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Keutamaan Bulan Ramadhan

Bulan ramadhan bulan yang mulia, sebuah momen yang sangat agung dimana Allah -ta'ala- melipat gandakan pahala setiap hamba yang beramal, dan membukakan pintu-pintu kebaikan. bulan yang penuh berkah dan rahmat serta ampunan. Allah berfirman :

 

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ

Artinya : "Bulan Ramadhan, bulan yang di dalamnya diturunkan (permulaan) Al Quran sebagai petunjuk bagi manusia dan penjelasan-penjelasan mengenai petunjuk itu dan pembeda (antara yang hak dan yang batil)." (QS Al-Baqoroh : 185)

Bulan dimana pintu-pintu surga dibuka, pintu-pintu neraka ditutup, dan dibelenggunya setan-setan. Rosulullah -sholallahu 'alaihi wasallam- bersabda :

إذا جاء رمضان فُتِّحت أبواب الجنة وغُلِّقت أبواب النار وصُفِّدت الشياطين

Artinya : "Jika datang bulan ramadhan, pintu-pintu surga dibuka, pintu-pintu neraka ditutup, dan setan-setan dibelenggu." (Muttafaq 'Alaihi)

Keutamaan Bulan Ramadhan

Bau Mulut Lebih Wangi Dari Pada Misik

Doa Ampunan Dari Para Malaikat

Indahnya Surga Bagi Orang Yang Berpuasa

Dibelenggunya Setan-Setan Pada Bulan Ramadhan

Ampunan Allah Bagi Ummat Ini

Dibukanya pintu-pintu surga dikarenakan banyaknya amalan-amalan sholih dilakukan pada bulan tersebut. dan ditutupnya pintu-pintu neraka dikarenakan sedikitnya amalan kemaksiatan yang dilakukan orang-orang yang beriman pada bulan itu. dan dibelenggunya setan-setan dikarenakan mereka tidak bisa lagi merusak dan menyesatkan manusia sebagaimana pada bulan-bulan yang lain dimana manusia pada waktu itu sedang sibuk melaksanakan amalan-amalan ibadah dan ketaatan.

Dan diantara keutamaan bulan ramadhan adalah sebagaimana yang disabdakan Rosulullah -sholallahu 'alaihi wasallam- :

أُعْطِيَتْ أمتي خمس خصال في رمضان لم تُعْطَهُنَّ أمة من الأمم قبلها : خلوف فم الصائم أطيب عند الله من ريح المسك , وتستغفر لهم الملائكة حتى يفطروا , ويزين الله كل يوم جنته ويقول : يوشك عبادي الصالحون أن يلقوا عنهم المؤونة والأذى ويصيروا إليك , وتصفد فيه مَرَدَة الشياطين فلا يخلصون إلى ما كانوا يخلصون إليه في غيره , ويغفر لهم في آخر ليلة " , قيل : يا رسول الله أهي ليلة القدر ؟ قال : " لا ولكن العامل إنما يوفى أجره إذا قضى عمله

Artinya : "Diberikan kepada ummatku 5 hal pada bulan ramadhan yang tidak diberikan kepada ummat-ummat sebelumnya : bau mulut seseorang yang berpuasa lebih wangi bagi Allah dari pada wangi misik. dan malaikat-malaikat mendoakan ampunan bagi orang-orang yang berpuasa sampai mereka berbuka. dan Allah menghiasi surga-Nya setiap hari seraya berkata : mereka para hamba-hambaKu yang harus merasakan kesusahan (demi) menuju kepadamu. dan dibelenggunya gangguan-gangguan setan maka setan-setan tidak bisa lagi menyesatkan sebagaimana mereka menyesatkan pada bulan-bulan yang lainnya. dan diampuni (dosa-dosa) mereka disetiap akhir malam. dikatakan kepada Nabi -sholallahu 'alaihi wasallam- : wahai Rosulullah, apakah itu lailatul qodar? beliau menjawab : tidak, akan tetapi setiap orang yang beramal diberi pahalanya kepada mereka setiap selesai mengerjakan amalannya." (HR Ahmad, Al-Bazzar dan Al-Baihaqi dengan sanad yang lemah akan tetapi memiliki saksi-saksi)

 

Lima keutamaan yang diberikan kepada ummat ini pada bulan ramadhan yang tidak diberikan kepada ummat sebelumnya :

Bahwa bau mulut orang yang berpuasa bagi Allah lebih wangi dari pada wangi misik. hal ini karena bau mulut disebabkan oleh amalan ketaatan yaitu puasa. akan tetapi bukan berarti seseorang yang berpuasa kemudian menyepelekan kebersihan mulutnya sehingga dapat mengganggu orang lain disekitarnya. dikarenakan bau tersebut tidak dapat dihindarkan pada waktu puasa, maka setiap orang yang berpuasa harus berusaha semaksimal mungkin agar orang disekitarnya tidak terganggu oleh bau mulutnya.

Bahwa para malaikat mendoakan ampunan untuk orang-orang yang berpuasa hingga mereka berbuka. dan malaikat adalah makhluk yang dimuliakan, tidak pernah melanggar perintah-perintah-Nya. dan mereka adalah makhluk yang paling utama untuk dikabulkan doanya.

Allah -ta'ala- menghiasi surga-Nya setiap hari agar lebih menarik bagi orang-orang yang beramal. agar lebih menyemangati mereka untuk terus mengamalkan ketaatan. karena puasa, mereka dijauhkan dari kenikmatan-kenikmatan dunia dan harus menanggung kesusahan akibat puasa. ini dilakukan dengan harapan untuk menggapai surga.

Bahwa setan-setan dibelenggu sehingga tidak bisa mengganggu dan menyesatkan orang-orang yang beriman sebagaimana mereka mengganggu pada bulan-bulan selainnya. karena Allah mengutamakan bulan ramadhan dengan ibadah dan ketaatan kepada-Nya. sehingga orang-orang beriman pun sibuk dengan amalan mereka.

Bahwa Allah mengampuni ummat ini pada tiap akhir malam. sebagaimana yang dijelaskan oleh Rosulullah -sholallahu 'alaihi wasallam- bahwa setiap hamba akan diberi pahalanya setiap selesai mengerjakan amalannya. berarti, pada bulan ini, setiap hamba akan diampuni jika mereka telah mengerjakan apa yang diperintahkan kepada mereka dari berpuasa dan melaksanakan amalan-amalan yang lainnya.

Itulah beberapa keutamaan bulan suci ramadhan yang akan datang sebentar lagi. sehingga kita harus benar-benar mempersiapkan diri untuk menghadapinya dengan niat yang lurus dan jiwa yang bersih, karena semua amalan ketaatan sangatlah berat kecuali bagi orang-orang yang khusyu'.

Introduction to Tokyo

Tokyo's kaleidoscopic lights, crush of humanity and sheer scale can be overwhelming for first-timers. Yet linger a while and you'll almost certainly encounter the serene side of traditional Japan. Discover graceful tea ceremonies and gardens awash with springtime cherry blossom, a world apart from skyscraper-dotted Shinjuku or trend-obsessed Harajuku. Forget trying to make sense of this megalopolis, with its jigsaw of real estate and seething mass of people, and follow the example of the omikuji (fortune scrolls) at Senso-ji Temple -- just take Tokyo as it comes.

Things to Do

Tokyo stuns with its contrasts -- one minute you're lost in Shiodome's skyscraper jungle, the next in quiet contemplation beside a carp pond in the Zen-like Hamarikyu Gardens. Too vast to grasp, this city is all about delighting in the details -- whether you're watching locals retrieve their fortunes from wooden drawers at Buddhist Senso-ji Temple or enjoying springtime cherry trees in bloom in Ueno Park, home to the treasure-trove Tokyo National Museum. Across the color-changing Rainbow Bridge lies artificial island Odaiba's futuristic cityscape and Edo-style hot springs.

Shopping

With its neon lights and insatiable appetite for trends, Tokyo screams consumerism. The hippest styles are found on Harajuku's Takeshita Street, where young Tokyoites dress up as Goths and Manga characters. Hunt for electronic wizardry in Akihabara or traditional lacquer bowls and silk kimonos in Asakusa. Designer boutiques and interior-design stores stud ultramodern Omotesando Avenue, near the diamond-like Prada store. Sidestep giant tuna to enjoy fresh sushi at Tsukiji Fish Market, at its lively best before 10am.

Nightlife and Entertainment

Sleep is overrated in this 24-hour dynamo of a city. Roppongi attracts party-loving expats to bars reverberating with DJ beats, karaoke, and Elvis impersonators. For an alternative scene, try Ebisu's funky cafés. Sleek lounges cluster in high-rise Shinjuku, where you can sip cocktails and see the skyline glitter at Park Hyatt's 52nd-floor New York Bar of Lost in Translation fame. This wouldn't be Tokyo without Japanese kabuki dance-drama at Kabuki-za Theater and sumo wrestling at Kokugikan Stadium.

Restaurants and Dining

Tokyo is a city of interiors, as seen in skyscraping Shibuya and Shinjuku, where restaurants' avant-garde designs and panoramic views are as big a draw as their menus. For a party vibe, join locals at boisterous izakaya bars in Roppongi, where yakisakana (grilled fish) and onigiri (rice balls) are washed down with copious amounts of sake. In Asakusa's narrow backstreets, kimono-clad waitresses shuffle gracefully between low tables piled high with okonomiyaki (savory pancakes), and steaming noodles.

Read more: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/tokyo/0085010001.html#ixzz1W8b0AM9R

See-Through Stunner: How to Build The Ultimate Acrylic PC

When all of the walls of a system are transparent, where do you hide the cables? Answer: behind all the awesome insides

Were there a Mount Everest of PC builds, the see-through PC would likely be it. The difficulties are great, and the possibilities for failure high, but there’s nothing that gets me more excited than the opportunity to crack my knuckles and customize the lighting and electrical setup of a transparent desktop system.

The most fearsome part of this build is the acrylic case I’m using: There’s nowhere to hide any mistakes. Nor can I just stuff a mass of cables in some secluded area of the case and call it a day. Every bit of this build has to be focused on aesthetics, so I’m grabbing my toolbox and busting out a ton of different tricks to make sure this system can stand up to scrutiny.

Ingredients

• Case DangerDen DD Tower-21 $210
• www.dangerden.com   
• PSU Kingwin LZG-1000 $170
• www.kingwin.com
• Water Block Koolance CPU-370 $85
• www.koolance.com      
• Reservoir Swiftech MCRES Micro Rev2 $26
• www.swiftech.com      
• Pump Swiftech MCP35X $110
• www.swiftech.com
• Radiator Black Ice GT Stealth 360 X-Flow $70 
• www.dangerden.com
• Tubing Tygon 3/8-inch ID tubing (5 feet) $10 
• www.frozencpu.com
• Fluid Feser One, UV orange $20  
• www.frozencpu.com
• Fans 3x Yate Loon 12x2.5cm UV-reactive LED fans $21 
• www.frozencpu.com
• Fan Filters 3x ModRight FilterRight 12cm filters $18 
• www.frozencpu.com
• Switch UV-illuminated Bulgin-style "Momentary" Vandal switch, Lamptron EZ Bulgin switch cable $21  
• www.frozencpu.com
• Connectors 8 pairs Koolance Quick Disconnects (VL2N-MG and VL2N-F06S) $101
• www.koolance.com
• Mobo Asus P6X58D Premium $280 
• www.asus.com
• CPU Intel Core i7-950 $270 
• www.intel.com
• RAM Corsair TR3X6G1600C7 DDR3/1600 6GB kit $75  
• www.corsair.com
• Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS424-98 DVD burner $25 
• us.liteonit.com/us/
• Hard Drive 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black 7,200rpm $80 
• www.wdc.com
• GPU AMD Radeon HD 6850 $180  
• www.amd.com
• OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM) $99 
• www.microsoft.com
• Lighting Mutant Mods EL wire, yellow (10 feet) $12  
• www.jab-tech.com
• Lighting Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme 6-channel fan controller $5  
• www.directron.com
• Fan Controller Sony Optiarc BC-5640H-01 $35 
• www.frozencpu.com
• Sleeving Flexo (UV Jester) and black heat-shrink $22 
• www.frozencpu.com
• Total (customizations only) $945

Total for PC: $1,945

Selecting the right hardware to make a system look good is the most important part of a transparent PC construction. That’s why you’ll see that my parts—a number of which were donated to the cause by online retailer FrozenCPU—are more focused on the system’s appearance than its actual performance. Feel free to use whatever components you want. I’m using the same standard parts I’ve used for my previous case builds.

The case is a no-brainer: acrylic. DangerDen graciously sent over a version of its acrylic case that hides the hard drive underneath the power supply, lest I be tempted to bust out the Dremel and construct a window within the drive itself. The two-bay cutout on the front of the case is critical, too, providing just enough space for an optical drive and a series of switches that I’ll use to power and control the system’s lighting.

Also critical: the modular power supply (provided by Kingwin). If you haven’t noticed by now, the name of the game here is cable management. Specifically, I need to use as few cables as possible inside the case, as there’s no great way to conceal them.

I’m packing a 3/8-inch water-cooling setup to give the inside a bit more visual flair. The reactive fluid should look extra special combined with blue lighting from the radiator fans and separate UV spotlights. And to complete the Tron motif, I’m outlining the exterior of the case with yellow electroluminescent wire.

Coldplay newest album

After their recent headliners at our very own Splendour in the Grass festival, followed by world renowned Lollapalooza last weekend – Coldplay have even more in store for us! A new album!

It’s their 5th studio album and called Mylo Xyloto, due out October 25. It's hard to believe the 4 piece have had time to hit studio between their heavy touring schedule... but the boys’ creativity seem to be insuppressible.

Mylo Xyloto’s release date announcement comes without a track listing, but will obviously include the band’s latest single, "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall".

If you managed to see Coldplay over the past few months, you would have scored a sneaky at some of their other proposed material; to make every gig unique they have been playing a different new track at each. Nice!

Also check out the cool graffiti cover art for the album designed by David A. Carter. which some lucky diehards will be able to snap up as a limited edition pop-up book.

Introduction to Zurich

Self-confident and prosperous, Zürich is the blueprint of Swiss perfection with its banking muscle, Alpine backdrop and love of good living. Blessed with pure air, the dazzling Lake Zürich and a walkable Altstadt district full of fine boutiques and restaurants, it's little wonder the locals look so pleased. But where is the urban edge? You need only delve into Dada at Cabaret Voltaire, enjoy a literary pint at the James Joyce Pub or buy a funky Freitag bag to realize that behind its super-slick facade, Zürich inspires and innovates.

Things to Do

See the first rays illuminate Marc Chagall's exquisite stained-glass windows at the medieval Fraumünster church, rising gracefully above the Limmat River. You'll find standouts by Monet and a peerless Alberto Giacometti collection at the Kunsthaus, while Cabaret Voltaire, birthplace of the WWI Dada movement, gives insight into the rebellious Swiss psyche. With the Alps on the horizon and a crystal-clear lake for summertime recreation, Zürich is an outdoorsy place. Head up to Uetliberg peak for expansive city views and scenic hiking trails.

Shopping

Trams rumble past stately 19th-century department stores and boutiques on Bahnhofstrasse boulevard, where luxury lovers shop for Tiffany diamonds, Swiss-made Beyer watches and the latest Louis Vuitton. An affordable indulgence is a gift-wrapped box of Confiserie Sprüngli's chocolate truffles and feather-light macaroons, Zürich's best since 1836. The Limmat River flows swiftly past Schipfe, where you'll find one-off crafts in quaint workshops and galleries. In Züri West, the flagship Freitag store stocks its entire range of the hippest messenger bags.

Nightlife and Entertainment

Down by the river, the Altstadt's historic lanes attract a lively crowd with a mix of pubs, jazz bars and pavement cafés. Guinness comes with poetry at the mahogany bar in the James Joyce Pub, featuring the original Victorian interior of Jury's of Dublin mentioned in Ulysses. Champagne cocktails in the sublimely Art Nouveau Café Odeon are the perfect prelude to concerts at the neo-classical Opera House. Züri West's hip lounge bars and high-octane clubs provide late-night partying.

Restaurants and Dining

Foodies revere the menus that read like culinary poetry at Zürich's smart lakefront restaurants; book weeks ahead for the Michelin-starred Petermann's Kunststuben. For a flavor of the Alps, take comfort in gooey cheese fondue and crisp rösti potatoes at an Altstadt wood-paneled tavern. The scene is more diverse in Züri West, where diners tuck into good-value Turkish kebabs, authentic curries and Italian food.

Mencegah Virus Menular

Waduh...... stelah berlama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama ngepost yg bhsanya yg sangat amat teramat sangat  "formal" inilah saatnya ane akan menampilnya eh maksud ane  nampilin post yg agak santeee.... ya uda deh... langsung to de point aja yaaak.....

Salah satu teknik penyebaran virus yang paling cepat saat ini yaitu dengan melalu Flash disk. Penyebaran melalui USB Flash disk biasanya menggunakan fitur autorun atau biasa disebut juga dengan autoplay.

Jika komputer anda termasuk yang sering kedatangan tamu USB Flash disk, mungkin cara berikut bisa dicoba. Cara berikut ini akan mengurangi potensi komputer anda terserang virus melalui Flash disk.

Tentunya tindakan yang bijak bukan melalukan tindak preventif sebelum komputer anda terkena penyakit. Ya sama lah, mencegah lebih baik dari pada mengobati, hehe.

Nah, langsung aja ya. Berikut cara mencegah penularan virus komputer dengan menonaktifkan fitur autorun atau autoplay.

Bukalah kotak dialoh run. Bisa melalui Start -> Run atau tekan tombol Windows di keyboard, tahan kemudian tekan tombol R (Windows+R).

Setelah kotak dialog run muncul, ketik gpedit.msc, tekan OK.

Kemudian akan muncul window Group Policy seperti ini.

Masukkah ke folder Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.

Klik ganda pada Turn Off Autoplay.

Kemudian pada window Turn Off Autoplay Properties pilih opsi Enabled. Pada pilihan Turn off Autoplay on pilih All drives. Klik Ok.

Langkah selanjutnya, buka folder User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System. Kemudian lakukan seperti langkah 5-6.

Semoga dengan cara ini, frekuensi komputer ente terkena virus dapat berkurang jauh. ane kira ini cukup segini aja dah abisnya tugas sekolah makin numpuk aja. sukron....... assalamualaikum

What a beautiful europe!

A new Mercer study ranks cities by the quality of life they offer expatriate executives and their families across the world What foreign postings are most coveted by expatriate executives? To find out, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which provides advice to multinational companies on international assignments, has come up with a global ranking of the world's most livable cities based on 39 key quality-of-life issues. They include political stability, currency-exchange regulations, political and media censorship, school quality, housing, the environment and public safety. Mercer collected the data between September and November of 2006 and considered 215 cities around the globe. Switzerland's main commercial and cultural center, Zurich, topped the list this year, followed by Geneva, and Vancouver and Vienna, which tied for third.

100% Green House

This house built at Playa Carate, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, created by Robles Arquitectos is 100% self-sufficient. The house uses water from the forest, which also serves as a power source thanks to two low-impact hydroelectric turbines that generate 800kWh. Photovoltaic Solar panels on the roof provide up to 10,800kWh of electricity, whilst additional solar thermal panels heat up the water.

The house is so isolated from civilization that it has no access to public power cables, sanitation, or water.

Everything in the house has been designed to be energy efficient and easy to maintain, and all the building materials were tested in order to gauge their impact on the environment.

Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8: Who Will Win the Post-PC World?

In the past week, both Microsoft and Apple laid out their visions of the future of computing, and the message is clear: it's all mobile, all the time. First Microsoft revealed Windows 8, borrowing heavily from Windows Phone to be friendly to tablets and touch interfaces. Then yesterday Apple took the stage to show off its Mac OS X "Lion" system software, which owes a lot to its mobile platform, iOS. Whose vision is more compelling, though?

Apple appears to have the advantage of having been focused on mobile for longer. Sure, Microsoft had a mobile version of Windows for years before Apple got into phones, but Windows Mobile is as far removed from current smartphones as a Walkman is from an iPod touch. Microsoft is making the bigger bet on the mobile-centric philosophy, though, as it appears to be all but throwing out the familiar Windows interface in favor of the touch-friendly tiles, simplified menus, and full-screen modes that are the norm on smartphones and tablets. (I should point out there is a "legacy view" in Windows 8, which brings back the folders and Windows, though it's certainly not the emphasis.)

For all of Lion's iOS roots, it's still primarily made to be used with a keyboard and (non-touch screen) monitor. I imagine this is because of Apple's general stance against "vertical" touch screens like the HP TouchSmart line (even though those aren't vertical in the strictest sense). It appears Apple draws a line in the sand between traditional personal computers and anything portable. Beyond here there be Lions.

Microsoft's approach is different. While Apple scales up its iOS mobile platform for the iPad's larger touch screen, Microsoft plans to give Windows tablets the same OS as desktops and laptops, in fact architecting the new OS from the ground up to be friendly to both. Smartphones are stuck with the scaled-down version, Windows Phone. At least, that appears to be the approach, based on what Microsoft showed at last week's All Things Digital and Computex events.

Why would Microsoft go this route, when Apple has clearly shown that a "lite" tablet OS, centered around showcasing media (music, video, and photos), is enough for consumers? The simple answer: for Microsoft, it's not all about consumers. Business and enterprise have always been a big factor in whatever Windows does, and with tablets it needs to appeal to customers who want to do more "serious" things than watching Netflix and posting tweets. Certainly there are companies itching for Microsoft to release a tablet worth buying, as a Goldman Sachs study from earlier this year found that 32 percent of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) surveyed were planning to buy a Windows slate for their businesses (though, tellingly, 42 percent were planning on getting an iPad).

There's something more fundamental fueling Microsoft's approach here, though. By revamping Windows to more closely resemble Windows Phone, the company appears to be trying to make the OS experience more consistent across all devices; even the new Xbox 360 dashboard is starting to look more like a mobile OS. It's now clear that when Microsoft announced in January that it was re-engineering Windows to run on ARM processors (heavily favored in mobile devices) it was not some kind of "let's wait and see" side bet. It's going all-in on Windows being on everything, come what may to the OS itself. The company hasn't given any details on exactly how this will affect Windows Phone 8, but I suspect that when it's revealed, the lines between it and full-on Windows 8 will be blurry—much more fuzzy than the line between Lion and iOS 5.

In the end, I think Apple's approach will win out. While I admire the ambition and holistic approach of Microsoft's Windows 8 master plan, it appears too ideal. People don't use all devices in the same way (it's actually why we have different devices in the first place), and drawing the OS line between portable touch screens and keyboard-and-monitor setups seems sensible—at least for now. At Computex, when Microsoft demonstrated that its touch-friendly Windows 8 could still be operated by keyboard and mouse, it almost sounded like a workaround or worse, an apology.

Someone needs to remind Microsoft that there are still many displays that aren't touch screens, and, more to the point, that it hasn't shown a compelling Windows tablet yet. Having a touch-centric OS is certainly a key part in creating one, but taking the entire Windows environment down the same road is either brilliantly forward-looking, or premature.

We'll find out which when Windows 8 finally debuts next year (probably), right around the time Apple will likely be readying the iPad 3 for release. Whose OS strategy will come out on top? My money's on the guy with a proven track record in mobile.