Khasiat Jagung

Beberapa macam penyakit yang dapat diobati oleh tanaman jagung:

• Peradangan pada kandung kemih. Caranya, ambil rambut jagung sebanyak 2 mangkuk (utamakan yang masih muda dan segar), lalu rajang dan rebus dengan 4 gelas air selama 15 menit. Minum air hasil rebusan 3 kali sehari sebanyak masing-masing 1 gelas.
• Bekas cacar air. Caranya, ambil jagung muda lalu parut dan gosokkan pada wajah atau bagian badan lain yang berbintik merah. Lakukan secara rutin dan teratur hingga sembuh.
• Kencing batu. Caranya, ambil jagung muda, daun remujung, murbei, serta daun meniran yang akarnya dicabut. Rebus semua bahan dan minum airnya secara rutin. Sebagai tambahan, hindari makan gorengan, makanan berminyak, dan

Saling Mengingatkan itu Indah

Kisah Inspiratif

Panjang Tangan dan Sedekah

Dalam suatu riwayat Aisyah pernah berkisah, bahwa suatu waktu setelah kematian Nabi SAW, para istrinya berkumpul pada suatu rumah salah satu diantaranya. Lalu mereka mengukur tangan-tangan mereka di tembok untuk mencari tangan mana yang terpanjang. Aktivitas ini sering dilakukan mereka, sampai meninggalnya Zainab binti Jahsy.

Apa sebab hal ini dilakukan oleh para istri Nabi SAW? Ternyata, suatu waktu Rasulullah SAW pernah bersabda seperti diriwayatkan Bukhari dan Muslim,

"Bahwa yang paling cepat menyusul diriku dari kalian (istri-istriku) adalah yang paling panjang tangannya."
Yang paling cepat menyusul Rasulullah SAW adalah Zainab binti Jahsy. Sementara Zainab memiliki tangan yang pendek dan bukan yang terpanjang bila dibandingkan dengan istri Nabi SAW lainnya.

Mengapa Zainab? Menurut Aisyah dinukil dari hadits yang sama, karena Zainab bekerja dengan tangannya sendiri dan selalu bersedekah. Bahkan pada suatu riwayat yang dikeluarkan oleh ath-Thbarani dalam al-Ausath disebutkan bahwa Zainab radhiallhu 'anha merajut pakaian kemudian memberikannya kepada pasukan Nabi SAW. Para pasukan Nabi SAW menjahit serta emanfaatkannya pada saat peperangan.

Akhirnya para istri Nabi SAW pun mengetahui maksud Nabi SAW mengenai apa yang disebutnya dengan "panjang tangan", yakni suka bersedekah. Dan Zainab-lah ang dimaksud dalam hadits tersebut.

Jakarta is My City

Jakarta, the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia, is a special territory enjoying the status of a province, consisting of Greater Jakarta, covering an area of 637.44 square km. Located on the northern coast of West Java, it is the center of government, commerce and industry and as such has an extensive communications network with the rest of the country and the outside world. As Indonesia's main gateway, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport serves a growing number of international airlines and domestic flights. Jakarta is a city of contrasts; the traditional and the modern, the rich and the poor, the sacral and the worldly, often stand side by side in this bustling metropolis. Even its population, gathered from all those diverse ethnic and cultural groups which compose Indonesia, are constantly juxtaposed as an ever- present reminder of the national motto; Unity in Diversity.

The name was retained after Indonesia achieved national independence after the war's end.
The ethnic Jakartan called "Orang Betawi" speaks Betawi Malay, spoken as well in the surrounding towns such as Bekasi and Tangerang. This language has two variations: the conventional Betawi Malay and the modern Jakarta Malay. While the first is spoken by the elder people, born and bred in Jakarta, the second is spoken by the younger generation and migrants.
Jakarta's architecture reflects to a large extent the influx of outside influences which came and has remained in this vital seaport city. The Taman Fatahillah Restoration Project, begun in the early 1970s has restored one of the oldest sections of Jakarta also known as Old Batavia to approximately its original state.
Its tower clock was once returned to England to be repaired under its lifetime guarantee, which up to now has already lasted hundreds of years.
One of the most interesting tourist attractions is the "Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park" popularly called "Taman Mini". Built to portray the variety of cultures found within the many islands contained in the Republic of Indonesia, this open-air museum comprises the many architectural forms of arts and traditions of all 27 provinces. It is proof of the country's motto of Unity in Diversity as well as Freedom of Religion depicted in the houses of worship built on the grounds.
Jakarta has preserved its past and is developing for the future. Skyscrapers in the center of the city are part of a new look.

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