Kamis, 04 September 2014

Lowongan Staff Engineer PT Hanjung Indonesia Terbaru Maret 2013

Lowongan Staff Engineer PT. Hanjung Indonesia Terbaru Maret 2013
Lowongan Staff Engineer PT. Hanjung Indonesia Terbaru Maret 2013 - Closing Date: 23 Maret 2013 - Sebuah Perusahaan PMA Bergerak dibidang Konstruksi Baja di Indonesia Berlokasi di Bandar Lampung, Mencari Karyawan dengan posisi Sbb:

STAFF ENGINEER

Persyaratan Khusus:
- S1/D3 Teknik Mesin / Teknik Sipil
- Fresh Graduate / berpengalaman lebih diutamakan.
- Memiliki pengalaman Dibidangnya minimal selama 3 Tahun.
- Menguasai Program Auto Cad 2D & 3D.
- Dapat berbahasa Inggris Aktif.

General requirements :
1. Umur Maksimal 35 Tahun (Bagi yang berpengalaman)
2. Gaji yang menjanjikan.
3. Bersedia ditempatkan di Bandar Lampung
4. Berbadan sehat

Kirimkan lamaran anda
ke
PT. Hanjung Indonesia
Jl. Soekarno hatta Km, 11,5 Srengsem, Panjang, Bandar Lampung
Telp : 0721 32288 Fax : 0721 33216
Email : hrd.pthanjungindonesia@yahoo.com

*) Hanya lamaran yang memenuhi syarat akan di panggil untuk mengikuti test.

Sumber informasi lowongan kerja: PT. Hanjung Indonesia (Bp. Harlly W) via Inbox Facebook KarirLampung.com, tanggal 7 Maret 2013

Semoga informasi Lowongan Kerja Lampung Terbaru yang kami sajikan ini bermanfaat dan bisa membantu mengurangi jumlah pengangguran di Lampung.

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Rabu, 03 September 2014

WANITA PECAHKAN REKOR DUNIA KARENA SUMBANG 86 GALON ASI



Dengan menjadi donor ASI, Anda bisa jadi pemecah rekor dunia. Seperti wanita asal Amerika Serikat ini yang berhasil mendapatpenghargaan dari Guinness World Record karena mendonorkan 326 liter ASI.

Alicia Richman, itulah nama wanita asal Granbury, North Texas, AS itu. Dia mendapatkan gelar pendonor ASI terbanyak karena menyumbangkan 86 galon atau sekitar 326 liter ASI (1 galon = 3,785 liter).

ASI sebanyak 326 liter itu dipompa Alicia sejak Juni 2011 hingga Maret 2012. ASI tersebut kemudian didonorkannya kepada para bayi yang membutuhkan melalui lembaga The Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas.

"Aku memompa ASI saat bekerja, libura, di mobil. Aku tidak pernah membeli susu formula," ujar wanita 28 tahun itu seperti dikutip Daily Mail.

Alicia menjadi pendonor ASI sejak dia melahirkan putranya yang kini berusia 19 tahun. Dia sendiri berhasil memiliki simpanan ASI perah hingga memenuhi dua freezer di rumahnya. Jumlah tersebut sudah lebih dari yang dibutuhkan putranya.

Sadar ASI yang dimilikinya cukup banyak, Alicia pun memutuskan untuk menggunakan kelebihan tersebut untuk membantu mereka yang membutuhkan. Dia mendonorkan ASI untuk membantu bayi prematur atau yang tengah sakit. Dia sadar ASI bisa memberikan banyak manfaat yang tidak bisa disediakan susu formula.

"Aku merasa Tuhan sangat baik padaku dengan memberiku banyak ASI dan aku harus melakukan sesuatu yang istimewa dengan hal itu," ujarnya. "Banyak bayi-bayi kecil sakit dan mereka butuh ASI untuk bertahan dan aku ingin memberikannya pada mereka," tambah Alicia.

Alicia pastinya sangat bahagia kini dia bisa memegang rekor pendonor ASI terbanyak. Dia mengalahkan rekor yang dipegang seorang ibu sebelumnya yaitu mendonorkan 23 galon ASI.

Wanita berambut panjang ini berencana akan mengalahkan rekornya sendiri saat punya anak kedua nanti. Dia pun menantang para ibu lain yang mau mendonorkan ASI dan memecahkan rekornya. Berani?

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Selasa, 02 September 2014

Job Vacancy at Lampung Structural Engineer

Job Vacancy at Lampung: Structural Engineer (for fabrication of oil & gas industry) - Our client one of the biggest fabrication company (a group of ENI), PT Saipem Indonesia, located at Bandar Lampung, is looking for candidates to fill in position as:

Structural Engineer

Requirement:
  • Minimum S1 Degree in Civil.
  • Minimum working experience 5 years as Structural Engineer in fabrication field for supporting oil & gas industry.
  • Currently living / stay at Lampung region.
Forward comprehensive CV or resume to these address below:

asa@mps-eng.com.sg

Sumber informasi lowongan kerja: Bpk. Asa Nur Rochman, via inbox Facebook KarirLampung.com, tanggal 28 Mei 2013

Semoga informasi Lowongan Kerja Lampung Terbaru yang kami sajikan ini bermanfaat dan bisa membantu mengurangi jumlah pengangguran di Lampung.

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Senin, 01 September 2014

Cara Berbisnis Baju Secara Online

Bicara mengenai cara berbisnis baju, maka pada kesempatan kali ini blog Ide Usaha dan Ide Bisnis Buatmu akan mengulasnya. Namun yang diulas disini bukanlah berjualan baju dengan mendirikan toko atau memproduksi baju, melainkan menjual baju secara online.

Mengapa saya mengulas cara bisnis baju melalui online? Sebab saat ini jual beli online semakin populer saja di Indonesia. Dan kepopulerannya tersebut akan semakin meningkat seiring berjalannya waktu. Sehingga internet saat ini tidak hanya digunakan untuk mencari informasi atau menggunakan jejaring sosial saja, melainkan dapat digunakan untuk berjualan.


Dengan online, market yang kita bidik pun semakin luas. Untuk itu, berikut ini cara menjalankan bisnis jual baju melalui online:

Pertama, buatlah situs yang nantinya anda gunakan untuk menjual baju atau sebagai toko online anda. Namun membuat situs seperti ini tidak bisa asal buat, sebab anda butuh riset, butuh cara supaya situs anda dikenal oleh orang lain dll.

Buatlah fanspage facebook, twitter, dan jejaring sosial lain yang gunanya yaitu untuk lebih mengenalkan baju yang anda jual.

Terakhir terus semangat, sebab berjualan online itu tidaklah mudah. Sebab persaingannya juga semakin ketat, terlebih lagi bagi mereka yang memiliki modal yang besar.

Untuk kelebihan dari berjualan online yaitu dapat dijalankan dengan modal kecil tetapi memiliki pasar yang sangat luas. Jadi ini sangat tepat bila dijalankan oleh mereka yang memiliki modal yang kecil.


Oke, itulah cara berbisnis baju secara online yang dapat saya bagi, semoga saja bermanfaat. Setiap orang diberi kesempatan untuk menjalankan bisnis, namun tidak setiap orang diberi kesempatan untuk sukses. Kecuali bagi mereka yang memang bersungguh-sungguh dan tetap semangat walau rintangan menghadang.
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Sabtu, 30 Agustus 2014

PEDOMAN BUDIDAYA BUAH NANAS

PEDOMAN BUDIDAYA BUAH NANAS - Budidaya Petani. Hal yang diperhatikan dalam budidaya nanas.
 
Pembibitan
Keberhasilan penanaman nanas sangat ditentukan oleh kualitas bibit. Nanas dapat dikembangbiakan dengan cara vegetatif & generatif. Cara vegetatif digunakan adalah tunas akar, tunas batang, tunas buah, mahkota buah & stek batang. Cara generatif dengan biji yg ditumbuhkan dengan persemaian, (jarang digunakan). Kualitas bibit yg baik harus berasal dari tanaman yg pertumbuhannya normal, sehat serta bebas dari hama & penyakit.
1) Persyaratan Benih
Bibit yg baik harus mempunyai daun-daun yg nampak tebal-tebal penuh berisi, bebas hama & penyakit, mudah diperoleh dlm jumlah banyak, pertumbuhan relatif seragam serta mudah dlm pengangkutan terutama utk bibit stek batang. Tunas batang & stek batang.
2) Penyiapan Benih
Benih nanas dari biji (generatif) jarang digunakan karena membutuhkan teknik khusus & beberapa jenis nanastidak dapat melakukan penyerbukan sendiri & tidak menghasilkan biji. Cara perbanyakan secara vegetatif (tunas akar) mempunyai ciri khusus: tunas yg tumbuh dari bagian batang yg terletak di dlm tanah, jumlah tunas akar per rumpun relatif sedikit, bentuk daun lebih langsing, masa remaja tunas akar relatif pendek. Cara vegetatif lain (tunas batang) mempunyai ciri-ciri tunas yg tumbuh dari batang & jumlah tunas per rumpun relatif sedikit. Tunas batang mempunyai ciri-ciri tunas yg tumbuh pada tangkai buah di bawah tangkai buah & di atas tunas batang, jumlah tunas buah per tanaman relatif banyak hingga mencapai 10 tunas & ukuran tunas yg bervariasi tergantung dari pertumbuhan tanaman. utk cara vegetatif dengan mahkota buah ciri-cirinya adalah tunas yg ditumbuhkan dari mata tunas yg non-aktif pada batang, kemudian disemaikan dlm media steril dengan perlakuan khusus serta jumlah bibit yg dihasilkan banyak, seragam, & mudah dlm pengangkutan.
Penyiapan benih (bibit) utk tanaman nanas dibedakan menjadi bibit tunas batang & bibit nanas dari stek. Penyiapan bibit tunas batang: memilih tunas batang pada pohon induk yg sedang berbuah/setelah panen. Tunas batang yg baik adalah panjang 30-35 cm. Daun-daun dekat pangkal pohon dipotong utk mengurangi penguapan & mempermudah pengangkutan, setelah itu biarkan selama beberapa hari di tempat teduh & bibit siap angkut ke tempat penanaman langsung segera ditanam.
Untuk penyiapan bibit nanas dari stek, langkah pertama yg dilakuakan adalah memotong batang nanas yg sudah dipanen buahnya sepanjang 2,5 cm, kemudian potongan dibelah menjadi 4 bagian yg mengandung mata tunas. Media semai berupa pasir bersih dlm bak tanam. Bibit yg dihasilkan dengan tinggi 25-35 cm atau berumur 3-5 bulan dicabut, ditanam di kebun. Bila bibit akan diangkut dlm jarak jauh, akar-akarnya dibungkus dengan humus lembab.
Benih yg disiapkan harus disesuaikan dengan luas areal penanaman. Kepadatan tanaman yg ideal berkisar antara 44.000-77.000 bibit tanaman per Ha, tergantung jarak tanam, jenis nanas, kesuburan tanah, sistem tanam & jenis bibit. Penanaman dengan sistem persegi (jarak tanam 150 x 150 cm) membutuhkan sekitar 3556 bibit bila lahan yg mangkus ditanami 80%. Atau 12.698 - 15.875 bibit pada sistem tanam kereta api dengan jarak tanam 60 x 60 cm & jarak antar barisan sebelah kanan/kiri dari kereta api adalah 150 cm.
3) Teknik Penyemaian
Persemaian utk nanas memerlukan perlakuan khusus. Langkah dlm menyiapkan media semai dlm bak persemaian berupa tepung (misalnya Rootone) pada permukaan belahan batang utk mempercepat pertumbuhan akar. Belahan batang pada bak persemaian disemaikan sedalam 1,5 - 2,5 cm & jarak tanam 5-10 cm. Kondisi media persemaian dijaga agar tetap lembab & sirkulasi udara baik, dengan menutup bak persemaian dengan lembar plastik tembus cahaya (bening). Stek batang nanas dibiarkan bertunas & berakar. Tempat persemaian baru yg medianya disuburkan dengan pupuk kandang disiapkan. Campuran media berupa tanah halus, pasir & pupuk kandang halus (1:1:1) atau pasir dengan pupuk kandang halus (1:1). Langkah terakhir adalah memindahtanamkan bibit nanas dari persemaian perkecambahan ke persemaian pembesaran bibit.
4) Pemeliharan Pembibitan
Pemeliharaan pembibitan/persemaian penyiraman dilakukan secara berkala dijaga agar kondisi media tanam selalu lembab & tidak kering supaya bibit tidak mati. Pemupukan dilakukan dengan pemberian pupuk kandang dengan perbandingan kadar yg sudah ditentukan. Penjarangan & pemberian pestisida dapat dilakukan jika diperlukan.
5) Pemindahan Bibit
Pemindahan bibit dapat dilakukan jika ukuran tinggi bibit mencapai 25-30 cm atau berumur 3-5 bulan.
Pengolahan Media Tanam
1) Persiapan
Penanaman nanas dapat dilakukan pada lahan tegalan atau ladang. Waktu persiapan & pembukaan lahan yg paling baik adalah disaat waktu musim kemarau, dengan membuang pepohonan yg tidak diperlukan. Pengolahan tanah dapat dilakukan pada awal musim hujan. Derajat keasaman tanah perlu diperhatikan karena tanaman nanas dapat tumbuh dengan baik pada pH sekitar 5,5. Jumlah bibit yg diperlukan utk suatu lahan tergantung dari jenis nanas, tingkat kesuburan tanah & ekologi pertumbuhannya.
2) Pembukaan Lahan
Untuk membuka suatu lahan, perlu dilakukan: membuang & membersihkan pohon-pohon atau batu-batuan dari sekitar lahan kebun ke tempat penampungan limbah pertanian. Mengolah tanah dengan dicangkul/dibajak dengan traktor sedalam 30-40 cm hingga gembur, karena, bisa berakibat fatal pada produksi tanaman. Biarkan tanah menjadi kering minimal selama 15 hari agar tanah benar-benar matang & siap ditanami.
3) Pembentukan Bedengan
Pembentukan bedengan dapat dilakukan bersamaan dengan pengolahan tanah utk kedua kalinya yg sesuai dengan sistem tanam yg dipakai. Sistem petakan cukup dengan cara meratakan tanah, kemudian di sekililingnya dibuat saluran pemasukan & pembuangan air. Sistem bedengan dilakukan dengan cara membuat bedengan-bedengan selebar 80-120 cm, jarak antar bedengan 90-150 cm atau variasi lain sesuai dengan sistem tanam. Tinggi petakan atau bedengan adalah antara 30-40 cm.
4) Pengapuran
Derajat kemasaman tanah yg sesuai utk tanaman nanas adalah 4,5-6,5. Pengapuran tanah dilakukan dengan Calcit atau Dolomit atau Zeagro atau bahan kapur lainnya dengan cara ditaburkan merata & dicampurkan dengan lapisan tanah atas terutama tanah-tanah yg bereaksi asam (pH dibawah 4,5). Dosis kapur disesuaikan dengan pH tanah, namun umumnya berkisar antara 2-4 ton/ha. Bila tidak turun hujan, setelah pengapuran segera dilakukan pengairan tanah agar kapur cepat melarut.
5) Pemupukan
Dalam penanaman nanas dilakukan pemberian pupuk kandang dengan dosis 20 ton per hektar. Cara pemberian: dicampurkan merata dengan lapisan tanah atas atau dimasukkan per lubang tanam. Juga digunakan pupuk anorganik NPK & urea. Nitrogen (N) sangat diperlukan utk pertumbuhan tanaman, fosfor diperlukan selama beberapa bulan pada awal pertumbuhan sedangkan Kalium diperlukan utk perkembangan buah, khususnya nanas. Pupuk urea penggunaannya dikombinasikan dengan perangsang pembungaan.

Teknik Penanaman
1) Penentuan Pola Tanam
Pola tanam merupakan pengaturan tata letak tanaman & urutan jenis tanaman dengan waktu tertentu, dlm kurun waktu setahun. dlm teknik penanaman nanas ada beberapa sistem tanam, yaitu: sistem baris tunggal atau persegi dengan jarak tanam 150 x 150 cm baik dlm maupun antar barisan; 90 x 30 cm jarak dlm barisan 30 cm, & jarak antar barisan adalah 90 cm. Sistem baris rangkap dua dengan jarak tanam 60 x 60 cm, & jarak antar barisan sebelah kiri & kanan dari 2 barisan adalah 150 cm & jarak tanam 45 x 30 cm, & jarak antar barisan tanaman sebelah kiri & kanan dari 2 barisan tanaman adalah 90 cm. Sistem baris rangkap tiga dengan jarak tanam 30 x 30 cm membentuk segitiga sama sisi dengan jarak antar barisan sebelah kiri/ kanan dari 3 barisan tanaman: 90 cm & jarak tanam 40 x 30 cm dengan jarak antar barisan sebelah kiri/kanan dari 3 barisan adalah 90 cm serta sisitem baris rangkap empat dengan jarak 30 x 30 cm & jarak antar barisan sebelah kiri/kanan dari 4 barisan tanaman 90 cm.
2) Pembuatan Lubang Tanam
Pembuatan lubang tanam pada jarak tanam yg dipilih sesuai dengan sistem tanam. Ukuran lubang tanam: 30 x 30 x 30 cm. utk membuat lubang tanam digunakan pacul, tugal atau alat lain.
3) Cara Penanaman
Penanaman yg baik dilakukan pada awal musim hujan. Langkah-langkah yg dilakukan:
  1. membuat lubang tanam sesuai dengan jarak & sistem tanam yg dipilih;
  2. mengambil bibit nanas sehat & baik & menanam bibit pada lubang tanam yg tersedia masing-masing satu bibit per lubang tanam;
  3. tanah ditekan/dipadatkan di sekitar pangkal batang bibit nanas agar tidak mudah roboh & akar tanaman dapat kontak langsung dengan air tanah;
  4. dilakukan penyiraman hingga tanah lembab & basah;
  5. penanaman bibit nanas jangan terlalu dalam, 3-5 cm bagian pangkal batang tertimbun tanah agar bibit mudah busuk.
Pemeliharaan Tanaman Nanas
1) Penjarangan & Penyulaman
Penjarangan nanas tidak dilakukan karena tanaman nanas spesifik & tidak berbentuk pohon. Kegiatan penyulaman nanas diperlukan, sebab ceding-ceding bibit nanas tidak tumbuh karena kesalahan teknis penanaman atau faktor bibit.
2) Penyiangan
Penyiangan diperlukan utk membersihkan kebun nanas dari rumput liar & gulma pesaing tanaman nanas dlm hal kebutuhan air, unsur hara & sinar matahari. Rumput liar sering menjadi sarang dari & penyakit. Waktu penyiangan tergantung dari pertumbuhan rumput liar di kebun, namun utk menghemat biaya penyiangan dilakukan bersamaan dengan kegiatan pemupukan.
Cara penyiangan dilakukan dengan mencabut rumput dengan tangan/kored/cangkul. Tanah di sekitar bedengan digemburkan & ditimbunkan pada pangkal batang nanas sehingga membentuk guludan.
3) Pembubunan
Pembubunan diperlukan dlm penanaman nanas, dilakukan pada tepi bedengan yg seringkali longsor ketika diairi. Pembubunan sebaiknya mengambil tanah dari selokan atau parit di sekeliling bedengan, agar bedengan menjadi lebih tinggi & parit menjadi lebih dalam, sehingga drainase menjadi normal kembali. Pembubunan berfungsi utk memperbaiki struktur tanah & akar yg keluar di permukaan tanah tertutup kembali sehingga tanaman nanas berdiri kuat.
4) Pemupukan
Pemupukan dilakukan setelah tanaman berumur 2-3 bulan dengan pupuk buatan. Pemupukan susulan berikutnya diulang tiap 3-4 bulan sekali sampai tanaman berbunga & berbuah. Jenis & dosis pupuk yg digunakan adalah:
  1. a) Pupuk NPK tablet (Pamafert)
    1. Komposisi kandungan N-P2O5-K2O-MgO-CaO adalah 17-8-12-0-2+mikro
    2. Bentuk pupuk berupa tablet, berat 4 gram setiap tablet
    3. Dosisi anjuran satu tablet tiap tanaman
  2. Pupuk tunggal berupa campuran ZA, TSP, atau SP-36 & KCl
    1. Dosis anjuran 1: ZA 100 kg + TSP atau SP-36 60 kg + KCl 50 kg per hektar. Pupuk susulan diulang setiap 4 bulan sekali dengan dosis yg sama.
    2. Dosis anjuran 2: mulai umur 3 bulan setelah tanam dipupuk dengan ZA 125 kg atau urea 62,5 kg + TSP atau SP-36 75 kg/ha. Pada umur 6 bulan dipupuk kandang 10 ton/ha.
Cara pemberian pupuk dibenamkan/dimasukkan ke dlm parit sedalam 10-15 cm diantara barisan tanaman nanas, kemudian tutup dengan tanah. Cara lain: disemprotkan pada daun terutama pupuk Nitrogen dengan dosis 40 gram Urea per liter atau ± 900 liter larutan urea per hektar.
5) Pengairan & Penyiraman
Sekalipun tanaman nanas tahan terhadap iklim kering, namun utk pertumbuhan tanaman yg optimal diperlukan air yan cukup. Pengairan /penyiraman dilakukan 1-2 kali dlm seminggu atau tergantung keadaan cuaca. Tanaman nanas dewasa masih perlu pengairan utk merangsang pembungaan & pembuahan secara optimal. Pengairan dilakukan 2 minggu sekali. Tanah yg terlalu kering dapat menyebabkan pertumbuhan nanas kerdil & buahnya kecil-kecil. Waktu pengairan yg paling baik adalah sore & pagi hari dengan menggunakan mesin penyemprot. Baca Selengkapnya tentang Budidaya Buah Nanas melalui link berikut >> Cara Budidaya Buah Nanas.
Demikian artikel  PEDOMAN BUDIDAYA BUAH NANAS, semoga bermanfaat.
http://budidaya-petani.blogspot.com/2013/03/pedoman-budidaya-buah-nanas.html

 Baca Juga:
  Syarat Tumbuh Tanaman Nanas
  Manfaat Nanas
  Jenis Tanaman Nanas
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Jumat, 29 Agustus 2014

Lowongan Penulis Lepas Artikel Inggris Content Writer Juli 2013

Berita gembira untuk sobat - sobat semua yang sedang mencari lowongan penulis lepas, para web master membutuhkan beberapa content writer / penulis yang memiliki semangat tinggi dalam berexplorasi, syarat-syaratnya adalah sebagai berikut :
  1. Memiliki akses internet di rumah
  2. Dapat menulis artikel Bahasa Inggris dengan Keyword yang diberikan, Menulis sesuai grammar dan tenses yang benar serta readable (enak dibaca)
  3. Diutamakan sarjana sastra Inggris S1/ Aktif Bhs.Inggris bukan pasif karena nanti nya juga akan menulis ulang artikel bhs inggris ke dalam gaya bhs sendiri.
  4. Mampu menulis artikel maksimal 4- 5 artikel per hari maksimal 500 kata (sesuai deadline yang ditentukan) - Minggu Libur
  5. Artikel yang dibutuhkan tentang "Car Review, Gadget, Health, Home Interior, News dll" dengan full bahasa inggris style Amerika bukan British
  6. Mampu menyelesaikan artikel dengan keyword yang telah ditentukan dan dikirim dalam waktu 24 jam.
  7. Untuk fee Artikel : Rp. 4500 = 300 kata, Rp. 6000 = 400 kata, Rp. 7000 = 500 kata
  8. Pembayaran via rekening BCA setelah job selesai dikerjakan (maksimal 1 minggu), tidak harus menunggu 1 bulan untuk dapet duit, jadi hari itu selesai hari itu juga dibayar. (Untuk rekening non BCA akan dipotong biaya transfer administrasi (5000 per transfer))
  9. Siap menerima revisi 24 jam jika tidak lolos copy scape
  10. Tiap artikel yang dikirim akan selalu di hitung dan di bayar

Silakan kirim CV dan sampel artikel dengan tema :
  • Car Review (300 kata), atau
  • Home Decoration (300 kata)
  • Gadget / Computer Software (300 kata)

Silakan pilih salah satu tema, full bhs english, lolos copy scape dan best grammar.

Kirim sampel Artikel dan CV (No.hp) ke rifzan_ahmad@yahoo.com sebelum 30 Juli 2013
Hanya penulis dengan artikel lolos copy scape, readable dan best grammar dan memenuhi kriteria yang akan di hubungi.
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Kamis, 28 Agustus 2014

THE BEE Holy Quran God Speak

In the name of God,

Most Gracious, Most Merciful

16:1 (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of God: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!

16:2 He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me."

16:3 He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him!

16:4 He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!

16:5 And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat.

16:6 And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the morning.

16:7 And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,

16:8 And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.

16:9 And unto God leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if God had willed, He could have guided all of you.

16:10 It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle.

16:11 With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought.

16:12 He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun and the moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise.

16:13 And the things on this earth which He has multiplied in varying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a sign for men who celebrate the praises of God (in gratitude).

16:14 It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of God and that ye may be grateful.

16:15 And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves;

16:16 And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guide themselves.

16:17 Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye not receive admonition?

16:18 If ye would count up the favours of God, never would ye be able to number them: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:19 And God doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal.

16:20 Those whom they invoke besides God create nothing and are themselves created.

16:21 (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up.

16:22 Your God is one God: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant.

16:23 Undoubtedly God doth know what they conceal, and what they reveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant.

16:24 When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"

16:25 Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear!

16:26 Those before them did also plot (against Gods Way): but God took their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down on them from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did not perceive.

16:27 Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame, and say: "Where are My partners concerning whom ye used to dispute (with the godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, are the Unbelievers covered with sham e and misery,-

16:28 "(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of wrong-doing to their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily God knoweth all that ye di d;

16:29 "So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evil indeed is the abode of the arrogant."

16:30 To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there is good in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better and excellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,-

16:31 Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow (pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth God reward the righteous,-

16:32 (Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state of purity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of (the good) which ye did (in the world)."

16:33 Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or there comes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who went before them. But God wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls.

16:34 But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and that very (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in.

16:35 The worshippers of false gods say: "If God had so willed, we should not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of apostles but to preach the Clear Message?

16:36 For We assuredly sent amongst every People an apostle, (with the Command), "Serve God, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whom God guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). So travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the Truth).

16:37 If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet God guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them.

16:38 They swear their strongest oaths by God, that God will not raise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth: but most among mankind realise it not.

16:39 (They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood.

16:40 For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is.

16:41 To those who leave their homes in the cause of God, after suffering oppression,- We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world; but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only realised (this)!

16:42 (They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord.

16:43 And before thee also the apostles We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.

16:44 (We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought.

16:45 Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that God will not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little perceive?-

16:46 Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?-

16:47 Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.

16:48 Do they not look at Gods creation, (even) among (inanimate) things,- How their (very) shadows turn round, from the right and the left, prostrating themselves to God, and that in the humblest manner?

16:49 And to God doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth, whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord).

16:50 They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded.

16:51 God has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One God: then fear Me (and Me alone)."

16:52 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due always: then will ye fear other than God?

16:53 And ye have no good thing but is from God: and moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans;

16:54 Yet, when He removes the distress from you, behold! some of you turn to other gods to join with their Lord-

16:55 (As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours we have bestowed on them! then enjoy (your brief day): but soon will ye know (your folly)!

16:56 And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By God, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions.

16:57 And they assign daughters for God! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!

16:58 When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!

16:59 With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on?

16:60 To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to God applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.

16:61 If God were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour).

16:62 They attribute to God what they hate (for themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it!

16:63 By God, We (also) sent (Our apostles) to Peoples before thee; but Satan made, (to the wicked), their own acts seem alluring: He is also their patron today, but they shall have a most grievous penalty.

16:64 And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose, that thou shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ, and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe.

16:65 And God sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewith life to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen.

16:66 And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign. From what is within their bodies between excretions and blood, We produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it.

16:67 And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink and food: behold, in this also is a sign for those who are wise.

16:68 And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (mens) habitations;

16:69 Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought .

16:70 It is God who creates you and takes your souls at death; and of you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they know nothing after having known (much): for God is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.

16:71 God has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on some of you than on others: those more favoured are not going to throw back their gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal in that respect. Will they then deny the favours of God?

16:72 And God has made for you mates (and companions) of your own nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they then believe in vain things, and be ungrateful for Gods favours?-

16:73 And worship others than God,- such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power?

16:74 Invent not similitudes for God: for God knoweth, and ye know not.

16:75 God sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and public ly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praise be to God. But most of them understand not.

16:76 God sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb, with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master; whichever way be directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal with one who commands Justice, and is on a S traight Way?

16:77 To God belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. And the Decision of the Hour (of Judgment) is as the twingkling of an eye, or even quicker: for God hath power over all things.

16:78 It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers when ye knew nothing; and He gave you hearing and sight and intelligence and affections: that ye may give thanks (to God).

16:79 Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) God. Verily in this are signs for those who believe.

16:80 It is God Who made your habitations homes of rest and quiet for you; and made for you, out of the skins of animals, (tents for) dwellings, which ye find so light (and handy) when ye travel and when ye stop (in your travels); and out of their w ool, and their soft fibres (between wool and hair), and their hair, rich stuff and articles of convenience (to serve you) for a time.

16:81 It is God Who made out of the things He created, some things to give you shade; of the hills He made some for your shelter; He made you garments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you, that ye may bow to His Will (in Islam).

16:82 But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the clear Message.

16:83 They recognise the favours of God; then they deny them; and most of them are (creatures) ungrateful.

16:84 One Day We shall raise from all Peoples a Witness: then will no excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours.

16:85 When the wrong-doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will it in no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite.

16:86 When those who gave partners to God will see their "partners", they will say: "Our Lord! these are our partners, those whom we used to invoke besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Indeed ye are liars!"

16:87 That Day shall they (openly) show (their) submission to God; and all their inventions shall leave them in the lurch.

16:88 Those who reject God and hinder (men) from the Path of God - for them will We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spread mischief.

16:89 One day We shall raise from all Peoples a witness against them, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining all things, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

16:90 God commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.

16:91 Fulfil the Covenant of God when ye have entered into it, and break not your oaths after ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made God your surety; for God knoweth all that ye do.

16:92 And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths to practise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be more numerous than another: for God will test you by this; and on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein ye disagree.

16:93 If God so willed, He could make you all one people: But He leaves straying whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases: but ye shall certainly be called to account for all your actions.

16:94 And take not your oaths, to practise deception between yourselves, with the result that someones foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the Path of God, and a Mighty Wrath descend on you.

16:95 Nor sell the covenant of God for a miserable price: for with God is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew.

16:96 What is with you must vanish: what is with God will endure. And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions.

16:97 Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions.

16:98 When thou dost read the Quran, seek Gods protection from Satan the rejected one.

16:99 No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.

16:100 His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with God.

16:101 When We substitute one revelation for another,- and God knows best what He reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": but most of them understand not.

16:102 Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

16:103 We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear.

16:104 Those who believe not in the Signs of God,- God will not guide them, and theirs will be a grievous Penalty.

16:105 It is those who believe not in the Signs of God, that forge falsehood: it is they who lie!

16:106 Any one who, after accepting faith in God, utters Unbelief,- except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith - but such as open their breast to Unbelief, on them is Wrath from God, and theirs will be a dreadful Penalty.

16:107 This because they love the life of this world better than the Hereafter: and God will not guide those who reject Faith.

16:108 Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes God has sealed up, and they take no heed.

16:109 Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish.

16:110 But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:111 One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, and every soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none will be unjustly dealt with.

16:112 God sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of God: so God made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought.

16:113 And there came to them an Apostle from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities.

16:114 So eat of the sustenance which God has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of God, if it is He Whom ye serve.

16:115 He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than God has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:116 But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to God. For those who ascribe false things to God, will never prosper.

16:117 (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.

16:118 To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves.

16:119 But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:120 Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to God, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with God:

16:121 He showed his gratitude for the favours of God, who chose him, and guided him to a Straight Way.

16:122 And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the Righteous.

16:123 So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with God."

16:124 The Sabbath was only made (strict) for those who disagreed (as to its observance); But God will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, as to their differences.

16:125 Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.

16:126 And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient.

16:127 And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from God; nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots.

16:128 For God is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good.

The Holy Quran

Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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