28.10.2006.

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28.10.2006 was the last flight of the world class Malaysian Airline System or on short MAS to Cairo. The last historical flight that flown all us from KLIA to our second tour of duty a new venture in Egypt. We arrived at Cairo International airport at 11:35 local time and spent one night stay at Intercontinental Hotel at Nasr City. Commencing our route from Miri International airport, escorted by all the Yaaysan Yusuf family members, it was a very hectic and exhaustive trip. Fun for my kids, though, their first international outbound in MAS Business Class.The weather was welcoming but our mind and soul was still behind us. We came with one mission to learn and enhance our relationship with the Al-Mighty Allah swt. Alhamdullillah hiRabbil 'Alamin

Special Raya 2006

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Eidul Fitri 2006 was so special for us all. As usual we celebrated it in our nostalgic Miri, was the launching pad of our departure for our next tour of duty – Egypt after we have landed safely from 5 years stint in Terengganu. Eidul Fitri itself is the celebration of those who had successfully won the greatest war of mankind – the battle against the ‘nafs’ or desire, tempt and greed during the holy month of Ramadhan which was mentioned by Rasullullah saw 1427 years ago
It was a mixed feeling though. Thus, the Eid was also a transition for us to acclimatize ourselves with the new venture of the historical land of the ‘anbiya’ – Egypt. During this transition we visited our brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends in Miri & Brunei seeking and begging for forgiveness prior to our farewell.

AnNabawi Masjid, Madinatul Munawarah - Part II

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The amazing and magnificient view of the AnNabawi Masjid. These innovations remind us the importance of integrating engineering and technology with religious spiritual framework. Thus, explains why we should subscribe ourselves to the Islamic fundamentals.
The big ‘umbrellas’ located at the courtyard of the AnNabawi Masjid is the consequence of the integrated mindset and attitude of human being. It reflexes the greatness of the almighty Allah Rabul Jalil – for those who think.
During the ‘Yaumil Hisab’ - Day of Judgment and resurrection, we will be questioned by Allah swt on how did use our knowledge, time, wealth, etc. The world and all its content created by the almighty Allah azza wa jala have its own importance. It is just a matter for us to manage and consume them as directed by Allah swt demonstrated by His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad saw.

AnNabawi Masjid, Madinatul Munawarah - Part 1

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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Arabic: المسجد النبوي) or the Prophet's Masjid is a great Masjid in Medinah, Saudi Arabia. It stands on the site of a Masjid built by the Prophet Muhammad himself next to his house and contains his tomb. The Prophet's Masjid is the second holiest Masjid in the world after Masjidul Haram in Makkah.
The original Prophet's Masjid was built by the Prophet himself, next to the house where he settled after his Hijrah to Medina in 622 AD. It was an open-air building with a raised platform for the reading of the Qur'an.
A square enclosure of 30x35 meters, the Masjid was built with palm trunks and mud walls and accessed through three doors: Bab Rahmah to the south, Bab Jibril to the west and Bab al-Nisa' to the east. The basic plan of the building has since been adopted in the building of other Masjid throughout the world.
Inside, the Prophet created a shaded area to the south called the suffrah and aligned the prayer space facing north towards Jerusalem. When the qibla (prayer direction) was changed to Makkah, the Masjid was re-oriented to the south. The Masjid also served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. Seven years later (629 AD/7 AH), the Masjid was doubled in size to accommodate the increasing number of Muslims.
Subsequent Islamic rulers continued to enlarge and embellish the Prophet's Masjid over the centuries. In 707, Umayyad Caliph al-Walid (705-715) tore down the old structure and built a larger one in its place, incorporating the house and tomb of the Prophet.
This Masjid was 84 by 100 meters in size, with stone foundations and a teak roof supported on stone columns. The Masjid walls were decorated with mosaics by Coptic and Greek craftsmen, similar to those seen in the Umayyad Masjid in Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem (built by the same caliph). The courtyard was surrounded by a gallery on four sides, with four minarets on its corners. A mihrab topped by a small dome was built on the qibla wall.
Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi (775-785) destroyed the northern section of al-Walid's Masjid between 778 and 781 to enlarge it further. He also added 20 doors to the Masjid: eight on each of the east and west walls, and four on the north wall.
During the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Qala'un, a dome was erected above the house and tomb of the Prophet and an ablution fountain was built outside of Bab al-Salam. Sultan Nasir bin Muhammad bin Qala'un rebuilt the fourth minaret that had been destroyed earlier. After a lightning strike destroyed much of the Masjid in 1481, Sultan Qaytbay rebuilt the east, west and qibla walls.
The Ottoman sultans who controlled Medina from 1517 until World War I also made their mark. Sultan Suleyman I (1520-1566) rebuilt the western and eastern walls of the Masjid and built the northeastern minaret known as al-Suleymaniyya. He added a new mihrab (al-Ahnaf) next to the Prophet's mihrab (al-Shafi'iyyah) and placed a new dome covered in lead sheets and painted green above the Prophet's house and tomb.
During the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid I (1839-1861), the Masjid was entirely remodeled with the exception of the Prophet's Tomb, the three mihrabs, the minbar and the Suleymaniyya minaret. The precinct was enlarged to include an ablution area to the north. The prayer hall to the south was doubled in width and covered with small domes equal in size except for domes covering the mihrab area, Bab al-Salam and the Prophet's Tomb.
After the foundation of the Saudi Kingdom of Arabia in 1932, the Masjid of the Prophet underwent several major modifications. In 1951 King Abdul Aziz (1932-1953) ordered demolitions around the Masjid to make way for new wings to the east and west of the prayer hall, which consisted of concrete columns with pointed arches. Older columns were reinforced with concrete and braced with copper rings at the top. The Suleymaniyya and Majidiyya minarets were replaced by two minarets in Mamluk revival style. Two additional minarets were erected to the northeast and northwest of the Masjid. A library was built along the western wall to house historic Qurans and other religious texts.
In 1973 Saudi King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz ordered the construction of temporary shelters to the west of the Masjid to accommodate the growing number of worshippers in 1981, the old Masjid was surrounded by new prayer areas on these sides, enlarging five times its size. The latest renovations took place under King Fahd and have greatly increased the size of the Masjid, allowing it to hold a large number of worshippers and pilgrims and adding modern comforts like air conditioning.
As it stands today, the Prophet's Masjid has a rectangular plan on two floors with the Ottoman prayer hall projecting to the south. The main prayer hall occupies the entire first floor. The Masjid enclosure is 100 times bigger than the first Masjid built by the Prophet and can accommodate more than half a million worshippers.
The Prophet's Masjid has a flat paved roof topped with 24 domes on square bases. Holes pierced into the base of each dome illuminate the interior. The roof is also used for prayer during peak times, when the 24 domes slide out on metal tracks to shade areas of the roof, creating light wells for the prayer hall. At these times, the courtyard of the Ottoman Masjid is also shaded with umbrellas affixed to freestanding columns. The roof is accessed by stairs and escalators. The paved area around the Masjid is also used for prayer, equipped with umbrella tents.
The north façade has three evenly spaced porticos, while the east, west and south façades have two. The walls are composed of a series of windows topped by pointed arches with black and white voussoirs. There are six peripheral minarets attached to the new extension, and four others frame the Ottoman structure. The Masjid is lavishly decorated with polychrome marble and stones. The columns are of white marble with brass capitals supporting slightly pointed arches, built of black and white stones. The column pedestals have ventilation grills that regulate the temperature inside the prayer hall.
This shiny new Prophet's Masjid contains the older Masjid within it. The two sections can be easily distinguished: the older section has many colorful decorations and numerous small pillars; the new section is in gleaming white marble and is completely air-conditioned.
The most notable feature of the Prophet's Masjid is the green Dome of the Prophet, which rises higher amongst the sea of white domes. This is where the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad saw is located; early Muslim leaders Abu Bakar ra and Umar ibn al-Khattab ra are buried in an adjacent area as well.
At the heart of the Masjid is a small area called ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah (Arabic: الروضة النبوية), which extends from the tomb of the Prophet to his pulpit. All pilgrims attempt to visit and pray in ar-Rawdah, for there is a tradition that supplications and prayers uttered here are never rejected. Entrance into ar-Rawdah is not always possible (especially during the Hajj), as the tiny area can accommodate only a few hundred people. Ar-Rawdah has two small gateways manned by Saudi soldiers charged with preventing overcrowding in the tiny area. The green fence at the tomb of Muhammad is guarded by Wahhabi volunteers, who prevent pilgrims from touching the fence, which the Wahhabis regard as idolatry. The structure called Muhammad's pulpit is similarly guarded. The current marble pulpit was constructed by the Ottomans; the original was much smaller and made of palm tree wood.

Masjidul Haram, Makkatul Muqarramah

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Al-Masjid al-Haram ("The Holy Masjid"; also known as al-Haram Masjid, Haram al-Sharif, Masjid al-Sharif and the Haram) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is the holiest Masjid in the world and the primary destination of the Hajj pilgrimage.
The Masjid complex covers an area of 356,800 square meters and can accommodate up to 820,000 worshippers during the Hajj. The Holy Masjid is the only Masjid that has no qibla direction, since Muslims pray facing the Ka'bah in the central courtyard.
The Haram was built in the 7th century and has been modified, rebuilt, and expanded on a regular basis ever since. Major expansions took place in the 1980s and further work is going on today.
The beginnings of the Holy Masjid were established under Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab (634-644). The caliph ordered the demolition of houses surrounding the Ka'bah in order to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims, then built a 1.5-meter high wall to form an outdoor prayer area around the shrine. During the reign of Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan (644-656), the prayer area was enlarged and covered with a simple roof supported by wooden columns and arches.
In 692, after Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan conquered Makkah from Ibn Zubayr, the building was enlarged and embellished: the outer walls were raised, the ceiling was covered with teak and the capitals were painted in gold. The caliph's son al-Walid (705-715) replaced the wooden columns with marble ones and decorated its arches with mosaics. Abbasid Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (754-775) added mosaics to the columns, doubled the size of the northern and western wings of the prayer hall and erected the minaret of Bab al-Umra on the northwest corner. In 777, a major rebuild took place under Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi (775-785) to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims. The existing Masjid was demolished along with more houses in the area and a new Masjid was constructed in its place. Measuring 196 by 142 meters, it was built on a grid plan with marble columns from Egypt and Syria decorated with gilt teak wooden inlay. Al-Mahdi's Masjid also included three minarets, placed above Bab al-Salam, Bab Ali and Bab al-Wadi.
In 1399, the northern part of the Masjid was severely damaged by fire and the remaining sections suffered from water damage. The Masjid was subsequently rebuilt by Mamluk Sultan Nasir Faraj bin Barquq (1399-1405). The damaged marble columns were replaced with stone columns quarried from the nearby Hijaz region and the roof was patched with local wood from the Ta'if Mountains.
In 1571, Ottoman Sultan Selim II (1566-1574) commissioned the court architect Sinan to renovate the Holy Masjid. It is from this renovation that the present building mostly dates. Sinan replaced the flat roof of the prayer hall with domes, supported by the addition of new columns from the nearby Shams Mountains. The interior of the domes were decorated with gilded calligraphy.Due to damaging rains in 1611, the Masjid was once again restored under Sultan Murad IV (1623-1640) in 1629. It received a new stone arcade with slender columns and inscriptive medallions between the arches. The floor tiles around the Ka'bah were replaced with new colored marble tiles and the Masjid was given seven minarets.
Between 1955 and 1973, King Abdul Aziz (1932-1953) commissioned the first of many extensions under the Saudi kings. As part of the renovations, the Mas'a gallery connecting the Rock of al-Safa' with al-Marwah was extended to reach the Masjid. The two-story extension was built of reinforced concrete arches clad in carved marble and artificial stone, which communicates with the street and the Masjid via eleven doors.
A major extension sponsored by King Fahd (1982- 1988) consisted of a new wing and an outdoor prayer area on the southeast side of the Masjid. In the two-story wing, air conditioning circulates below the tiled floors and is supplied through ventilation grids located at the base of each column. The facade of the extension blends in with the previous constructions, with gray marble facing from the Fatimah Mountains and carved white marble bands.
The third Saudi extension (1988-2005) saw the building of further minarets, the erecting of a King’s residence overlooking the Masjid and further prayer area in and around the Masjid itself. These developments have taken place simaltenously with those in Arafat, Mina and Muzdalifah. This third extension has also resulted in 18 more gates been built, three domes corresponding in position to each gate and the installation of nearly 500 marble columns.
The monumental King Fahd Gate consists of three arches with black and white voussoirs and carved white marble decoration, flanked by two new minarets matching the older ones. The windows are covered with brass mashrabiyya and framed with carved bands of white marble. The minor gates have green-tiled sloped canopies.
Modern but essentially non-architectural developments have been the addition of heated floors, air conditioning, escalators, and a drainage system.
The death of King Fahd means that the Masjid is now undergoing a fourth extension, which began in 2007 and is projected to last until 2020. King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz plans to increase the capacity of the Masjid by 35% from its current maximum capacity of 800,000 with 1,120,000 outside the Masjid itself.

Those Who Had Lost Their Minds

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Syed Hussein Al Attas is one of my favourites author. His many provocative but educative books about Malaysians politics had lured me to buy this title Mereka Yang Hilang Akal or literally means Those Who had lost thier Minds.

Segamat and Our Entrepreneurship

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Segamat is a town and district located in the north of the state of Johor in Malaysia, bordering two other states of Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan on the west and Pahang on the north). It is located roughly 172 kilometers from Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor State.
According to a local historian, Hassan bin Muhammad, the area used to be known as Rantau Panjang. In around 1511, a Bendahara (Prime Minister) of Melaka (Malacca), Bendahara Tepok and his troops were retreating to Johor after the fall of Melaka to the invading Portuguese forces led by Alfonso de Albuquerque. The Bendahara and his troops stopped and rested by a river in the area and drank water from the river. After the drink, the Bendahara exclaimed, "Segar amat!", or "Very refreshing!" in Malay, and named the river Segar Amat, which over time evolved into Segamat. However, initially the name Segamat only applied to the river. The settlement which later became Segamat was originally called Rantau Panjang. The town assumed the river's name only at the turn of the 20th century.
Segamat is very synonym with its textiles stories. In sync with our pastime activity inherited from our Yayasan Yusuf’s belated chief, thus we came to Segamat for only one reason - the textiles consignment. Playing small scale though, but the margin was quite promising which encouraged the entrepreneurship. We got our supply from Jakel Trading who is the main distributor of textiles material based in Segamat, subsequently distributed them to Bintulu and Miri through our Yayasan Yusuf representatives.
After a long hectic and to certain extend for the kids, a boredom trip, we pampered our hunger and appetite with the famous Johorian Beriayani Gam – a mixed colored rice cooked with ghee together with chicken, lamb or cow meat at Wahlia Restaurant, Segamat. The luscious Beriyani Gam was really value for money; the beverages were very dousing and above all, the hospitality was awesome.

The PASB Memoir: NPC Productivity Award

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The National Productivity Council (NPC) Prodductivity Award marked another milestone achieved by PASB in its quality journey so as in achieving its vision to become a world class company of choice. The award giving ceremony was held at Sheraton Subang.

Happy Labour Day

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To all our friends and people of the world...., we would like to wish you all happy labour day. Let us all unite to make our mother earth forever green, safe and a peaceful place for our future generations to live. May Allah swt bless you all. From Ganu with love.

The PASB Memoir: Accredited to ISO 14001

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Tadika Yayasan Terengganu Sports Day: Afiqah Chapter

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This was the placed where she started her school life - the Tadika Yayasan Terengganu, Kemaman, situated at Lot 144, Gong Limau, Chukai, Kemaman which is just 10 meters away from our house. Thanks to the Teachers and those involved in her pre-school life.
Afiqah with her exciting energetic mood marched all the way to the sports field.

Salam Maulidur Rasul dari Ganu

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Kami sekeluarga ingin mengucapkan kepada semua muslimin-muslimat selamat menyambut hari kelahiran nabi besar kita Nabi Muhammad saw. Semoga kita sama-sama dapat mengingati pengorbanan junjungan Nabi kita serta para sahabat baginda 1427 tahun yang lampau. Maaf zahir dan bathin. Posted by Picasa

Cosmo Culture Sdn Bhd

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Our new business outlet as part of our diversification strategy. Very optimistic with the market, we have no doubt M-Mobile handphones will capture 20% of the market in Sarawak. To learn more please visit this website : http://www.mmobile.com.my and http://www.vccom.com.my.

Uzbek Technology Local Resources - DRN Glokal

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This is one of the mosque that we ever built using local and foreign technologies & experties. As part of our move to become global player in 2010, we have explored and ventured in several countries like Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Brunei, etc. In fact, we have been engaging Uzbek technology for our interior-fit out division since 1999. In Malaysia, we have several experience & reliable partners and also suppliers.
Thus, please do not hesitate to contact us at 012-921 5298 or email us at hjjoll64@yahoo.com Posted by Picasa

Our main Product - Project Management & Consultancy

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Renovating your house? apartment? condominium? your newly bought shoplot...??, but you are running out of ideas...?! Perhaps, on the other hand, you have a lot of creative contemporary ideas...., but you have no experience in managing your 'project'..?? AND, as you are aware, ......... poor management, might lead to not only frustration, but high wasted investment of your years valuable saving and efforts. Henceforth, WHY need to spend more?.......WHY unnecessarily drain out your sweat? ..... WHY should you spend your valuable & precious time searching high and low for your 'project' materials..? WHY must you allow the matters wreck havoc your headache.....?!
Work SMART and subscribe to our 'low cost high impact' concept. Talk to our experience and customer oriented Consultant or Designers or our dynamic Architects...............................................
Are you convinced or impressed with our sample sketches and drawings above?! If yes, please give us a call at 012 921 5298 or email us at hjjoll@yahoo.com.my. ....we will be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Posted by Picasa

DRN and Yayasan Yusuf

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Two of our successful project -the Binjai KLCC & UTP - which marked another Yayasan Yusuf's milestone in its journey to achieve its vision. Striving behind its slogan - One Family One Goal - Yayasan Yusuf has managed to incorporated at least 4 registered companies: DRN; Q-Intell; Cosmo Culture & the latest TwinzBites. DRN being the first experiment-the guinea pig, penetrated the market more than 17 years ago, is the backbone of the Yayasan Yusuf. Started with full concentration on the architecture consultancy and property development, now DRN has succesfully completed more than 30 projects which included the Binjai KLCC; UTP Perak; KL Sepang Mosque; Dewan Philharmonic PETRONAS, KLCC; more than 10 Mosques in Malaysia; Apartment at PutraJaya; Private Elite residences; PETRONAS offices and many others.
DRN has built partnership with many local and international Consultants as far as Uzbekistan besides Brunei, Indonesia and UAE.
To know more about DRN and/or Yayasan Yusuf: zailanyusop@yahoo.com or hjjoll64@yahoo.com or nana69.alex@yahoo.com

Eid Adha 2006 at Hamim's Residence TTDI

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Aiman's First day in School

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..his normal 'debab' expression

The Product of Yayasan Yusuf

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One Mile graduates and nephews with the Lutong Mosque Main committee during Raya Aidil Fitri 2005 Posted by Picasa

The Spirit of Ramadhan


96 days ago we were with our kind Ramadhan...and, during the holy month of Ramadhan, we were trained and taught of how to persevere this worldly life; we were disciplined by the rules set by the Al-Mighty Allah Rabbul Jalil for us to be more knowledgeble and competent pious Muslims; we were refreshed with the histories of our beloved Prophet Ibrahim a.s., Prophet Ismail a.s.,Prophet Isa a.s.,.....and the last prophet, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and his Companions radiaAllah hu ajmain, for us to observe their sincere sacrification, dedication, commitment towards the true success of mankind. This is the time for to practice what we had learnt and preached during the one month of sacrification that we had made. Let us put our mind, soul and hands together before Allah swt, seeking His Blessing and may He Grant us His Grace and Mercy to make us all stay united under His one Faith. O Allah, please give us strength and health for us to persevere the journey ahead of us. Amiin.

The Origin of Yayasan Yusuf

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The Yusuf - Hj Dawok's Family in the mid '60s.Both of them - our beloved mom & dad had left us 7-8 years ago, followed by our supportive sis Hjh Zohren who went on departed this temporary transitory life continuing her 'journey' in 2002 towards the Al-Mighty. Well.. as a matter of fact, we will leave this world soon?! Nevertheless, life must goes on.......And, here we are the Yusuf's family with One Team One Goal spirit, will strive for the betterment of our community & religion as well as to enhance the image and reputation of our late father's vision...to inspire others, energy receive energy returns. O People...., let us raise our hands, set our mind, bring our hearts together and unite our sincerity, pray before the Al-Mighty - Allah swt Rabbul Jalil for the success that we seek; the peace the we search; the unity that we dream and the blessing from Allah the Al-Mighty...Aamiin. Posted by Picasa

Yayasan Yusuf future TKD Masters

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Future Tae Kwon Do Instructors - 'Afi & Muhammad Afiq! At mean time, they were tasked to time the Terengganu Open 2005 Posted by Picasa

Future Tae Kwon Do Master

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...waiting his name to be called! Relax bro..

Ready to Rumble

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Aiman-Nek Bol's hero during the 1st Tae Kwon Do Terengganu Open 2005. Ended 2nd runner up, he was very satisfied with the result despite lack of practise and being the first timer participated in the competition. Posted by Picasa

Q-Intell Sdn Bhd

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For our friends in Brunei, Miri and Bintulu, we, Q-Intell Sdn Bhd supply all sort of goods and latest computer peripherals at your door step. However, our main business is delivering ICT services and consultancy to many Multinationals, Government Link Companies and the Government departments.
To know more about Q-Intell: Johari Yusuf will be happy to assist: q_intell@streamyx.com or Abd Khalek Yusuf : alek1948@yahoo.co.uk

Happy New Year 1427

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We in Ganu would like to wish all our Muslim friends in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Happy Ma'al Hijrah 1427.

Happy New Year 1427

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We in Ganu would like to wish all our Muslim friends in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Happy Ma'al Hijrah 1427.

One of the Successful Projects in 2004

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