SELAMAT HARI RAYA 2026

 

Selamat Hari Raya to all Malaysians especially to Muslims. Eid Mubarak. Wishing you all happy gatherings and celebrations. Family time again where grown up children come home and we fuss over them like always.

Here is my old friend Prof Dr Mohd Razif playing a beautiful Hari Raya composition on his piano. Thank you Doc. 

GUTSHOT PODCAST - WHY ARE MALAYS NOT COMPETITIVE?

 

FRIDAY 20/3/2026 NOTES FROM THE QURAN: SURAH 29:6 JIHAD

NON MUSLIMS TOO PLEASE READ THIS AND STORE IT SOMEWHERE IN YOUR MEMORY

I have not written my Friday Notes From The Quran column in many months. Here is a quick one. Very brief. 

Surah Maryam 19:26  وَمَن جَـٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَـٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ   
(wa man jahada fa innama yujaahidu linafsihi innallaaha la ghaniyun anil álameen) 

The two words in red above are JAHADA and YUJAHIDU, both refer JIHAD. 

Here are 12 different English translations of this verse.

1. Yusuf Ali - And if any strive (JIHAD), they do so (JIHAD) for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation
2. Pickthal - And whosoever striveth (JIHAD), striveth (JIHAD) only for himself, for lo! Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures.
3. Arberry - Whosoever struggles (JIHAD), struggles (JIHAD) only to his own gain; surely God is All-sufficient nor needs any being.
4. Shakir - And whoever strives hard (JIHAD), he strives (JIHAD) only for his own soul; most surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) the worlds.
5. H/K/Saheeh - And whoever strives (JIHAD) only strives (JIHAD) for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
6. Malik - He that strives (JIHAD), does that (JIHAD) for his own soul; for Allah is certainly transcendent and beyond any need of the worlds.
7. Maulana Ali - And whoever strives hard (JIHAD), strives (JIHAD) for himself. Surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) (His) creatures.
8. Free Minds - And whosoever strives (JIHAD) then he is only striving for himself (JIHAD); for God is in no need of the worlds.
9. Qaribullah -  He who strives (JIHAD), strives for himself (JIHAD). Allah is the Rich, independent of the worlds.
10. Hilali/Khan  -  And whosoever strives (JIHAD), he strives (JIHAD) only for himself. Verily, Allah is free of all wants from the Alameen
11. Mohammad Shaikh Literal - And who struggled/exerted (JIHAD), so but he struggles/exerts (JIHAD) for his self, that God (is) rich from the (not in need of) creation all together/(universe)
12. Khalifa - Those who strive, strive for their own good. GOD is in no need of anyone.

My Comment: Whoever undertakes JIHAD then he undertakes JIHAD only for himself
because surely Allah is rich/self sufficient and beyond any need of the worlds

Sekolah Tahfiz principal in Kelantan charged with sexually assaulting boy

 

There they go again. Another case of sexual assault in a tahfiz school in Kelantan.

Religious school principal in Kelantan charged with sexually assaulting boy

PETALING JAYA: The mudir, or principal, of a religious school was charged in the Gua Musang sessions court in Kelantan today with three counts of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy from March 4 to 6.

Harian Metro reported that Razali Ab Ghani, 43, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before judge Nik Tarmizie Nik Shukri.

The first charge was allegedly committed at a tahfiz hostel at 11pm on March 4, and the second and third at the office of an orphanage at 11pm on March 5 and 6.

The charges are under Section 14(d) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for sexual assault, which provides for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping.

The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Shahril Ramli.
Razali was granted bail of RM10,000 for each charge, totalling up to RM30,000. 
The court set April 19 for the next mention of the case.

My Comments:

The news says all three assaults happened at 11 pm. 
The timing was regular. 
11 pm was also after the buka puasa.

Bear in mind - these are the cases that we read about in the media.