah beralih kepada negara Asia Tenggara seperti Indonesia dan Malaysia sebagai destinasi percutian mereka. 

Dalam konteks ini, Malaysia dilihat memiliki pelbagai kelebihan yang membolehkannya berperanan sebagai pelopor industri pelancongan Islam. 

Salah satu petunjuk yang menyokong pendapat ini ialah kedudukan Malaysia dalam 10 negara teratas yang menerima kedatangan pelancong teramai di dunia pada 2011.

Keadaan ini dibantu oleh faktor penarik yang dimiliki Malaysia iaitu kekayaan khazanah warisan masyarakat majmuk serta alam semula jadi indah serta masih terpelihara. 

Kestabilan politik serta kurangnya kerenah birokrasi dalam urusan imigresen dan kastam membuka hati pelancong asing untuk bertandang ke Malaysia tanpa sebarang rasa bimbang dan ragu.

Bagi merealisasikan hasrat untuk menjadikan negara ini sebagai destinasi pelancongan Islam pilihan utama maka sejak 2009 Malaysia mengambil langkah proaktif dengan menubuhkan Pusat Pelancongan Islam (ITC). ITC yang didaftarkan sebagai sebuah syarikat jaminan terhad di bawah Kementerian Pelancongan pada masa ini berfungsi sebagai sebuah organisasi yang merangka sistem dan panduan untuk diguna pakai oleh syarikat mengendalikan pelancongan Islam.

Justeru, pengwujudan sebuah standard prosedur operasi (SOP) yang patuh syariah serta bertaraf antarabangsa penting agar dapat diamalkan oleh syarikat pelancongan tempatan.

Untuk mencapai objektif ini, satu kolaborasi antara tokoh agama dan profesional Muslim daripada pelbagai bidang amat diperlukan supaya dimensi yang tepat dizahirkan dalam penyediaan SOP berkenaan.

Kedua-dua kelompok ini disarankan agar mengadakan proses kajian dan pembangunan (R&D) berhubung penerapan nilai halal dalam perkhidmatan hospitaliti yang selama ini berorientasikan Barat.

Ciri-ciri asas perkhidmatan pelancongan Islam merangkumi penyediaan makanan halal dan tempat tinggal yang peka kepada keperluan ibadah solat.

Andainya SOP yang diharapkan itu mampu mengambil kira aspek asas ini, maka ia sudah memadai pada peringkat permulaan ini untuk meletakkan satu dasar yang jelas dalam pelaksanaan pelancongan Islam supaya tiada pihak mempertikaikan status halal dalam penyediaan produk pelancongan Islam.

Memandangkan pelancongan Islam sememangnya relevan dengan suasana Malaysia yang dikenali sebagai sebuah negara Islam berfahaman sederhana, usahawan Bumiputera wajar merebut peluang menyertai industri ini.

Sepatutnya orang Melayu tidak mempunyai masalah yang besar dalam mengendalikan pelancongan Islam kerana mereka lebih memahami keperluan syariah dan adab Muslim.

Cuma masalah utama yang mungkin dihadapi usahawan Bumiputera untuk menjalankan perniagaan pelancongan ialah ketiadaan dana yang mencukupi serta kekurangan ilmu pengetahuan.

Tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa bilangan syarikat agensi pelancongan Bumiputera yang pada masa ini berjumlah 1,566 (sehingga September 2012) adalah lebih banyak berbanding tempoh 20 tahun lalu. Bagaimanapun, ia perlu disusuli dengan pemantapan jaringan perniagaan di kalangan usahawan Bumiputera dalam bidang pelancongan.

Dalam hal ini, pengendali pelancongan Islam di kalangan orang Melayu perlu memperkemaskan rantaian bekalan (supply chain) yang mencakupi pengedaran bahan makanan halal serta kemudahan pengangkutan sewajarnya dikendalikan oleh kumpulan usahawan Bumiputera.

Fungsi NGO seperti Persatuan Pelancongan dan Pengembaraan Bumiputera Malaysia (Bumitra) adalah diperlukan supaya dapat menggerakkan program mentor-mentee dalam kalangan ahlinya. 

Menerusi program berkenaan, syarikat pelancongan Bumiputera yang menempa kejayaan dalam industri itu boleh memperturunkan pengalaman kepada syarikat yang masih di tahap ‘junior’ terutama dalam aspek pengurusan kewangan syarikat dan sumber manusia.

Hal ini penting bagi menjamin industri pelancongan Islam benar-benar diterajui oleh usahawan Bumiputera yang berwibawa.

Pelancongan Islam di bumi Malaysia akan berkembang lebih pesat jika usahawan Bumiputera sentiasa mengambil pendekatan kreatif dan inovatif dalam strategi perniagaan mereka. 

Sebagai contoh sekiranya industri pelancongan Islam Malaysia menyasarkan pelancong dari Timur Tengah, maka pengusaha pelancongan Bumiputera perlu bijak mewujudkan pakej percutian yang menggunakan khidmat pemandu pelancong yang fasih berbahasa Arab.

Perkara ini dirasakan bukan masalah besar kerana mana-mana syarikat pelancongan boleh menggunakan khidmat lepasan universiti Timur Tengah yang pastinya mampu berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Arab. 

Selain itu, jadual pakej berkenaan akan lebih menarik jika menyelitkan program kebudayaan seperti nasyid dan marhaban yang sememangnya ada kaitan dengan budaya Arab.

Hasrat Malaysia ke arah menjadi hab pelancongan Islam terkemuka akan lebih berkesan apabila satu pelan perancangan strategik yang merangkumi tempoh jangka panjang dan pendek diwujudkan oleh Kementerian Pelancongan dan ITC. 

Adalah juga diharapkan pucuk pimpinan negara dapat mempertimbangkan industri pelancongan Islam sebagai salah satu bidang keberhasilan utama (NKRA) agar ia mampu menjana pertumbuhan pendapatan negara lebih tinggi.

Crerdit: Muhammad Nizam Abd Ghani