Friday, September 2, 2016
Malaysian Olympians at Merdeka Parade (Original Videos)
Our own video about Merdeka Celebration Parade in Dataran Merdeka and fortunately, we managed to meet Malaysian Olympians. Yeahhhh !
Muslim Olympic Athletes in Rio Olympics 2016
Mo Farah Prays before Race
Mo Farah praying after Winning
On Aug. 13, Somali British long distance runner Mo Farah sought to claim back-to-back gold medals in the 10,000-meter run. In the middle of the race, the favorite locked his legs with another runner and fell on the track. He bounced right back up, strategically wove his way past the pack and claimed gold.
After he crossed the finish line, Farah fell on the track again—this time to pray. He bowed his head before a stadium of adoring spectators. That performance was just as dramatic as racingpast Kenya’s Paul Kipngetich Tanui to win this third gold medal.
Muslim girls Conquer taekwondo .
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin of the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates after winning her bronze medal match in the women’s -57kg.
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin becomes the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hedaya Wahba of Egypt pose on the podium with their gold medals in the women’s -57kg taekwondo competition. (Photo: Getty Images/Laurence Griffiths)
Dalilah Muhammad won Olympic gold in women’s 400 hurdles
These Muslim Olympic athelete Won the First Olympic gold for their Country
Tadjikistan’s Dilshod Nazarov competes in the men’s hammer throw final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ahmad Abughaush made history on Thursday by winning Jordan’s first ever Olympic medal, claiming gold in the men’s under 68kg taekwondo division in Rio.
Ahmad Abughaush (Arabic: أحمد أبو غوش; born 1 February 1996) is a Jordanian taekwondo athlete.He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men’s 68 kg, where he won the gold medal. This was Jordan’s first ever Olympic medal.
Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani made history by becoming the first person to win an Olympic gold medal as an independent athlete.
Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani made history by becoming the first person to win an Olympic gold medal as an independent athlete.
Faheid al Deehani was unable to represent his native Kuwait at Rio 2016 after its Olympic body was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Al-Deehani, 49, beat Italy’s Marco Innocenti 26-24 in the final of the double trap shooting event.
The IOC banned Kuwait in October 2015 citing domestic laws that permit government interference in sports.
3 Olympic Athletes Show the Positive Power of Islam
Their stories help fight Islamophobia and fear
Before the Opening Ceremony, mentions of Islam in relation to the 2016 Rio Olympics were often linked to terrorism and security. But as the Games come to an end, fears of a terror attack have been eclipsed by the athletic exploits ofMuslim athletes, and prevailing stereotypes have been outpaced by the images of Muslim excellence.
Mo Farah, Sarah Ahmed and Ibtihaj Muhammad offer examples of Muslim athletes who flourished on the Olympics’ stage amid suspicion, racism and Islamophobia in Rio.
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| Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the Men's 10,000m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016. |
The Power of Prayer
On Aug. 13, Somali British long distance runner Mo Farah sought to claim back-to-back gold medals in the 10,000-meter run. In the middle of the race, the favorite locked his legs with another runner and fell on the track. He bounced right back up, strategically wove his way past the pack and claimed gold.
After he crossed the finish line, Farah fell on the track again—this time to pray. He bowed his head before a stadium of adoring spectators. That performance was just as dramatic as racing past Kenya’s Paul Kipngetich Tanui to win this third gold medal.
Farah’s prayer can help counter the damaging stereotypes of Muslims held by many around the world. For Farah, and scores of Muslim athletes, faith is not incidental, but central to their excellence in sport. “I normally pray before a race,” Farah said. “I read du’aa [Islamic prayers or invocations] think about how hard I’ve worked and just go for it.”
Fencing Off Islamophobia and Racism
Ibtihaj Muhammad was a star in the Muslim American community long before she stepped onto the global scene. But her story was about far more than being “the first U.S. Olympian to wear a hijab during competition.” She championed a cause long-ignored by non-Muslims and Muslims alike: the distinct experience of African American Muslims and the distinct perils often created by intersecting racism and Islamophobia.
Read more: Ibtihaj Muhammad Makes History in Rio
Rio Olympics 2016, Muslims and 10 Life Lessons
As the 2016 Rio Olympics come to a close we wanted to share some highlights from the event. More importantly to grasp a few takeaways which extend beyond the games to marriage and more importantly, life.
Link to website : Life and Inspiration
First a few thoughts about the Olympics from a Muslim Perspective. There’s a lot going in the Muslim world and here in the US homeland. Despite the heartbreaking news and images coming from Syria and the region, the Olympics had a few bright spots to kick it off. One of the first, was that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had for the first time ever allowed refugees to come together as a team and participate. In that small delegation was a Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee who along with her sister saved the lives of 20 people on a small dinghy boat in the Mediterranean. Yusra went on to wins her 100m butterfly heat at Rio. Then there is all the positive press that Ibtihaj Muhammad received before and during the event for becoming the first American-Muslim to represent the US in a hijab. She went on to win a team Bronze medal.
Here is a summary of the medal count by Muslim Majority countries as well as those Olympians we know off that are Muslim.
They represent countries like the UK, US and Russia, with the likes of Mo Farah, Dalilah Muhammad, Ibtihaj Muhammad, and Aliya Mustafina. We may have missed some people, but hopefully you get the picture.
Some Muslim countries especially from the former Central Soviet states did extremely well. Others like Pakistan with a population of over 180 Million people, failed to qualify for a single event, and had a token representation through a wild card entry.
Some Muslim countries especially from the former Central Soviet states did extremely well. Others like Pakistan with a population of over 180 Million people, failed to qualify for a single event, and had a token representation through a wild card entry.
So much for medals, how do the events of Rio, map to life and what are some of the lessons we can apply.
1. Olympians are Goal oriented and committed. Name any of the legends of Rio, Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt, in them all you will see not only great performances but people who are serious about what they want to accomplish and what they are willing to do to get it. Practicing 300 days a year is one such example.
2. Olympians have Faith. Again if you listen to the interviews of both Muslim athletes and people of other faiths, praying and trusting in God played a central role in their success.
3. True Olympians care about their reputation. Yes there were some athletes and delegations who discredited themselves and their host countries, but by in large, what happens off-stage is just as important as what goes on-stage.
4. True Olympians are the best physically, mentally, both scientist and artists. All athletes have great physiques, but it is their mental toughness, focus, and artistry that makes them stand head and shoulders above the rest.
5. True Olympians focus on being the best version of themselves. The only thing they can control is themselves, the competition will always be there. They have dreams but they focus on the present, and tune out the past.
6. True Olympians are part of great teams and coaches. Even in solo events, it is rare that an athlete got to their peak performance without the help of coaches and other team members.
7. True Olympians care about the competition. It is not always about winning medals. In the Rio Olympics a collision on the track occurred between U.S. runner Abbey D’Agostino and New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin. Both athletes showed compassion and the best that humanity has to offer by helping each other.
8. True Olympians get up if they fall down and keep going. This is what happened to Mo Farah, who fell, got back up, caught up with the leaders and still went on to win the Gold Medal.
9. True Olympians come in all shapes. Just as there is no one model of an Olympian so is the case for Muslims. Of the women some wore hijabs and some did not, some men had beards and others did not, some prostrated after their wins and others did not. Accepting people for who they are is more important than trying to impose our versions of right and wrong.
10. True Olympians ignore the naysayers. The overall pre-event press coverage about the Rio Olympics was fairly negative, with issues, of pollution (health), crime, Zika, political instability,readiness and more dominating the headlines. Yet by in large, the Olympics relatively speaking went off without any major showstoppers.
2. Olympians have Faith. Again if you listen to the interviews of both Muslim athletes and people of other faiths, praying and trusting in God played a central role in their success.
3. True Olympians care about their reputation. Yes there were some athletes and delegations who discredited themselves and their host countries, but by in large, what happens off-stage is just as important as what goes on-stage.
4. True Olympians are the best physically, mentally, both scientist and artists. All athletes have great physiques, but it is their mental toughness, focus, and artistry that makes them stand head and shoulders above the rest.
5. True Olympians focus on being the best version of themselves. The only thing they can control is themselves, the competition will always be there. They have dreams but they focus on the present, and tune out the past.
6. True Olympians are part of great teams and coaches. Even in solo events, it is rare that an athlete got to their peak performance without the help of coaches and other team members.
7. True Olympians care about the competition. It is not always about winning medals. In the Rio Olympics a collision on the track occurred between U.S. runner Abbey D’Agostino and New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin. Both athletes showed compassion and the best that humanity has to offer by helping each other.
8. True Olympians get up if they fall down and keep going. This is what happened to Mo Farah, who fell, got back up, caught up with the leaders and still went on to win the Gold Medal.
9. True Olympians come in all shapes. Just as there is no one model of an Olympian so is the case for Muslims. Of the women some wore hijabs and some did not, some men had beards and others did not, some prostrated after their wins and others did not. Accepting people for who they are is more important than trying to impose our versions of right and wrong.
10. True Olympians ignore the naysayers. The overall pre-event press coverage about the Rio Olympics was fairly negative, with issues, of pollution (health), crime, Zika, political instability,readiness and more dominating the headlines. Yet by in large, the Olympics relatively speaking went off without any major showstoppers.
In marriage as in life, having common goals, commitment, faith, reputation, focus, being part of a team, seeking help from a coach, ignoring the naysayers, and being selfless are all examples of how we too can be Olympians of life.
Monday, August 29, 2016
First female Muslim-American athlete won Medal Olympics
Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, and a member of the United States fencing team. She is best known for being the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics. In individual sabre at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won her first qualifying round bout, and was defeated in the second round byCécilia Berder of France. She earned the bronze medal as part of Team USA in the Team Sabre, becoming the first female Muslim-American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympics.
She is best known for being the first woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics.First ever women athelte wear hijab American-born and raised Sarah Attar had run in the 2012 Olympics with her hair covered, in keeping with a request that she do so to respect Islamic law by Saudi Arabia, for whom she ran on the basis of her father having been born in Saudi Arabia.Refrences about Ibtihaj
Muhammad became the first female Muslim-American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympics. She earned a bronze medal in the Team Sabre, along with Monica Aksamit, Dagmara Wozniak, and Mariel Zagunis, by defeating Italy 45-30 in the medal match. This came after defeating Poland 45-43, and losing to Russia 42-45.
Why we Must covering our aurah?
First and foremost.what is meaning by 'AURAH'? AURAH mean something that we feel shame when we exposed it.In ISLAM covering aurah is compulsory to all muslims whether they are men or women..For men,they should cover their navels until their knees..and for women all part of their bodies except their face and hands.Let we see why Islam encourages their believers to covering their aurah.The main reason is to take care the muslims prides ..Besides that,when we covering our aurah especiallly women we will feel more safety from the bad person,,or anything bad around us.,hence,we will live in harmony and peacefully life.
Allah says :
“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Ahzaab 33:59]
Hadith :
It was narrated that Asma’ bint Abi Bakr said: We used to cover our faces in front of men.
Narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah, 4/203; al-Haakim, 1/624. He classed it as saheeh and al-Dhahabi agreed with him. It was also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Jilbaab al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah.
Other Link : Verses and Hadith about Hijab
Other Link : Biography about Ibtihaj Muhammad
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