Jampi boleh bawa syirik

Oleh Dr. Amran Kasimin

JAWAPAN: Perkataan jampi dalam bahasa Arab disebut seperti ruqyah (al-Munjid, 1960: 276) bererti perlindungan, iaitu berlindung daripada segala keburukan.

Ia juga dikenali sebagai al-mu’awwizat atau at-ta’awwuz, juga bererti perlindungan. Penggunaan ruqyah lebih terkenal. Menurut Ibn Athir, ruqyah ialah meminta perlindungan menggunakan jampi mantera kerana sakit ataupun demam, gila dan sebagainya.

Dalam hadis, riwayat Abu Daud dalam sunahnya dijelaskan, daripada Auf bin Malik ia berkata, kami pernah menggunakan jampi mantera ketika zaman jahiliah. Lalu kami bertanya: Ya Rasulullah, apakah pendapat tuan mengenai perkara ini. Baginda menjawab: Perdengarkan kepadaku jampi mantera kamu itu, tidak mengapa selagi ia tidak mengandungi syirik.

Menurut keterangan hadis ini, jampi mantera ada kalanya boleh menyebabkan seseorang itu syirik. Di antara sebutan yang boleh menyebabkan syirik ialah ungkapan meminta perlindungan kepada makhluk seperti jin, menyamakan qudrah Allah dengan keupayaan makhluk-makhluk, beriktikad keberkatan jampi mantera yang boleh menyembuhkan penyakit, memberi kuasa, kekuatan atau hikmat terhadap objek-objek tertentu.

Seorang sahabat, Jabir memberitahu Rasulullah, bapa saudaranya pandai menjampi. Mendengarkan kata-katanya, itu, baginda terus melarang amalan jampi mantera. Bapa saudara Jabir kemudian menemui baginda dan memperdengarkan bacaan jampinya untuk merawat sakit sengatan kala jengking. Setelah mendengar, baginda menjawab, sekiranya ada di antara orang Islam yang berupaya menolong saudaranya, ia hendaklah berbuat demikian.

Dalam peristiwa ini baginda mula-mula menegah bapa saudara Jabir melakukan jampi kerana menyangka jampi dituturkan dengan kalimah yang boleh mendatangkan syirik. Setelah mendengar jampi itu, baginda membenarkannya apabila mendapati jampi itu tidak bertentangan dengan ajaran Islam.

Orang yang meminta pertolongan, sama ada perlindungan diri ataupun harta benda, termasuk perlindungan keluarga kepada makhluk-makhluk halus berkeyakinan bahawa objek di mana ia memohon perlindungan itu mempunyai keupayaan berbuat demikian, padahal hakikatnya hanya Allah yang mempunyai keupayaan. Kerana itu apabila seseorang itu memohon perlindungan kepada makhluk, ini bererti bahawa individu berkenaan menyamakan atau menyekutukan kudrah Allah yang sebenar, dengan keupayaan yang dimiliki oleh makhluk tadi. Penyekutuan atau penyamaan ini dinamakan “syirik”, ism masdar daripada perkataan syarika, yasyraku (al- Munjid, 1960:384).

Begitu juga mereka yang beranggapan makhluk halus yang dipercayai boleh mempengaruhi kehidupan manusia, mendatangkan bencana, menyebabkan kurangnya hasil tangkapan di laut ataupun boleh memberi kebaikan apabila diberi sajian dengan cara membuang ancak, semah atau pemujaan.

Perbuatan seperti ini dinamakan “syirk” dalam bahasa Arab ataupun “syirik” dalam sebutan Melayu. Orang yang berbuat demikian dinamakan “musyrik”, andainya dia lelaki tunggal dan “musyrikin atau “musyrikun” andainya ramai.

Sesungguhnya Allah tidak mengampuni dosa syirik dan Dia mengampuni dosa selain daripada itu (an-Nisa’: 47).

Mengenai soalan yang berkaitan ayat-ayat al-Quran, kandungan hadis ataupun doa dalam jampi mantera ataupun serapah, perlu dijelaskan bahawa sebutan-sebutan seperti ini juga tidak menjamin bahawa kewujudan kalimah-kalimah ataupun ayat-ayat tersebut menjadi alasan atau bukti bahawa amalan yang dilakukan itu sesuai dengan ajaran Islam. Begitu juga kalimah-kalimah yang memperlihatkan adanya pengaruh Islam.

Kalimah-kalimah tersebut seperti sebutan nama malaikat, Rasul atau Nabi, khalifah, kalimah-kalimah berkat ataupun rangkaian kata syahadah yang digunakan dalam ungkapan jampi mantera ataupun serapah.

Penggunaan ayat-ayat al-Quran seperti dijelaskan, juga kalimah-kalimah yang mengandungi unsur-unsur pengaruh Islam pada hakikatnya lebih banyak mengelirukan.

Dalam banyak hal, kalimah-kalimah tersebut dicampuradukkan dengan nama-nama jin yang tidak diketahui hakikatnya, juga kata-kata yang tidak difahami maknanya, tidak dapat ditafsirkan dengan tepat.

Ungkapan seperti ini terdapat dalam jampi, mantera dan serapah yang digunakan oleh mereka yang melibatkan diri dengan ilmu kebatinan Melayu, terutama untuk rawatan dan persembahan teater tradisional.

Penggunaan kalimah-kalimah Allah yang diselit-selitkan dengan nama malaikat, Nabi, kalimah syahadah di samping sebutan nama jin dan syaitan merupakan perbuatan menghina atau mempersenda keagungan Allah yang diistilah sebagai istihza’ malah dalam ungkapan jampi pengasih misalnya, penggunaan kalimah-kalimah tersebut bagi tujuan jahat, menundukkan seseorang supaya jatuh kasih kepadanya menyebabkan mangsa rindu dendam, tertumpu akal fikiran dan ingatannya kepada orang yang memuja.

Walaupun demikian, kerana ungkapan tadi selalunya dituturkan dengan cepat, suara perlahan dan sukar didengar dengan jelas, selain kalimah Bismillah di awal kata, diikuti sebutan salam dan kalimah syahadah di akhir ungkapan, maka ia akan menimbulkan anggapan bahawa apa yang dibaca oleh penutur adalah terdiri daripada ayat-ayat al-Quran.

Di bawah ini diperturunkan satu rangkaian kata jampi pengasih sebagai contoh:

Bismi ‘Llahi ‘r-rahmani r-rahim; bismillah urat daun; bismillah tembakau cina; bismillah asap pucuk; hei jin segala jin; pergi ambil hati (dengan menyebut nama mangsa dan nama ibunya); hantar mari kat aku; kalau tidak aku sumpah engkau; sumpah baginda rasulullah; dengan baginda rasulullah; dengan berkat doa; la ilaha illa ‘llah; muhammad ‘r-rasulullah.

Ungkapan di atas mengandungi Bismillah sepenuhnya sebagai pembuka kata. Selepas menyebut sebanyak tiga kali, jin dipanggil mengambil hati gadis yang dipuja, untuk dihantar kepada penutur atau pemuja. Perbuatan seperti ini, iaitu yang melibatkan jin sama ada disedari penutur atau tidak, termasuk dalam amalan sihir.

Berdasarkan keterangan ini, biarpun dalam ungkapan yang dikenali sebagai jampi, mantera atau serapah itu mengandungi ayat-ayat al-Quran, kandungan hadis, doa ataupun hanya sebahagian daripadanya, tetapi ia disertakan dengan sebutan nama iblis dan syaitan, disertakan sebutan nama-nama dewa ataupun Tuhan sembahan selain daripada Allah, maka sebutan itu adalah terlarang.

Untuk memperkuat arahan, penutur kepada jin, agar ia pergi mengambil hati si gadis, dikatakan bahawa ia akan disumpah dengan menyebut nama baginda Rasulullah.

Hal demikian memperlihatkan bahawa sumpah yang dikenakan terhadap jin yang ingkar seolah-olah datang daripada Rasulullah ataupun berlaku hasil keberkatan menyebut nama nabi. Dalam masa yang sama sumpah juga dikenakan dengan menyebut keberkatan doa kalimah La ilaha illa ‘Llah, Muhammada ‘r-rasulullah.

Penutur kata ungkapan kata ini hakikatnya melakukan pemujaan dengan mencampuradukkan kalimah Allah untuk memanggil jin bagi menundukkan mangsa. Kalau enggan, ia akan kena sumpah. Ini memperlihatkan seolah-olah jin itu khadam penutur. Orang yang meminta pertolongan, sama ada perlindungan diri atau lain-lainnya boleh menyebabkan pemesongan iktikad seperti yang dijelaskan. Mereka adalah terdiri daripada orang yang sesat seperti yang disebut dalam al-Quran, surah al-Hijr: 42.

PEMBACA yang ada kemusykilan alamatkanlah soalan kepada:

Dr. Amran Kasimin,

Lot 3673, Jalan Aman, Kg. Sungai Merab Luar,

43000 Kajang, Selangor.

By Charles Fuchs

Do you love to work out? Do you wish you could be around fitness all day long? Then the best work from home jobs for you would be in the fitness career. While most people think that the only home-based fitness job available is to become a personal trainer, there are several other options for anyone who loves fitness. So what are some of the best work from home jobs in fitness?

Personal Trainer - When someone says that you are considering getting a job in fitness, this is usually the first job that comes to mind. The personal trainer is one of the best work from home jobs in fitness, because it is the most well-known. While some people are willing to hire a personal trainer who has no training or certification, both training and certification will make you more marketable. Be warned, though, there is a lot of competition in the personal training business, so you will want to do what you can to make yourself stand out among the rest.

Fitness Instructor - If you have training or skills in a particular area of fitness, then you may want to consider teaching others. This is one of the best work from home jobs in fitness, because you are able to really set your own schedule. You can teach classes in clients homes or even in your own home if you have the space. Whether you are skilled in aerobics, yoga, tai chi, or more, you will most likely need to be certified in the area you are teaching, although many instructors start off on an informal basis.

Nutritional Consultant - Many people trying to get fit have issues with food, making this one of the best work from home jobs in the fitness industry. If you are going to be working with nutrition, you will need a certification to be taken seriously. You can help people set up diet plans and recommend supplements to enhance their response to exercise and improve their overall health.

Wellness Coach - You have probably heard of a life coach, and a wellness coach just narrows down the scope of the job. Basically, a wellness coach meets with clients to advise them about fitness, nutrition, weight management, stress, health risks, and reaching fitness goals. You will find solutions to their fitness problems and encourage your clients along the way. Most work can be done over the phone or in person, but this is one of the best work from home jobs if you are looking for flexibility. Although you do not need any specific licenses or certifications, a certification in wellness coaching is recommended.

Massage Therapist - A massage therapist is one of the best work from home jobs in fitness, although most people associate it with the spa community. When people work out, they often tear muscles, strain body parts, and add stress onto their bodies. A massage therapist can help the person heal through certain massage techniques. This career, though, does require certification, although there are plenty of schools that offer inexpensive tuition in this area.

I Wanted To Be Rich

One day I decided that enough was enough. It was time for me to take a chance in life. I came across an advertisement that would change my life forever. Sure, they wanted some investment but then who wouldn’t. It was time I invested in myself and got what I wanted out of life.

I made over £750 in my first day. My dream had come true. I realised that I was in control of my life. I made things happen.

What you have just read is absolute and utter tripe. You have probably come across several similar writings before, all with a similar success story and all ending in a ‘call me now’ telephone number at the end of the advert. That’s all it really is – an advert. A company, or some person trying hard to get you to part with your hard earned money or work for them on a commission only basis.

Don’t fall for it. If it was so good then why the hell are they even having to tout for business? If it is so inspirational and fool proof then how come so many fools have to part with their own money? If it was so darned successful then why on earth would you want to run off and tell everyone about it? Why wouldn’t you want to keep it to yourself and quietly earn a fortune from it. The fact of the matter is – you pay for it, not them and if you are unsuccessful then its not their fault – you just never cut the mustard!

Unfortunately we can all get sucked in by similar ploys and crass advertising by hyper maniacs who leap around being ultra positive and cheesy with their get rich quick schemes which somehow always seem to need your money in order for them to work? Call them to account and you will be accused of being negative. That’s the way they operate.

Next time you see a similar advert just smile and walk on. A fool and their money are soon parted. Don’t feed the hyper bullshit – keep your money in your pocket!

I Wanted To Be Rich

One day I decided that enough was enough. It was time for me to take a chance in life. I came across an advertisement that would change my life forever. Sure, they wanted some investment but then who wouldn’t. It was time I invested in myself and got what I wanted out of life.

I made over £750 in my first day. My dream had come true. I realised that I was in control of my life. I made things happen.

What you have just read is absolute and utter tripe. You have probably come across several similar writings before, all with a similar success story and all ending in a ‘call me now’ telephone number at the end of the advert. That’s all it really is – an advert. A company, or some person trying hard to get you to part with your hard earned money or work for them on a commission only basis.

Don’t fall for it. If it was so good then why the hell are they even having to tout for business? If it is so inspirational and fool proof then how come so many fools have to part with their own money? If it was so darned successful then why on earth would you want to run off and tell everyone about it? Why wouldn’t you want to keep it to yourself and quietly earn a fortune from it. The fact of the matter is – you pay for it, not them and if you are unsuccessful then its not their fault – you just never cut the mustard!

Unfortunately we can all get sucked in by similar ploys and crass advertising by hyper maniacs who leap around being ultra positive and cheesy with their get rich quick schemes which somehow always seem to need your money in order for them to work? Call them to account and you will be accused of being negative. That’s the way they operate.

Next time you see a similar advert just smile and walk on. A fool and their money are soon parted. Don’t feed the hyper bullshit – keep your money in your pocket!

How to Set Up Your Home Office

On the other hand if you fail to set up your office properly do not expect to succeed. You will find your business will become disorganised and haphazard, even you won’t want to work for you.

You will need to find a quite place within your home where you can work. If you have a desk great, set it up in the area you have decided to work from. If however at this stage you do not have a desk then earmark a table top as your primary workplace. You will no doubt need to use your telephone and internet to run your business so enure that your computer, and workplace are neighbours. Your computer must have internet access and I would recommend that you have at least two email addresses if you are going to take advantage of the many free internet advertisements available. Remember that through these ads you will receive a lot of junk mail so I recommend that you do not use your main email address when advertising. If it is within your start up budget I would recommend the installation of a business only telephone line.

Scheduling is crucial to your business that is why I recommend you use a daily/weekly planner. I also recommend colour coding your appointments and to do lists using marker pens. Within your daily scheduling you should include:

a. Personal or family time.

b. Goals

c. Work

d. Administration time

e. Emails

f. Appointments/presentation calls

g. Training call/coaching calls

REMEMBER YOU ARE NOW THE BOSS . MAKE SURE THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.

Why Start a Home Business?

Why do you want to own your own business? A few reasons might be might be:

1. To be able to quit your job and spend time with your family

2. To Gain financial independence.

3. You are tired of working a JOB.

4. You would like a nice new house.

5. You would like to purchase that dream car you have always wanted but could never afford.

My question to you is… What is your WHY?

After you decide what your WHY is; you need to ask yourself the following questions...

Is your WHY strong enough to get you through the bad times? Is your WHY strong enough to keep you from giving up?

You NEED to have a STRONG WHY if you are going to own a business. Nothing worth having comes easy. You are going to meet with rejection and failure on your road to success. It’s just a fact of life and a learning process that everyone has to go through. When that time happens you will need your WHY to pull you through the tough times.

How do you develop your WHY?

You need to associate it with emotion. Emotions drive people. Associate a strong emotion with your WHY. Make it part of you. It needs to be real. You need to see it and feel it everyday. It needs to become part of your life.

For example:

If your WHY is your kids, then every time you look at your kids, you should remember that they are your WHY. They are your reason for building a home business because you need to be able to spend time with them and give them all the things they deserve like the best clothes, the best education possible, etc… How does it feel to have to settle for lesser things for your kids? It’s hurts doesn’t it? That’s a strong why!

Money is not a valid WHY!

Money is not a good why to have. Money is nice but there is no real emotion to associate with money. You have to have a stronger WHY then just money. What do you want to buy with the money? That nice new car that you’ve been dying to own since you were a teenager? What would it feel like to own it? How does it feel to have to settle for less?

Most successful entrepreneurs have a strong WHY. They knew why they wanted to start a business and they knew why they wanted to be successful. They made their WHY real and had the self determination to make it come true.

Now, I ask you again. What is your WHY and what emotion have you associated with it?

Most online home businesses are involved with promoting another companies goods and services. The kind of goods and services varies greatly. This is the simplest and least costly way to start a home business as most people do not have products of their own to sell.

So why should I sell another companies products? The simple reason is because they pay you a commission on what you sell. Here again, how this is done varies considerably from one company to the next. Generally they have created what is called an affiliate program which you can join -- either for free or for a fee. You then become an affiliate of that company, kind of like a salesperson, but you are not an employee of the company.

Now this is starting to sound like a REAL business! That is exactly my point and that is what you should expect if you are interested in starting your own. Just because it is done on the internet with visibility to the world, don’t expect it to happen overnight -- even though that is what most of us would like.

A home business can be a success if our expectations are right and we pursue it like any other legitimate business opportunity!

Several things to consider if you are considering your own business:

1. DECIDE WHETHER TO JOIN A COMPANY’S AFFILIATE PROGRAM OR PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. There are many different ways to start a home business. My suggestion would be to start with only one opportunity and learn it so that you are not overwhelmed with information and training. If you are just starting out, there is a lot to learn -- but it is not difficult -- just takes a little time. Support from an affiliate program can assist you with the learning curve.

2. DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND RESEARCH BEFORE YOU SELECT A COMPANY FOR WHOM YOU WILL WORK WITH. No one wants to spend time, effort and money building a business only to end up with promoting a business product which is no longer available, or is not available globally. How and when they pay their commissions should also be considered. Is the company a member of the Better Business Bureau? Are the products something you would buy? Do they have products? How long have they been in business?

3. FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN SPEND EACH MONTH ON YOUR BUSINESS. With an online business, it does not take much but you need some method to promote with. Setting up your own website is probably the most common way and can be done with a minimal investment. If lack of money is an issue, there are free ways to promote but more time involvement is required.

4. MAKE SURE THE COMPANY YOU WORK WITH PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT. This can be a huge benefit if you are just starting out. Once you learn, you can find your own niche or specialty and perhaps become the next home business guru.

Starting your own home business can be very exciting and rewarding! It can also be a solid source of income for years to come. Don’t expect it to just happen, but it will with perseverance and determination. There are not very many other business opportunities like this which you can start so easily from your home. Take advantage of it!

Copyright © 2005 Craig Ritsema

Basics and Common Sense of Email Campaign
 by: James Little

Yes, it neither sounds very exciting nor empowering. But the basics are the very foundation! Missing this basic and you could well end up wasting your efforts for the next few months to come.

Like everyone else, you truly want your email campaign to be fruitful, and in the process you too don’t want to annoy your readers. Turning off your reader with your poor email etiquette and you can be sure that they’ll tune out your email message. Spoof…there goes your online business as well! Don’t ever let this disaster happen to you!

What kind of email message brings true sale leads? Basic......a message that earns basic respect will bring sales, and that’s our discussion here.

Common Sense 1 – Break up your message up into short paragraphs

Always remember to break up your message and lines so that they don’t end up with long characters. Wondering why to do this? Simply there are 2 basic reasons:

• Ask yourself this: - after looking at computer screen for quite some time, do you feel your eyes getting tire, getting fatigue? That would very well happen to others too! The shorter the span of characters across the screen will really makes reading much relaxing, and naturally it’ll be much more appealing to your reader.

• Another reason is this: - some email clients or handler is set to automatically enforcing character or line wrapping. If your message is too long, the content will be presented in "chopped off" style! This definitely will make it looks ugly.

Common Sense 2 - Be extra careful when using letter Caps

How often had you changed your TV channel just to skip listening to some sale bombardment? No one will likes sale bombardment...and no one likes a "sale bombardment" email message too. You are going to be turned off by your reader if you do such bombardment.

Email messages written in all caps are considered rule and yelling towards its reader. It’s alright to include some sentences and words in all caps, but don’t ever go overboard. If you need to, break them up into paragraph for the content.

Emails and message presented in all caps are perceived as rude and uneducated, and will damage the credibility of the sender. How would the reader going to buy from a source that they don’t se the credibility?

Common Sense 3 - Correct Your Grammar and Word’s spelling before Sending It

Rule of thumb, as a consumer yourself, would you be convinced by an email that tries to sell you something but had noticeable word’s spelling and grammar errors? You wouldn’t! And your perception towards that sender would be well negative too!

When a recipient reads your sales message that’s filled with stupid errors, what would they think? "Gosh, this fellow doesn’t even take the small effort to get his message written correctly. His product is most probably the same lousy quality as his emails."

If you are in business, keep in mind that your image and presentation is your business reputation. More important if you are doing online business where most, if not all your customers don’t get the chance to see you face to face.

Your reputation is the main reason why people are buying from you or the next guy he come across. It’s of utmost critical that you consistently project a professional image of CREDIBILITY in the mind of your potential customers.

Remember it hard all the time, doing business online and sending emails that filled with lousy errors don’t just hurt your online business image...it simply will kill it. And that goes good bye with your business.

Are those Money Making Opportunities Real?
 by: Vipul Gupta

Hi Friend,

These days you can find a lot of sites popping up here and there saying you to try their Data Entry or Typing Job that will make you rich. Now the question is “Do these dream opportunities really work?” Well the answer is simple: Yes and No!!

I have known people who purchased one of these programs a bit hesitantly but after some initial labor are now making a good living of up to $10 - $25k per month. But there are others who purchased some of these programs but were unable to break even with their investments. It’s the second category that infuses fear into the hearts of the genuine opportunity seekers.

In my opinion these Home Money Making Programs do work but not like a magic potion. Your Success depends upon the quality of the program you are joining and the labor you are ready to invest into it. The returns can be massive! You have to be aware that the program you wish to join should provide you after sales support and do not leave you stranded in the middle after mugging you with the one time joining fee.

A few days ago I came across www.dataentrycompany.com. This was a gem. A truly reliable opportunity. This is the type of company that we should look for. Why? Let’s brief it out:

1) Created by experienced and successful individual willing to share his tactics with you.

2) Believable and to the point content.

3) Minimizing your investment by offering free bonuses helping you to start up.

4) 100% Money Back Guarantee.

5) Allows to peek into its member’s area.

6) Most Importantly – After sales mentoring. This guy offers you free one on one personal coaching. What can be more reliable?

I had never seen any such program more transparent before. I mean most of other such opportunities ditch you as soon as you pay them, but this guy is promises to be different.

So, the moral – Don’t just let it go thinking that everything is a scam. Just be logical in choosing them!!