Berinteraksi dengan al-Quran

Umar al-Khatab menceritakan detik bersejarah runtuhnya tembok kekufuran oleh hembusan hidayah yang dihantar al-Quran ke jiwanya.

Umar berkata ketika dia masih kafir lagi: “Aku harus pergi ke Kaabah untuk melakukan tawaf tujuh atau 70 kali. Lalu aku pun datang ke sana untuk melakukan tawaf, aku melihat Rasulullah SAW sedang berdiri melakukan sembahyang, saat itu Baginda solat menghadap ke Syam (Baitulmaqdis) dan Baginda menjadikan Kaabah di antara dirinya dan negeri Syam. Baginda berdiri di antara rukun Hajarul Aswad dan rukun Yamani. Aku berkata dalam hati saat aku melihatnya: Demi Allah, jika malam ini aku mendengar apa yang dibaca oleh Muhammad. Jika aku sudah mendekatinya dan mendengarkan apa yang dibaca pasti aku akan mengejutkannya! Aku pun menghampirinya dari balik al-Hajar dan masuk ke dalam kain Kaabah, tidak ada jarak antara diriku dan Muhammad melainkan hanya dibatasi kain Kaabah saja. Saat aku mendengar al-Quran, hatiku mencair sehingga membuat aku menangis, sejak saat itu aku beriman.” (Kata Ata’ dan Mujahid yang dikutip oleh Ibnu Ishaq daripada Abdullah bin Abi Najih)

Mengapa susah sungguh berinteraksi dengan al-Quran? Apakah kerana ayat yang kita baca sekarang berbeza dengan ayat didengar Umar? Bukankah al-Quran tetap sama dan takkan pernah berubah sampai bila-bila?

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$4.8 Billion On A Yacht

The bottom of the vessel is plated in gold


A glass-covered atrium for dining


The master bedroom


The lavish upper deck

PETALING JAYA: While newspapers in Britain were abuzz with reports that the owner of the world's most expensive luxury yacht is a Malaysian, no one can confirm it.

British daily The Sun reported that the 31m History Supreme is owned by a Malaysian businessman who paid 3bil (RM14.5bil) for it.

To put things in perspective, this figure is close to the estimated cost of the country's first mass rapid transit (MRT) system, which has a price tag of RM20bil.

Comparatively, the world's biggest private yacht, the 164m Eclipse owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich costs only RM3.65bil.

The Sun also reported that the History Supreme is made out of 100 tonnes of gold and platinum, which cover more than half its surface, and the base of the vessel is wrapped in gold.

The daily said the yacht's features, including the deck, dining area, rails and anchor, are all made from precious metals.

Below deck, things become even more exotic, featuring meteoric stone and a T-Rex dinosaur bone in the sleeping quarters.

The boat was built in Italy but was completed in Malaysia two weeks ago.

According to the newspaper, the businessman had approached Liverpool jeweller Stuart Hughes for this unique project.

The businessman had even asked Hughes if he could customise an aeroplane.

Hughes, who is famous for creating exclusive, gold-plated and jewel-encrusted luxury items ranging from mobile phones to aquariums, took three years to build the yacht.

“It was pretty much a case of can you make this gold, can you make that gold? We just did what we were told and are delighted with the results,” Hughes was quoted as saying.

The yacht is believed to be based on Italian yacht-maker Baia's latest One Hundred model, which costs at least RM30mil.

Lihat The Star