Saya baru mendapat sedikit ketenangan berhubung isu muzakarah yang masih lagi hangat diperkatakan dewasa ini.Bahkan ianya masih lagi dalam peringkat berbalas balas kenyataan dari beberapa orang pemimpin samada dalam PAS ataupun UMNO,malah DAP juga kini mula memasuki gelanggang kerana barangkali merasakan tidak mahu tenggelam dan tertinggal di belakang dalam isu yang sedang hangat diperkatakan itu.Bukankah sesuatu isu yang kontroversi itu akan meruntun glamour juga kepada mereka yang terlibat di dalamnya hehe..
Karpal Singh berhak untuk berasa sangsi.Beliau cuma mewakili mereka yang lain turut berasa sangsi melalui sikapnya yang selalu 'vokal' itu.Malah sikap 'tak fahamnya' terhadap 'perjuangan PAS' itu memang telah dimaklumi sejak lama dulu.Justeru suaranya yang terbaru meminta 'keanggotaan PAS dalam PAKATAN RAKYAT di kaji semula'tidak harus dilihat sebagai satu masalah yang baru.Karpal singh memang sudah terkenal 'nakal' sejak dulu sama seperti rakannya yang seorang lagi Samy Vellu.
Barangkali ramai yang tidak faham betapa muzakarah itu adalah salah satu daripada usaha PAS untuk menguatkan PAKATAN RAKYAT dalam mempersiapkan diri untuk berangkat menduduki tahta di putrajaya pertengahan september ini.Masakan tidak,dalam keghairahan PKR berbincang dan bermuzakarah dengan ahli ahli MP UMNO dan komponen BN di Sabah dan Sarawak untuk menyertai atau dalam istilah yang lebih popularnya 'melompat' ke dalam PR,begitu juga DAP yang cuba mempengaruhi ahli ahli MCA untuk turut melompat,lalu PAS juga merasa diri terpanggil untuk turut mengatur langkah ke arah itu.
Saya melihat PAS dalam isu ini telah terpilih (oleh media khususnya serta orang yang berkepentingan)untuk menjadi 'lebih popular' berbanding yang lain apabila digossipkan telah mengadakan 'hubungan sulit' dengan UMNO.Bukankah orang yang baik dan berpotensi untuk diminati ramai itu sering menjadi bahan fitnah dan dengki segelintir manusia?
Kepada ahli dan penyokong PAS di luar sana,anggaplah isu 'muzakarah' ini sebagai salah satu proses kearah diri yang yang lebih matang.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Ini kenyataan Timbalan Presiden PAS?
“I am not sure of his popularity when compared to 1998. The latest developments – the Saiful event and the statutory declaration by private investigator P. Balasubramaniam – have affected Anwar’s credibility.
“Still, his ability to lead is unquestionable. It’s arguable that the Malay community is also starting to believe the accusations against Anwar. His delay in taking an oath to swear on the Quran is also an issue.”
Mungkin kerana itu beliau cenderung untuk berbincang dengan Pak Lah?
“Still, his ability to lead is unquestionable. It’s arguable that the Malay community is also starting to believe the accusations against Anwar. His delay in taking an oath to swear on the Quran is also an issue.”
Mungkin kerana itu beliau cenderung untuk berbincang dengan Pak Lah?
'Bermuzakarah'lah dengan Anwar..
Kehangatan tentang isu 'muzakarah' masih lagi terasa sekalipun Majlis Syura Ulama PAS telah mengumumkan bahawa 'muzakarah' itu haruslah dilihat atau diterjemahkan sebagai 'muqabalah' sahaja.Dengan maksud pertemuan biasa yang tidak melibatkan perbincangan tentang pembahagian kuasa atau penggabungan antara dua parti UMNO dan PAS.Itu sudah pasti dan jelas.
Memang PAS benar benar diuji kali ini.Belum pun lelah terlerai dalam usaha dan kerja kerja untuk memenuhi erti kemenangan dalam pilihanraya yang lalu,kini PAS diasak pula dengan ujian pada menentukan wadah sebenar dalam landasan perjuangan mengagungkan Islam di bumi Malaysia ini.
Rasionalnya isu itu memang ada asas untuk diketengahkan dewasa ini.Sejak akhir akhir ini 'heboh'dikatakan bahawa kedudukan PAS dalam PAKATAN RAKYAT tidak begitu 'mengembirakan' sebagai sebuah parti yang berada pada landasan perjuangan ISLAM di bumi Malaysia.
Saya melihat dalam isu ini kepada kredibiliti 'pemain utama' dalam PAKATAN RAKYAT itu sendiri iaitu Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim dalam memainkan peranan untuk tidak meletakkan PAS berada dalam keadaan dilema seperti sekarang.DSAI sebenarnya gagal memberikan keyakinan kepada PAS betapa beliau adalah individu yang pertama yang akan mempertahankan kedaulatan ISLAM dalam kerajaan PAKATAN RAKYAT yang akan dibentuk pada 16 september nanti.
PAS harus melihat keutamaan kepada usaha untuk duduk 'bermuzakarah' dengan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim tentang kedudukan dan kedaulatan Islam berbanding UMNO.
Memang PAS benar benar diuji kali ini.Belum pun lelah terlerai dalam usaha dan kerja kerja untuk memenuhi erti kemenangan dalam pilihanraya yang lalu,kini PAS diasak pula dengan ujian pada menentukan wadah sebenar dalam landasan perjuangan mengagungkan Islam di bumi Malaysia ini.
Rasionalnya isu itu memang ada asas untuk diketengahkan dewasa ini.Sejak akhir akhir ini 'heboh'dikatakan bahawa kedudukan PAS dalam PAKATAN RAKYAT tidak begitu 'mengembirakan' sebagai sebuah parti yang berada pada landasan perjuangan ISLAM di bumi Malaysia.
Saya melihat dalam isu ini kepada kredibiliti 'pemain utama' dalam PAKATAN RAKYAT itu sendiri iaitu Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim dalam memainkan peranan untuk tidak meletakkan PAS berada dalam keadaan dilema seperti sekarang.DSAI sebenarnya gagal memberikan keyakinan kepada PAS betapa beliau adalah individu yang pertama yang akan mempertahankan kedaulatan ISLAM dalam kerajaan PAKATAN RAKYAT yang akan dibentuk pada 16 september nanti.
PAS harus melihat keutamaan kepada usaha untuk duduk 'bermuzakarah' dengan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim tentang kedudukan dan kedaulatan Islam berbanding UMNO.
Kekeliruan terlerai
BismilLah,wassolatu wassalamu ‘ala saiyyidina Rasulillah,wa ‘ala alihi wa ashabihi wa man nasarahu wa walahu, amma ba’du;
Salam ISLAH,
Saya kira hiruk pikuk yang berlaku dengan isu muzakarah telah mendapat kata putus untuk ditaati dan diberikan wala’ oleh semua anggota gerakan Islam seumpama PAS. Bila Majlis Syura Ulama’ telah membuat ketetapan bahawa pertemuan UMNO-PAS handaklah diteruskan maka tiada boleh ada lagi suara-suara di belakang yang berbunyi. Jika masih berbunyi juga pun maka itu sudah tentu datangnya dari bukan ahli PAS dari ahli yang tidak pernah mengikuti tarbiyah PAS dan kemungkinan juga dari Pimpinan yang naik tanpa melalui proses pentarbiyah (hanya kerana suka tonjolkan diri atau pandai bersyarah).
Majlis Syura Ulama’ yang bersidang di Kota Bharu pada 23 Julai 2008 telah bersetuju dengan pertemuan atau muqabalah PAS dengan UMNO atas beberapa kepentingan tertentu yang ada di antaranya sudah tentulah boleh didedahkan kepada ahli dan ada yang perlu dirahsiakan. Tentu juga ada di kalangan pihak-pihak yang cuba nak jadi hero akan mendesak supaya apa yang tak patut diceritakan itu didedahkan segera kepada umum atas dasar ketelusan. Bagi saya, inilah sikap munafiqun sepanjang zaman, menyuburkan keraguan dan membangkitkan rasa tidak percaya kepada pimpinan serta mencetuskan perbalahan di kalangan ummah. Kita diajar oleh Al Quran dan Al Hadith supaya memberikan thiqah kepercayaan dan keyakinan yang tinggi kepada apa jua keputusan kepimpinan. Di sinilah asas kesatuan dan kekuatan serta perpaduan di kalangan umat ini. Setelah mereka disatukan dengan tauhid, mereka diperkukuhkan pula dengan pimpinan yang mengajak kepada bersatu di bawah naungan wahyu Allah dan petunjuk nabawi. Firman Allah SWT :
“Sesungguhnya (agama Tauhid) Ini adalah agama kamu semua; agama yang satu dan Aku adalah Tuhanmu, Maka sembahlah Aku.” Surah Al Anbiya’ : 92
Ketaatan dan memberikan wala kepada pimpinan adalah asas kesatuan. Dengan keduanyalah dapat disatukan pelbagai pandangan dan kecenderungan di bawah panji ketaatan yang tinggi serta membuahkah kesatuan tindakan. Dengan wala’ ketaatan juga dapat diseimbangkan kepelbagaian dalam tindakan, yang laju,sederhana dan perlahan dalam gerak kerja dapat disatukan serta ‘dikawal’ dengan ketaatan. Saya sebutkan dalam posting terdahulu bahawa, kita selalu diuji dengan keputusan pimpinan. Namun sekarang, tibalah waktunya kita memberikan wala’ sepenuhnya tanpa banyak bicara lagi. Mungkin ada yang berkata, kenapa Syura lambat sangat bertindak?. Kenapa sebelum ini ada percanggahan antara kenyataan Mursyid Am dan Presiden.?. Jawapannya adalah kerana isu ini telah dibocorkan dan disebarkan kepada umum dengan mendahului tindakan pimpinan. Atau dengan kata lain, pengkhianatan yang berlaku dalam PAS yang menyebabkab berlakunya kebocoran perkara yang tak patut bocor. Di sinilah letaknya kepentingan tarbiyyah dalam PAS. Sayangnya semua ini terabai. Belum pernah saya dengar berlakunya program tamrin atau apa jua bentuk program tarbawi di kalangan pimpinan ‘atas’ dalam PAS. Mungkin usrah juga telah lama ditinggalkan. Kalau adapun , apa yang dinamakan usrah tepi jalan atau usrah sambil-sambilan yang langsung tidak ada keseriusan. Maafkan saya dalam hal ini. Kita kekurangan anggota yang suka berterus terang, maka saya gagahkan diri saya untuk berterus terang. Inilah hakikatnya, apa yang nak di kata. Kalau markaz tarbiyyah PAS Pusat pun terabai agak lama atas alasan baik pulih, maka kalau karkaz tarbiyyah di peringkat cawangan beku pun , apa yang nak kita kata lagi?.
Dalam hal beberapa pimpinan yang telah mendahului dengan bertemu Pak Lah, ini soal beberapa kuasa veto pimpinan atas yang kita kena akui. Kalau besar taik kuku pun takdak kuasa veto dalam membuat keputusan, pimpinan apa namanya tu. Berilah kepercayaan kemudian berlapang dadalah. Waktu al Marhum Ustaz Fadhil segera bertemu Dato’ Seri Anwar sewaktu di awal pemecatan Anwar dahulu pun Ustaz Fadhil dihentam kerana telah mendahului parti. Namun beliau minta supaya parti kena beri kepercayaan kepada dia dan sudah tentu katanya dia ada sedikit kuasa untuk buat keputusan yang diyakini menguntungkan parti di waktu itu. Banyak sungguh suara hentaman pada waktu itu, namun akhirnya?. Kesemuanya pakat akui manafaatnya pertemuan dan ziarah awal tersebut kepada survival politik PAS. Tak gitu?
Saya sangat bersetuju dengan pendapat yang mengatakan bahawa kita kena bersedia untuk menerima kelemahan pimpinan kita. Dengan itu, apa jua yang berlaku kita akan tetap terus kekal istiqamah. Lainlah jika sekiranya, berlaku pengkhianatan dalam perkara dasar. Manusia selain Nabi tidak ma’sum. Tetapi jika pimpinan memimpin dengan wahyu dan nasihat syura ulama’ maka yakinlah dengan kebenaran mereka dan berlapang dadalah.
Dan yang pasti menyentuh jiwa dan membetulkan semua perkataan jahat mana-mana pihak sekalipun termasuk kenyataan sebahagian pimpinan PAS sendiri ialah apa yang diperjelaskan oleh Tuan Guru al Mursyidul 'Am PAS mengenai muqabalah/pertemuan PAS-UMNO. Kata TGNA :
"Pada kenyataan yang lepas saya benarkan pertemuan di antara pemimpin PAS dan Umno berkaitan Islam dan masalah rakyat, serupa sahaja dengan kenyataan yang disebut Presiden PAS. "Kalau difahami betul-betul tidak bercanggah di antara satu sama lain. Kalau ada perjumpaan hendak masuk Barisan Nasional ia langsung tidak ada. Kenyataan Presiden pun memang begitu,"
Selesai!(syeikh Yusainie)
Salam ISLAH,
Saya kira hiruk pikuk yang berlaku dengan isu muzakarah telah mendapat kata putus untuk ditaati dan diberikan wala’ oleh semua anggota gerakan Islam seumpama PAS. Bila Majlis Syura Ulama’ telah membuat ketetapan bahawa pertemuan UMNO-PAS handaklah diteruskan maka tiada boleh ada lagi suara-suara di belakang yang berbunyi. Jika masih berbunyi juga pun maka itu sudah tentu datangnya dari bukan ahli PAS dari ahli yang tidak pernah mengikuti tarbiyah PAS dan kemungkinan juga dari Pimpinan yang naik tanpa melalui proses pentarbiyah (hanya kerana suka tonjolkan diri atau pandai bersyarah).
Majlis Syura Ulama’ yang bersidang di Kota Bharu pada 23 Julai 2008 telah bersetuju dengan pertemuan atau muqabalah PAS dengan UMNO atas beberapa kepentingan tertentu yang ada di antaranya sudah tentulah boleh didedahkan kepada ahli dan ada yang perlu dirahsiakan. Tentu juga ada di kalangan pihak-pihak yang cuba nak jadi hero akan mendesak supaya apa yang tak patut diceritakan itu didedahkan segera kepada umum atas dasar ketelusan. Bagi saya, inilah sikap munafiqun sepanjang zaman, menyuburkan keraguan dan membangkitkan rasa tidak percaya kepada pimpinan serta mencetuskan perbalahan di kalangan ummah. Kita diajar oleh Al Quran dan Al Hadith supaya memberikan thiqah kepercayaan dan keyakinan yang tinggi kepada apa jua keputusan kepimpinan. Di sinilah asas kesatuan dan kekuatan serta perpaduan di kalangan umat ini. Setelah mereka disatukan dengan tauhid, mereka diperkukuhkan pula dengan pimpinan yang mengajak kepada bersatu di bawah naungan wahyu Allah dan petunjuk nabawi. Firman Allah SWT :
“Sesungguhnya (agama Tauhid) Ini adalah agama kamu semua; agama yang satu dan Aku adalah Tuhanmu, Maka sembahlah Aku.” Surah Al Anbiya’ : 92
Ketaatan dan memberikan wala kepada pimpinan adalah asas kesatuan. Dengan keduanyalah dapat disatukan pelbagai pandangan dan kecenderungan di bawah panji ketaatan yang tinggi serta membuahkah kesatuan tindakan. Dengan wala’ ketaatan juga dapat diseimbangkan kepelbagaian dalam tindakan, yang laju,sederhana dan perlahan dalam gerak kerja dapat disatukan serta ‘dikawal’ dengan ketaatan. Saya sebutkan dalam posting terdahulu bahawa, kita selalu diuji dengan keputusan pimpinan. Namun sekarang, tibalah waktunya kita memberikan wala’ sepenuhnya tanpa banyak bicara lagi. Mungkin ada yang berkata, kenapa Syura lambat sangat bertindak?. Kenapa sebelum ini ada percanggahan antara kenyataan Mursyid Am dan Presiden.?. Jawapannya adalah kerana isu ini telah dibocorkan dan disebarkan kepada umum dengan mendahului tindakan pimpinan. Atau dengan kata lain, pengkhianatan yang berlaku dalam PAS yang menyebabkab berlakunya kebocoran perkara yang tak patut bocor. Di sinilah letaknya kepentingan tarbiyyah dalam PAS. Sayangnya semua ini terabai. Belum pernah saya dengar berlakunya program tamrin atau apa jua bentuk program tarbawi di kalangan pimpinan ‘atas’ dalam PAS. Mungkin usrah juga telah lama ditinggalkan. Kalau adapun , apa yang dinamakan usrah tepi jalan atau usrah sambil-sambilan yang langsung tidak ada keseriusan. Maafkan saya dalam hal ini. Kita kekurangan anggota yang suka berterus terang, maka saya gagahkan diri saya untuk berterus terang. Inilah hakikatnya, apa yang nak di kata. Kalau markaz tarbiyyah PAS Pusat pun terabai agak lama atas alasan baik pulih, maka kalau karkaz tarbiyyah di peringkat cawangan beku pun , apa yang nak kita kata lagi?.
Dalam hal beberapa pimpinan yang telah mendahului dengan bertemu Pak Lah, ini soal beberapa kuasa veto pimpinan atas yang kita kena akui. Kalau besar taik kuku pun takdak kuasa veto dalam membuat keputusan, pimpinan apa namanya tu. Berilah kepercayaan kemudian berlapang dadalah. Waktu al Marhum Ustaz Fadhil segera bertemu Dato’ Seri Anwar sewaktu di awal pemecatan Anwar dahulu pun Ustaz Fadhil dihentam kerana telah mendahului parti. Namun beliau minta supaya parti kena beri kepercayaan kepada dia dan sudah tentu katanya dia ada sedikit kuasa untuk buat keputusan yang diyakini menguntungkan parti di waktu itu. Banyak sungguh suara hentaman pada waktu itu, namun akhirnya?. Kesemuanya pakat akui manafaatnya pertemuan dan ziarah awal tersebut kepada survival politik PAS. Tak gitu?
Saya sangat bersetuju dengan pendapat yang mengatakan bahawa kita kena bersedia untuk menerima kelemahan pimpinan kita. Dengan itu, apa jua yang berlaku kita akan tetap terus kekal istiqamah. Lainlah jika sekiranya, berlaku pengkhianatan dalam perkara dasar. Manusia selain Nabi tidak ma’sum. Tetapi jika pimpinan memimpin dengan wahyu dan nasihat syura ulama’ maka yakinlah dengan kebenaran mereka dan berlapang dadalah.
Dan yang pasti menyentuh jiwa dan membetulkan semua perkataan jahat mana-mana pihak sekalipun termasuk kenyataan sebahagian pimpinan PAS sendiri ialah apa yang diperjelaskan oleh Tuan Guru al Mursyidul 'Am PAS mengenai muqabalah/pertemuan PAS-UMNO. Kata TGNA :
"Pada kenyataan yang lepas saya benarkan pertemuan di antara pemimpin PAS dan Umno berkaitan Islam dan masalah rakyat, serupa sahaja dengan kenyataan yang disebut Presiden PAS. "Kalau difahami betul-betul tidak bercanggah di antara satu sama lain. Kalau ada perjumpaan hendak masuk Barisan Nasional ia langsung tidak ada. Kenyataan Presiden pun memang begitu,"
Selesai!(syeikh Yusainie)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Rejecting an empty Philosophy
Rejecting an empty Philosophy
(From Ali Syariati's book HAJJ)
Life today (not life as it should be carried on) is an idle cyclical action
a movement with no goal! A meaningless pendular action starts with the day
only to end at night and night starts only to disappear at dawn. In the
mean time, man is busy watching the play of these black and white "rats" who
chew the strings of our life until we die.
Life (as we live it) is like a theater. Man watches these aimless nights
and days. Indeed, what foolish play is conducted! When you are in need, you
hope and struggle to overcome your needs. Yet once you achieve this, you view
your past efforts humorously. What a senseless philosophy to live by!
Living on a day to day basis, the person lacks direction. His aim is only
to live. What exists is a dead spirit in a living body. However, the Hajj
experience alters this unhealthy condition!
Once you decide to perform Hajj and take the necessary steps, you are on
the road to the actualization of Hajj. Before going to Hajj you reside in your
home calm and reposed. Upon entering the state of mind for Hajj, you arise
and move away from your routine environment.
Hajj is the antithesis of aimlessness. It is the rebellion against a damned
fate guided by evilforces. The fulfillment of Hajj will enable you to
escape from the complex network of puzzles. This revolutionary act will reveal to
you the clear horizon and free way to migration to eternity toward the
Almighty Allah.
Depart from your home. and visit "Allah's house", or the "house of the
people"! You, whoever you are, you are a man, Adam's son, and a
representative of Allah on earth! You are a relative of Allah, Allah's
trustee, His master of nature and a student of God. Allah taught you the
names. He made you from His spirit and endowed you with special qualities.
You were praised by Him; His angels even prostrated to you. This earth and
everything in it was made available to man. God became your "homemate",
with you at all times and watching all of your actions. Are you living up
to His expectation?
Prophet (PBUH):
Allah is in the hearts of the believers
Quran XXIX:3
Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign
Quran LVII: 25
And that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messenger, though
unseen.
Quran XVII: 7
LO! We have placed all that is in the earth as an ornament thereof
that we may try them: which of them is best in conduct.
Quran LXVII: 2
Who hath created life and death that He may try you, which of you is
best in conduct; and he is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
With the passage of time and the influence of various forces of the social
system which disregard human rights and duties, your character has been
changed. The vicissitudes of life have affected you to the degree that you
became alienated and neglectful. Originally, with Allah's spirit in your
heart, you were supposed to shoulder the responsibility of being Allah's
trustee on earth. You were granted time as a means for fulfilling this task
but you failed because the gift was used carelessly!
Quran CIII: 2-3
By the declining day, LO! man is in a state of loss,
This is what is called life! But realistically speaking what has been
accomplished? What constructive contributions have you made? What have
you gained? So many precious years have been lost, yet who are you?
Oh trustee and vicegerent of Allah on earth, you have turned to money, sex,
greed, aggression, and dishonesty. You have regressed to the inferior status
that you occupied before almighty Allah blew His spirit into you. Where is
the spirit of Allah now? Oh man, rise out of this decadent situation!
Divorce yourself from this gradual death.
Leave your surroundings and go to the pure land. There you may face Almighty
Allah under the inspiring sky of Mashar. The estrangement which you have
experienced will be overcome. At last, you will find yourself!
Reaching towards Allah
Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Zul-Hijjah'. The land of
Makkah (Mecca) is tranquil and peaceful. Instead of fear, hatred, and war,
the desert is characterized by security and peace. An atmosphere for
worship where people are free to face Almighty God is prevalent.
Do you not hear Ibrahim's command:
Quran XXII: 27
And call upon the people for Hajj. They will come to you on their bare
feet or riding any weak camel and they come to you from every far desert.
You, oh Mud, search for and follow the spirit of Allah! Accept his
invitation; leave your home in order to "see" Him. He is waiting for You!
Human existence is frivolous unless one's aim is to approach the spirit of
Allah. Separate yourself from all those needs and greeds which distract you
from Allah. Therefore, join the eternal human migration to Hajj. "See"
Almighty Allah!
Before departing to perform Hajj, all of your debts should be paid. Your
hates and angers toward relatives or friends must disappear. A will must
be drawn. All of these gestures are an exercise in the preparation for death
(which will overtake everyone some day). These acts guarantee your personal
and financial clearance. The last moments of farewell and the future of man
are symbolized.
Now you are free to join eternity. On the day of resurrection, when "you can
do nothing" in Allah's court, where "your eyes, ears, and heart are the
best witnesses of what you have done,"
Quran XVII: 36
You and every organ of your body are responsible for your deeds. While
you are in this "house of correction" get ready for the "house of
justice". Exercise death before you die-go to Hajj!
Hajj represents your return to Allah, the absolute, who has no limitations
and none is like Him. To return to Him signifies a definite movement toward
perfection, goodness, beauty, power knowledge, value, and facts. On your way
toward the eternal, you will NEVER approach Allah. He is to guide you in
the right direction and not to be your destination!
Islam is different from Sufism. A Sufi lives "in the name of Allah", and
dies "for the sake of Allah". But, a Muslim strives to approach Almighty
God
To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.
Quran II:156 & XLII:53
All affairs tend toward Allah.
Our goal is not to "perish", but to "bloom". This is done not "for Allah"
but rather to bring us "toward Him". Allah is not so far away from you;
therefore, try to reach Him! Allah is closer to you than yourself!
Quran L:16
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
On the other hand, everyone beside Allah is too far to be reached! Oh man,
all the angels prostrated to you; yet, through the passage of time and
societal influence you have changed greatly. You have not abided by your
promise to worship none but Almighty Allah. Instead, you have become a
slave to idols, some of which are man-made.
Quran LIV: 54
In an assembly of truth, in the presence of a sovereign omnipotent.
Your nature is characterized by loyalty to other individuals, selfdevotion,
cruelty, ignorance, a lack of direction, fearfulness, and greediness! This
life has caused you to acquire animalistic traits. Now you are like a
"wolf", "fox", "rat", or "sheep".
Oh man, return to your origin. Go to Hajj and visit your best friend who
created you as the best creature. He is waiting to see you! Leave the
palaces of power, the treasures of wealth and the misleading temples.
Dismember yourself from the flock of those animals whose shepherd is the
wolf. Join the flock at Miad who is going to see the house of Allah or the
house of the people.
Entering Miqat and becoming One
The show begins at Miqat. At this point, the actor (mankind) must change
his clothes. Why? Because one's attire covers the person as well as his
character. In other words, an individual doesn't wear clothes, but rather,
the clothes cover him!
Clothes symbolize, pattern, preference, status, and distinction. They create
superficial "borders" which cause "separation" between people. In most
cases, "separation" between people, gives birth to "discrimination".
Furthermore the concept of "I" not "we" emerges! "I" is used in the context
of my race, my class, my clan, my group, my position, my family, my values,
and not "I" as a human being.
So many "borders" have been created in our lives. The descendants of Cain,
the executioners and the cruels split Adam's family and mankind's unity
into many parts and factions. What resulted were the following relationships:
master and servant, oppressor and oppressed, colonialist and
colonialized, exploiter and exploited, strong and weak, rich
and poor, nourished and malnurished, honored and dishonored,
happy and unhappy, noble persons and lay persons, civilized
and uncivilized, Eastern and Western, Arab and Ajam and etc.
Humanity is divided into races, nations, classes, subclasses, groups, and
families. Each one has its own distinct status and values, names and honors.
And-for what? All this just to show "ones-self-but under so much "make-up"!
Now take off your clothes. Leave them at Miqat. Wear the Kafan which
consists of plain white material. You will be dressed like everyone else. See the
uniformity appear! Be a particle and join the mass; as a drop, enter the ocean.
Don't be proud, you are not here to see somebody, but be humble. You
will be seeing Allah. Be the one who realizes his mortality or a mortal
who feels his existence.
At Miqat, regardless of your race or tribe, you must doff all the covers
you wore in your daily life as:
- a wolf (symbolizing fierceness and oppression),
- a rat (symbolizing slyness),
- a fox (symbolizing craftiness),
- or a sheep (symbolizing slavery).
Leave all these in Miqat and assume your original shape as a "man" - just
one "Adam" as you will be at the end, as one "dead"!
Wrap yourself in two pieces of cloth. One covers your shoulders and the other
goes around your waist. No special style or material is used. It is made of
very plain and simple fabric. Everyone is wearing the same outfit (Ihram).
No distinctions in appearance are visible.
The caravans from all over the world which are traveling to Hajj will
congregate at Miqat. They will meet at the same time and at the same place!
On his way to Allah, man is not just "to be" but he is "to become" what he
should be!
Quran XXIV:42
And unto Allah is the journeying.
How wonderful! Everything is moving - evolution, death and life, life and
death, contradiction, change, and direction.
Quran XXVIII:88
Everything will perish save His countenance.
And Allah is the "absolute" - being, perfect, and eternal!
Quran LV:29
Everyday He exerciseth (universal) power.
Hajj is also a movement. Man decides to return toward Allah. All of his egos
and selfish tendencies are buried at Miqat (Zu-halifa). He witnesses his own
dead body and visits his own grave. Man is reminded of the final goal of his
life. He experiences death at Miqat and resurrection afterwhich he must
continue his mission in the desert between Miqat and Miad.
The scene is like the day of judgment. From one horizon to the other, a
"flood of whites" appears. All the people are wearing the Kafan. No one
can be recognized. The bodies were left in Miqat and the souls are
motivated here. Names, races, nor social status make a difference in this great
combination. An atmosphere of genuine unity prevails. It is a human show
of Allah's unity.
Fear and pleasure, excitement and charm, perplexity and rapture all appear
as minute particles in a magnetic field. Allah is in its center (qibla')!
Only man shows himself. He is situated in one direction which is toward
Allah. In this desert all the nations and groups merge into one tribe. They
face one Kaaba.
Once you remove your clothes and all the signs which distinguish "you" as
An individual, you may enter into the heart of the crowd. In the state of
Ihram', try to forget the things that remind you of your life.
Everyone "melts" himself and assumes a new form as a "mankind". The egos
and individual traits are buried. The group becomes a "people" or an "Umma".
All the l's have died in Miqat; what has evolved is "We".
By the time you leave Mina you should have integrated into the Umma. This
is what Ibrahim did. You are also supposed to act like Ibrahim.
Quran XVI: 120
Lo Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was
not of the idolators.
At last, one is all and all is one! Everyone is equal. The society of
polytheism is converted into one of monotheism or Tawhid. This is the
Umma or the society which is onto the right path. It should be a society
which is perfect, active and led by Islamic leadership (Imamat).
Everyone performing Hajj has turned away from himself to face Allah. He has
been endowed with the spirit of Allah. You have gone from an exile to the
hereafter. You have been exposed to the absolute facts. You have overcome
ignorance and oppression and have been enlightened by consciousness and
justice. You have rejected polytheism and adopted monotheism.
Previous to the performance of Hajj, the people neglected their human
quality. They were alienated by power, wealth, family, land, and race.
Their life was only in the context of mere "existence". Finally, the
experience of Hajj allowed them to achieve self-discovery. Now they
perceived each other collectively as "one", and individually as a "man"
NOTHING ELSE!
Declaring your Intention
NIYAT
Before entering Miqat, which is the beginning of a great change and
revolution, you must declare your intention. What does this encompass? It
is the intention of a "transferral" from your house to the house of people,
from life to love, from the self to Allah, from slavery to freedom, from
racial discrimination to equality, sincerity and truth, from being clothed
to being naked, from a daily life to an eternal life and from selfishness
and aimlessness to devotion and responsibility. In summary, it is a
transferral into the state of "Ihram" .
Therefore, your intention must be strongly asserted. You will grow out of
your "shell" as do the seeds of dates. Being extremely conscious, you must
have faith in your heart. Enlighten your heart with the flame of love;
"shine" and "shine". Forget all about yourself! In the past, your life was
characterized by "negligence" and "ignorance" You were helpless in all
aspects of existence. Even in the realm of your job, you became a slave,
working either as a habit or by force! Now, shed this pattern of life!
Become genuinely "conscious" of Almighty Allah, the people and yourself!
Choose a new job, a new direction and a new "self"!
Praying in Miqat
When at Miqat and ready to start the Hajj, you are aware of what must be
done and why. In the Ihram attire you will perform the prayer of Ihram,
presenting yourself to the Almighty Allah. Say - Oh Allah, I No More
worship the idols, and No More am I the slave of Nimrod'.
Oh Allah, I am standing in front of you with the gesture of Ibrahim not as
an oppressor (wolf), not as a cheater (fox), not as a hoarder(rat). Nay, I
face you as a "man" wearing the same clothes that I will wear when I see
you in the hereafter. This means that you willingly and consciously want to
obey Allah and become His slave. You will rebel against anyone and anything
beside Allah. Your readiness to exercise necessary duties is expressed.
Such a position is not different from the regular prayer, but at this time it is
like a more intimate talk to Allah. It is as if Allah's presence can be
felt.
Say:
Oh the most gracious and the most merciful, whose glory and mercy go
beyond the limits of friends and enemies, the righteous and the sinful,
the believers and non-believers ... Oh Allah, I worship you since you are
the only one who deserves to be worshipped. I choose no master, but you,
the master and owner of the day of judgment". Quran I:2-4.
Quran I:5
Thee (alone) we worship; thee (alone) we ask for help.
Oh our only love, Oh our only help! See how we are lost by our ignorance!
See how we are misled by the oppressors! See how we are limited by our
weakness!
Quran I:6
Show us the Straight Path - the path of truth, consciousness, fact,
beauty, perfection, love, and goodness.
Quran I:7
The path of those whom thou hast favored, Not (the the path) of those
who earn thine anger nor of those who go astray.
At Miqat in the white dress of the hereafter, each bow denies and asks
forgiveness for the wrong deeds which were motivated by fear and greed.
They were committed during your life. Each prostration asks forgiveness
for those which were done in the Courts of Powers.
The prayer at Miqat is a promise to Allah that there will be no prostration
nor bowing to anyone other than Him!
Peace be upon you Oh Mohammad, His slave and Messenger
Peace by upon you and those obedients of Allah and the good doers.
Peace be upon you ...
All these are phrases which refer to the "near ... not the far".
Allah, Ibrahim, Mohammad, people, heaven, the hereafter, salvation, freedom,
love and etc. are all present at Miqat. Dressed in the colorless clothes of
Ihram, you experience a new birth - a resurrection! No longer will Satan,
who rejected Allah's command, cheat you. No longer will you feel like a
stranger. Shameful and apologetic, you return to Allah. But now you are
free and responsible!
(From Ali Syariati's book HAJJ)
Life today (not life as it should be carried on) is an idle cyclical action
a movement with no goal! A meaningless pendular action starts with the day
only to end at night and night starts only to disappear at dawn. In the
mean time, man is busy watching the play of these black and white "rats" who
chew the strings of our life until we die.
Life (as we live it) is like a theater. Man watches these aimless nights
and days. Indeed, what foolish play is conducted! When you are in need, you
hope and struggle to overcome your needs. Yet once you achieve this, you view
your past efforts humorously. What a senseless philosophy to live by!
Living on a day to day basis, the person lacks direction. His aim is only
to live. What exists is a dead spirit in a living body. However, the Hajj
experience alters this unhealthy condition!
Once you decide to perform Hajj and take the necessary steps, you are on
the road to the actualization of Hajj. Before going to Hajj you reside in your
home calm and reposed. Upon entering the state of mind for Hajj, you arise
and move away from your routine environment.
Hajj is the antithesis of aimlessness. It is the rebellion against a damned
fate guided by evilforces. The fulfillment of Hajj will enable you to
escape from the complex network of puzzles. This revolutionary act will reveal to
you the clear horizon and free way to migration to eternity toward the
Almighty Allah.
Depart from your home. and visit "Allah's house", or the "house of the
people"! You, whoever you are, you are a man, Adam's son, and a
representative of Allah on earth! You are a relative of Allah, Allah's
trustee, His master of nature and a student of God. Allah taught you the
names. He made you from His spirit and endowed you with special qualities.
You were praised by Him; His angels even prostrated to you. This earth and
everything in it was made available to man. God became your "homemate",
with you at all times and watching all of your actions. Are you living up
to His expectation?
Prophet (PBUH):
Allah is in the hearts of the believers
Quran XXIX:3
Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign
Quran LVII: 25
And that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messenger, though
unseen.
Quran XVII: 7
LO! We have placed all that is in the earth as an ornament thereof
that we may try them: which of them is best in conduct.
Quran LXVII: 2
Who hath created life and death that He may try you, which of you is
best in conduct; and he is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
With the passage of time and the influence of various forces of the social
system which disregard human rights and duties, your character has been
changed. The vicissitudes of life have affected you to the degree that you
became alienated and neglectful. Originally, with Allah's spirit in your
heart, you were supposed to shoulder the responsibility of being Allah's
trustee on earth. You were granted time as a means for fulfilling this task
but you failed because the gift was used carelessly!
Quran CIII: 2-3
By the declining day, LO! man is in a state of loss,
This is what is called life! But realistically speaking what has been
accomplished? What constructive contributions have you made? What have
you gained? So many precious years have been lost, yet who are you?
Oh trustee and vicegerent of Allah on earth, you have turned to money, sex,
greed, aggression, and dishonesty. You have regressed to the inferior status
that you occupied before almighty Allah blew His spirit into you. Where is
the spirit of Allah now? Oh man, rise out of this decadent situation!
Divorce yourself from this gradual death.
Leave your surroundings and go to the pure land. There you may face Almighty
Allah under the inspiring sky of Mashar. The estrangement which you have
experienced will be overcome. At last, you will find yourself!
Reaching towards Allah
Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Zul-Hijjah'. The land of
Makkah (Mecca) is tranquil and peaceful. Instead of fear, hatred, and war,
the desert is characterized by security and peace. An atmosphere for
worship where people are free to face Almighty God is prevalent.
Do you not hear Ibrahim's command:
Quran XXII: 27
And call upon the people for Hajj. They will come to you on their bare
feet or riding any weak camel and they come to you from every far desert.
You, oh Mud, search for and follow the spirit of Allah! Accept his
invitation; leave your home in order to "see" Him. He is waiting for You!
Human existence is frivolous unless one's aim is to approach the spirit of
Allah. Separate yourself from all those needs and greeds which distract you
from Allah. Therefore, join the eternal human migration to Hajj. "See"
Almighty Allah!
Before departing to perform Hajj, all of your debts should be paid. Your
hates and angers toward relatives or friends must disappear. A will must
be drawn. All of these gestures are an exercise in the preparation for death
(which will overtake everyone some day). These acts guarantee your personal
and financial clearance. The last moments of farewell and the future of man
are symbolized.
Now you are free to join eternity. On the day of resurrection, when "you can
do nothing" in Allah's court, where "your eyes, ears, and heart are the
best witnesses of what you have done,"
Quran XVII: 36
You and every organ of your body are responsible for your deeds. While
you are in this "house of correction" get ready for the "house of
justice". Exercise death before you die-go to Hajj!
Hajj represents your return to Allah, the absolute, who has no limitations
and none is like Him. To return to Him signifies a definite movement toward
perfection, goodness, beauty, power knowledge, value, and facts. On your way
toward the eternal, you will NEVER approach Allah. He is to guide you in
the right direction and not to be your destination!
Islam is different from Sufism. A Sufi lives "in the name of Allah", and
dies "for the sake of Allah". But, a Muslim strives to approach Almighty
God
To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.
Quran II:156 & XLII:53
All affairs tend toward Allah.
Our goal is not to "perish", but to "bloom". This is done not "for Allah"
but rather to bring us "toward Him". Allah is not so far away from you;
therefore, try to reach Him! Allah is closer to you than yourself!
Quran L:16
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
On the other hand, everyone beside Allah is too far to be reached! Oh man,
all the angels prostrated to you; yet, through the passage of time and
societal influence you have changed greatly. You have not abided by your
promise to worship none but Almighty Allah. Instead, you have become a
slave to idols, some of which are man-made.
Quran LIV: 54
In an assembly of truth, in the presence of a sovereign omnipotent.
Your nature is characterized by loyalty to other individuals, selfdevotion,
cruelty, ignorance, a lack of direction, fearfulness, and greediness! This
life has caused you to acquire animalistic traits. Now you are like a
"wolf", "fox", "rat", or "sheep".
Oh man, return to your origin. Go to Hajj and visit your best friend who
created you as the best creature. He is waiting to see you! Leave the
palaces of power, the treasures of wealth and the misleading temples.
Dismember yourself from the flock of those animals whose shepherd is the
wolf. Join the flock at Miad who is going to see the house of Allah or the
house of the people.
Entering Miqat and becoming One
The show begins at Miqat. At this point, the actor (mankind) must change
his clothes. Why? Because one's attire covers the person as well as his
character. In other words, an individual doesn't wear clothes, but rather,
the clothes cover him!
Clothes symbolize, pattern, preference, status, and distinction. They create
superficial "borders" which cause "separation" between people. In most
cases, "separation" between people, gives birth to "discrimination".
Furthermore the concept of "I" not "we" emerges! "I" is used in the context
of my race, my class, my clan, my group, my position, my family, my values,
and not "I" as a human being.
So many "borders" have been created in our lives. The descendants of Cain,
the executioners and the cruels split Adam's family and mankind's unity
into many parts and factions. What resulted were the following relationships:
master and servant, oppressor and oppressed, colonialist and
colonialized, exploiter and exploited, strong and weak, rich
and poor, nourished and malnurished, honored and dishonored,
happy and unhappy, noble persons and lay persons, civilized
and uncivilized, Eastern and Western, Arab and Ajam and etc.
Humanity is divided into races, nations, classes, subclasses, groups, and
families. Each one has its own distinct status and values, names and honors.
And-for what? All this just to show "ones-self-but under so much "make-up"!
Now take off your clothes. Leave them at Miqat. Wear the Kafan which
consists of plain white material. You will be dressed like everyone else. See the
uniformity appear! Be a particle and join the mass; as a drop, enter the ocean.
Don't be proud, you are not here to see somebody, but be humble. You
will be seeing Allah. Be the one who realizes his mortality or a mortal
who feels his existence.
At Miqat, regardless of your race or tribe, you must doff all the covers
you wore in your daily life as:
- a wolf (symbolizing fierceness and oppression),
- a rat (symbolizing slyness),
- a fox (symbolizing craftiness),
- or a sheep (symbolizing slavery).
Leave all these in Miqat and assume your original shape as a "man" - just
one "Adam" as you will be at the end, as one "dead"!
Wrap yourself in two pieces of cloth. One covers your shoulders and the other
goes around your waist. No special style or material is used. It is made of
very plain and simple fabric. Everyone is wearing the same outfit (Ihram).
No distinctions in appearance are visible.
The caravans from all over the world which are traveling to Hajj will
congregate at Miqat. They will meet at the same time and at the same place!
On his way to Allah, man is not just "to be" but he is "to become" what he
should be!
Quran XXIV:42
And unto Allah is the journeying.
How wonderful! Everything is moving - evolution, death and life, life and
death, contradiction, change, and direction.
Quran XXVIII:88
Everything will perish save His countenance.
And Allah is the "absolute" - being, perfect, and eternal!
Quran LV:29
Everyday He exerciseth (universal) power.
Hajj is also a movement. Man decides to return toward Allah. All of his egos
and selfish tendencies are buried at Miqat (Zu-halifa). He witnesses his own
dead body and visits his own grave. Man is reminded of the final goal of his
life. He experiences death at Miqat and resurrection afterwhich he must
continue his mission in the desert between Miqat and Miad.
The scene is like the day of judgment. From one horizon to the other, a
"flood of whites" appears. All the people are wearing the Kafan. No one
can be recognized. The bodies were left in Miqat and the souls are
motivated here. Names, races, nor social status make a difference in this great
combination. An atmosphere of genuine unity prevails. It is a human show
of Allah's unity.
Fear and pleasure, excitement and charm, perplexity and rapture all appear
as minute particles in a magnetic field. Allah is in its center (qibla')!
Only man shows himself. He is situated in one direction which is toward
Allah. In this desert all the nations and groups merge into one tribe. They
face one Kaaba.
Once you remove your clothes and all the signs which distinguish "you" as
An individual, you may enter into the heart of the crowd. In the state of
Ihram', try to forget the things that remind you of your life.
Everyone "melts" himself and assumes a new form as a "mankind". The egos
and individual traits are buried. The group becomes a "people" or an "Umma".
All the l's have died in Miqat; what has evolved is "We".
By the time you leave Mina you should have integrated into the Umma. This
is what Ibrahim did. You are also supposed to act like Ibrahim.
Quran XVI: 120
Lo Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was
not of the idolators.
At last, one is all and all is one! Everyone is equal. The society of
polytheism is converted into one of monotheism or Tawhid. This is the
Umma or the society which is onto the right path. It should be a society
which is perfect, active and led by Islamic leadership (Imamat).
Everyone performing Hajj has turned away from himself to face Allah. He has
been endowed with the spirit of Allah. You have gone from an exile to the
hereafter. You have been exposed to the absolute facts. You have overcome
ignorance and oppression and have been enlightened by consciousness and
justice. You have rejected polytheism and adopted monotheism.
Previous to the performance of Hajj, the people neglected their human
quality. They were alienated by power, wealth, family, land, and race.
Their life was only in the context of mere "existence". Finally, the
experience of Hajj allowed them to achieve self-discovery. Now they
perceived each other collectively as "one", and individually as a "man"
NOTHING ELSE!
Declaring your Intention
NIYAT
Before entering Miqat, which is the beginning of a great change and
revolution, you must declare your intention. What does this encompass? It
is the intention of a "transferral" from your house to the house of people,
from life to love, from the self to Allah, from slavery to freedom, from
racial discrimination to equality, sincerity and truth, from being clothed
to being naked, from a daily life to an eternal life and from selfishness
and aimlessness to devotion and responsibility. In summary, it is a
transferral into the state of "Ihram" .
Therefore, your intention must be strongly asserted. You will grow out of
your "shell" as do the seeds of dates. Being extremely conscious, you must
have faith in your heart. Enlighten your heart with the flame of love;
"shine" and "shine". Forget all about yourself! In the past, your life was
characterized by "negligence" and "ignorance" You were helpless in all
aspects of existence. Even in the realm of your job, you became a slave,
working either as a habit or by force! Now, shed this pattern of life!
Become genuinely "conscious" of Almighty Allah, the people and yourself!
Choose a new job, a new direction and a new "self"!
Praying in Miqat
When at Miqat and ready to start the Hajj, you are aware of what must be
done and why. In the Ihram attire you will perform the prayer of Ihram,
presenting yourself to the Almighty Allah. Say - Oh Allah, I No More
worship the idols, and No More am I the slave of Nimrod'.
Oh Allah, I am standing in front of you with the gesture of Ibrahim not as
an oppressor (wolf), not as a cheater (fox), not as a hoarder(rat). Nay, I
face you as a "man" wearing the same clothes that I will wear when I see
you in the hereafter. This means that you willingly and consciously want to
obey Allah and become His slave. You will rebel against anyone and anything
beside Allah. Your readiness to exercise necessary duties is expressed.
Such a position is not different from the regular prayer, but at this time it is
like a more intimate talk to Allah. It is as if Allah's presence can be
felt.
Say:
Oh the most gracious and the most merciful, whose glory and mercy go
beyond the limits of friends and enemies, the righteous and the sinful,
the believers and non-believers ... Oh Allah, I worship you since you are
the only one who deserves to be worshipped. I choose no master, but you,
the master and owner of the day of judgment". Quran I:2-4.
Quran I:5
Thee (alone) we worship; thee (alone) we ask for help.
Oh our only love, Oh our only help! See how we are lost by our ignorance!
See how we are misled by the oppressors! See how we are limited by our
weakness!
Quran I:6
Show us the Straight Path - the path of truth, consciousness, fact,
beauty, perfection, love, and goodness.
Quran I:7
The path of those whom thou hast favored, Not (the the path) of those
who earn thine anger nor of those who go astray.
At Miqat in the white dress of the hereafter, each bow denies and asks
forgiveness for the wrong deeds which were motivated by fear and greed.
They were committed during your life. Each prostration asks forgiveness
for those which were done in the Courts of Powers.
The prayer at Miqat is a promise to Allah that there will be no prostration
nor bowing to anyone other than Him!
Peace be upon you Oh Mohammad, His slave and Messenger
Peace by upon you and those obedients of Allah and the good doers.
Peace be upon you ...
All these are phrases which refer to the "near ... not the far".
Allah, Ibrahim, Mohammad, people, heaven, the hereafter, salvation, freedom,
love and etc. are all present at Miqat. Dressed in the colorless clothes of
Ihram, you experience a new birth - a resurrection! No longer will Satan,
who rejected Allah's command, cheat you. No longer will you feel like a
stranger. Shameful and apologetic, you return to Allah. But now you are
free and responsible!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
What are they saying about Islam
Do you know these people: Hillary Rodman Clinton, Michael Hart, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Cat Stevens, ABCNEWS, Dan Rathers, Times Magazine, Mike Wallace, Encyclopedia Britania, CBSNEWS
- See What They Said About ISLAM!
What Are They Saying About: ISLAM?
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"Most Influential Person In History" - Michael H. Hart
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." [Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, p. 33.]
Fastest growing religion in America - Hillary Rodman Clinton
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..." [HILLARY RODMAN CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3]
Moslems - fastest growing group... - USA Today
Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion. [ABCNEWS, Abcnews.com]
God sent me Quran - Cat Stevens (former Jazz singer from England)
"Everything made so much sense. This is the beauty of the Qur'an; it asks you to reflect and reason....When I read the Qur'an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but I felt the only answer for me was the Qur'an and God had sent it to me." [Cat Stevens (Now Yusuf Islam), former British pop star.]
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country." [NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4]
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..." [NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1]
Moslems are the world's fastest-growing group..." [USA TODAY, The Population Reference bureau, Feb. 17, 1989, p.4A ]
"Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities. " [Encyclopedia Britannica]
"There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now." [Dan Rathers, CBSNEWS]
"Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America." [TIMES MAGAZINE]
"Islam continues to grow in America, and no one can doubt that!" [CNN, December 15, 1995]
"The Religion of Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world." [MIKE WALLACE, 60 MINUTES]
"Five to 6 million strong, Muslims in America already outnumber Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Mormons, and they are more numerous than Quakers, Unitarians, Seventh-day Adventists, Mennonites, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Christian Scientists, combined. Many demographers say Islam has overtaken Judaism as the country's second-most commonly practiced religion; others say it is in the passing lane." [JOHAN BLANK, US NEWS (7/20/98)]
"In fact, Religion experts say Islam is the second-largest religion in the United States... Islam has 5 million to 6 million members, followed by Judaism, with approximately 4.5 million..... And Islam is believed to be fastest-growing religion in the country, with half its expansion coming from new immigrants and the other half from conversions." [By ELSA C. ARNETT Knight-Ridder News Service]
"It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from Allah, or Allah, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God or Allah." Professor Keith Moore, one of the world’s prominent scientists of anatomy and embryology. University of Toronto, Canada]
"But Islam has a still further service to render to the cause of humanity. It stands after all nearer to the real East than Europe does, and it possesses a magnificent tradition of inter-racial understanding and cooperation. No other society has such a record of success uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavours so many and so various races of mankind . . . Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If ever the opposition of the great societies of East and West is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an indispensable condition. In its hands lies very largely the solution of the problem with which Europe is faced in its relation with East. If they unite, the hope of a peaceful issue is immeasurably enhanced. But if Europe, by rejecting the cooperation of Islam, throws it into the arms of its rivals, the issue can only be disastrous for both." [H.A.R. Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, London, 1932, P. 379.]
"It (Islam) replaced monkishness by manliness. It gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature." [Canon Taylor, Paper read before the Church Congress at Walverhamton, Oct. 7, 1887; Quoted by Arnoud in THE PREACHING OF ISLAM, pp. 71-72.]
The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which
human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he? " [Lamartine, Historie de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol. 11 pp. 276-2727]
"If a man like Muhammed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." [George Bernard Shaw]
"How, for instance, can any other appeal stand against that of the Moslem who, in approaching the pagan, says to him, however obscure or degraded he may be 'Embrace the faith, and you are at once equal and a brother.' Islam knows no color line." [S. S. Leeder, VEILED MYSTERIES OF EGYPT]
I think it seems to me very, very mysterious, almost unbelievable. I really think if what you have said is true, [Professor Siaveda , He is also one of the most famous scientists in the world.]
Professor William W. Hay is one of the best known marine scientists in the United States. satellite photography and emote-sensing techniques. Professor Hay replied: I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scripture of the Holy Quran, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages. Professor Hay: Well, I would think it must be the divine being!
[Professor Yushudi Kusan: Director of the Tokyo Observatory] I can say, I am very mush impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Quran.
[Professor Alfred Kroner who is one of the world’s most famous geologists] "Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad came from, he was after all a bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe,
because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case.
[Dr. T.V.N. Persaud is a Professor of Anatomy and Head of the Department of Anatomy, and a professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is the author or editor of 25 books, and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada.]
"It seems to me that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read or write. In fact, he was illiterate. We are talking about 1400 years ago. You have someone who was illiterate making profound pronouncement
and statements and are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. I personally cannot see how this could be mere chance. There are too many accuracy’s and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind in concerning that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements."
Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the North Western University in Chicago in the United States of America. Professor Simpson said: It follows, I think, that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion, but in fact religion can guide science by adding revelation to some traditional scientific approaches. That there exists statements in the Quran shown by science to be valid, which supports knowledge in the Quran having been derived from Allah.
[Professor Palmer a scientist from the U.S.] We need research into the history of early Middle Eastern oral traditions to know whether in fact such historical events have been reported. If there is no such record, it strengthens the belief that Allah transmitted through Muhammad bits of his knowledge that we have only discovered for ourselves in recent times. We look forward to a continuing dialogue on the topic of science in the Quran in the context of geology. Thank you very much.
[Professor Tagata Tagasone, formerly Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Shiang Mai in Thailand. He is now the Dean of the College of the Medicine at the University.]
From my studies and from what I have learned throughout this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a messenger who relayed this truth which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the One Who is an Eligible Creator. This Creator must
be Allah, or Allah. Therefore, I think this is the time to say ‘Laa ilaaha illallah’, that there is no Allah to worship except Allah, ‘Muhammad Rasool Allah’, Muhammad is messenger of Allah...
[Professor Armstrong, Scientist works at NASA] I am impressed that how remarkably some of the ancient writings seem to correspond to modern and recent Astronomy. There may well have to be something beyond what we understand as ordinary human experience to account for the writings that we have seen.
[Professor Durga Rao] It is difficult to imagine that this type of knowledge was existing at that time, around 1400 years back. May be some of the things they have simple idea about, but do describe those things in great detail is very difficult. So, this is definitely not a simple human knowledge.
"No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity and Endeavour so many and so varied races of mankind. The great Muslim communities of Africa, India and Indonesia, perhaps also the small community in
Japan, show that Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If
ever the opposition of the great societies of the East and west is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is
an indispensable condition." [H.A.R. Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, p. 379]
The nation's claim to be a Christian country is about to meet its first challenge: the number of practising Muslims is set to overtake Anglican Christians.... There has also been a number of high-profile conversions to Islam from Christianity. These include Mike Tyson, the former world champion boxer; Chris Eubank, the British middleweight boxing champion, who has changed his name to Hamdan; and Cat Stevens, the pop musician, who calls himself Yusuf Islam.... Prince Charles courted controversy earlier this year when he reaffirmed his
claim that when he succeeds the throne, he does not wish to be the defender of only the Christian faith. [Rajeev Syal and Christopher Morgan Sunday Times (London, U.K.)]
Savior of Humanity (Muhammad) - George Bernard Shaw
"I have studied him - the wonderful man - and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity. " [George Bernard Shaw in "The Genuine Islam"]
Muhammad - inspired man - founder of Islam James A. Michener - famous author
"Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshipped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty, he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband. "Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded 'Read.' So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: 'There is one God.' "In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, 'An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human being. "At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever." [James A. Michener, "Islam: The Misunderstood Religion," in READER'S DIGEST (American edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70.]
"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal rule of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world." [John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P. 's and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927.]
"Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Mohammed . . . " [John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol.1, pp.329-330]
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." [Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, p. l 22.]
"People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed, who combined all three functions. To a lesser
degree, Moses did the same." [Professor Jules Masserman]
[Ahmed Versi, editor of the weekly Muslim News,] said the growth of Islam has been constant: "The younger generation of Muslims that I have encountered is becoming more aware of its Muslim identity and is therefore practising its faith with vigour."
"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam and in the
contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue..." [A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, p. 205]
"Sense of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because as I read in the Qur'an I find those dynamic principles of life, not mystic but practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world." [Lectures on "The Ideals of Islam;" see SPEECHES AND WRITINGS OF SAROJINI NAIDU, Madras, 1918, p. 167.]
"History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated." [De Lacy O'Leary, ISLAM AT THE CROSSROADS, London, 1923, p. 8.]
"The Muslim community is much more aware of its religion and the use that religion plays within its community." [Dr Peter Brierley, Executive Director of the Christian Research Association, a London-based charity]
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today." [George Bernard Shaw, THE GENUINE ISLAM, Vol. 1, No. 81936.]
"A growing number of Muslims in America, more than 40 percent are African-American," [Charles Bierbauer, from the Senior Washington Correspondent]
"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue." [A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, 1948, p. 205.]
"The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a land and a people like previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races, and building up a whole new world - world of Islam.
"The closer we examine this development the more extraordinary does it appear. The other great religions won their way slowly, by painful struggle and finally triumphed with the aid of powerful monarchs converted to the new faith. Christianity had its Constantine, Buddhism its Asoka, and Zoroastrianism its Cyrus, each lending to his chosen cult the mighty force of secular authority. Not so Islam. Arising in a desert land sparsely inhabited by a nomad race previously undistinguished in human annals, Islam sallied forth on its great adventure with the slenderest human backing and against the heaviest material odds. Yet Islam triumphed with seemingly miraculous ease, and a couple of generations saw the Fiery Crescent borne victorious from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas and from the desert of Central Asia to the deserts of Central Africa." [A.M.L. Stoddard, quoted in ISLAM - THE RELIGION OF ALL PROPHETS, Begum Bawani Waqf, Karachi, Pakistan, p. 56.]
"I am not a Muslim in the usual sense, though I hope I am a "Muslim" as "one surrendered to God," but I believe that embedded in the Quran and other expressions of the Islamic vision are vast stores of divine truth from which I and other occidentals have still much to learn, and 'Islam is certainly a strong contender for the supplying of the basic framework of the one religion of the future.'" [W. Montgomery Watt, ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY, London, 1983, p. ix.]
'I believe in One God and Mahomet the Apostle of God,' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." [Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870, p. 54.]
"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." [Bosworth Smith, MOHAMMAD AND MOHAMMADANISM, London, 1874, p. 92.]
"His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad." [W. Montgomery Watt, MOHAMMAD AT MECCA, Oxford, 1953, p. 52.]
"The doctrine of brotherhood of Islam extends to all human beings, no matter what color, race or creed. Islam is the only religion which has been able to realize this doctrine in practice. Muslims wherever on the world they are will recognize each other as brothers." [Mr. R. L. Mellema, Holland, Anthropologist, Writer and Scholar.]
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." [Annie Besant, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p.4]
"The essential and definite element of my conversion to Islam was the Qur'an. I began to study it before my conversion with the critical spirit of a Western intellectual .... There are certain verses of this book, the Qur'an, revealed more than thirteen centuries ago, which teach exactly the same notions as the most modern scientific researches do. This definitely converted me." [Ali Selman Benoist, France, Doctor of Medicine.]
"I have read the Sacred Scriptures of every religion; nowhere have I found what I encountered in Islam: perfection. The Holy Qur'an, compared to any other scripture I have read, is like the Sun compared to that of a match. I firmly believe that anybody who reads the Word of Allah with a mind that is not completely closed to Truth, will become a Muslim." [Saifuddin Dirk Walter Mosig, U.S.A.]
"The universal brotherhood of Islam, regardless of race, politics, color or country, has been brought home to me most keenly many times in my life -- and this is another feature which drew me towards the Faith." [Col. Donald S. Rockwell, U.S.A. Poet, Critic and Author.]
"Medieval Islam was technologically advanced and open to innovation. It achieved far higher literacy rates than in contemporary Europe; it assimilated the legacy of classical Greek civilization to such a degree that many classical books are now known to us only through Arabic copies. It invented windmills ,trigonometry, lateen sails and made major advances in metallurgy, mechanical and chemical engineering and irrigation methods. In the middle-ages the flow of technology was overwhelmingly from Islam to Europe rather from Europe to Islam. Only after the 1500's did the net direction of flow begin to reverse." [(pg 253) Jared Diamond a world renowned UCLA sociologist, and physiologist won the Pulitzer Prize for his book: "Guns, Germs, and Steel."]
The scientists who participated in these dialogues were all non-Muslims, most of whom were explaining some scientific facts which they have realized only very recently and after several years of research and study. When they were told that what they have just discovered recently was already referred to either directly or indirectly in the Holy Quran more than 1400 years ago, they showed a great deal of astonishment. Their comments were varied, but almost all of them confessed that this Quran could not have come from any human or ordinary source. Indeed, some of them were convinced and have affirmed that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is a messenger from Allah, to the point that one of them even embraced Islam by declaring the Islamic creed otherwise known as the "Shahaadah" and thus became a Muslim.
The Quran which was revealed 14 centuries ago mentioned facts only recently discovered by proven scientists. This proves without doubt that the Quran must be the literal word of Allah, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and it also proves that Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is truly a Messenger and Prophet sent by Allah. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated methods. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) reviewed the Quran with the Angel Jibreel once each year and twice in the last year of his life. Since the Quran was revealed up until this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Quran, letter by letter. Some of them have been able to memorize all of the Quran by Heart.
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"Most Influential Person In History" - Michael H. Hart
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." [Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, p. 33.]
Fastest growing religion in America - Hillary Rodman Clinton
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..." [HILLARY RODMAN CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3]
Moslems - fastest growing group... - USA Today
Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion. [ABCNEWS, Abcnews.com]
God sent me Quran - Cat Stevens (former Jazz singer from England)
"Everything made so much sense. This is the beauty of the Qur'an; it asks you to reflect and reason....When I read the Qur'an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but I felt the only answer for me was the Qur'an and God had sent it to me." [Cat Stevens (Now Yusuf Islam), former British pop star.]
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country." [NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4]
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..." [NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1]
Moslems are the world's fastest-growing group..." [USA TODAY, The Population Reference bureau, Feb. 17, 1989, p.4A ]
"Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities. " [Encyclopedia Britannica]
"There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now." [Dan Rathers, CBSNEWS]
"Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America." [TIMES MAGAZINE]
"Islam continues to grow in America, and no one can doubt that!" [CNN, December 15, 1995]
"The Religion of Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world." [MIKE WALLACE, 60 MINUTES]
"Five to 6 million strong, Muslims in America already outnumber Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Mormons, and they are more numerous than Quakers, Unitarians, Seventh-day Adventists, Mennonites, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Christian Scientists, combined. Many demographers say Islam has overtaken Judaism as the country's second-most commonly practiced religion; others say it is in the passing lane." [JOHAN BLANK, US NEWS (7/20/98)]
"In fact, Religion experts say Islam is the second-largest religion in the United States... Islam has 5 million to 6 million members, followed by Judaism, with approximately 4.5 million..... And Islam is believed to be fastest-growing religion in the country, with half its expansion coming from new immigrants and the other half from conversions." [By ELSA C. ARNETT Knight-Ridder News Service]
"It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from Allah, or Allah, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God or Allah." Professor Keith Moore, one of the world’s prominent scientists of anatomy and embryology. University of Toronto, Canada]
"But Islam has a still further service to render to the cause of humanity. It stands after all nearer to the real East than Europe does, and it possesses a magnificent tradition of inter-racial understanding and cooperation. No other society has such a record of success uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavours so many and so various races of mankind . . . Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If ever the opposition of the great societies of East and West is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an indispensable condition. In its hands lies very largely the solution of the problem with which Europe is faced in its relation with East. If they unite, the hope of a peaceful issue is immeasurably enhanced. But if Europe, by rejecting the cooperation of Islam, throws it into the arms of its rivals, the issue can only be disastrous for both." [H.A.R. Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, London, 1932, P. 379.]
"It (Islam) replaced monkishness by manliness. It gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature." [Canon Taylor, Paper read before the Church Congress at Walverhamton, Oct. 7, 1887; Quoted by Arnoud in THE PREACHING OF ISLAM, pp. 71-72.]
The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which
human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he? " [Lamartine, Historie de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol. 11 pp. 276-2727]
"If a man like Muhammed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." [George Bernard Shaw]
"How, for instance, can any other appeal stand against that of the Moslem who, in approaching the pagan, says to him, however obscure or degraded he may be 'Embrace the faith, and you are at once equal and a brother.' Islam knows no color line." [S. S. Leeder, VEILED MYSTERIES OF EGYPT]
I think it seems to me very, very mysterious, almost unbelievable. I really think if what you have said is true, [Professor Siaveda , He is also one of the most famous scientists in the world.]
Professor William W. Hay is one of the best known marine scientists in the United States. satellite photography and emote-sensing techniques. Professor Hay replied: I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scripture of the Holy Quran, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages. Professor Hay: Well, I would think it must be the divine being!
[Professor Yushudi Kusan: Director of the Tokyo Observatory] I can say, I am very mush impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Quran.
[Professor Alfred Kroner who is one of the world’s most famous geologists] "Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad came from, he was after all a bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe,
because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case.
[Dr. T.V.N. Persaud is a Professor of Anatomy and Head of the Department of Anatomy, and a professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is the author or editor of 25 books, and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada.]
"It seems to me that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read or write. In fact, he was illiterate. We are talking about 1400 years ago. You have someone who was illiterate making profound pronouncement
and statements and are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. I personally cannot see how this could be mere chance. There are too many accuracy’s and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind in concerning that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements."
Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the North Western University in Chicago in the United States of America. Professor Simpson said: It follows, I think, that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion, but in fact religion can guide science by adding revelation to some traditional scientific approaches. That there exists statements in the Quran shown by science to be valid, which supports knowledge in the Quran having been derived from Allah.
[Professor Palmer a scientist from the U.S.] We need research into the history of early Middle Eastern oral traditions to know whether in fact such historical events have been reported. If there is no such record, it strengthens the belief that Allah transmitted through Muhammad bits of his knowledge that we have only discovered for ourselves in recent times. We look forward to a continuing dialogue on the topic of science in the Quran in the context of geology. Thank you very much.
[Professor Tagata Tagasone, formerly Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Shiang Mai in Thailand. He is now the Dean of the College of the Medicine at the University.]
From my studies and from what I have learned throughout this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a messenger who relayed this truth which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the One Who is an Eligible Creator. This Creator must
be Allah, or Allah. Therefore, I think this is the time to say ‘Laa ilaaha illallah’, that there is no Allah to worship except Allah, ‘Muhammad Rasool Allah’, Muhammad is messenger of Allah...
[Professor Armstrong, Scientist works at NASA] I am impressed that how remarkably some of the ancient writings seem to correspond to modern and recent Astronomy. There may well have to be something beyond what we understand as ordinary human experience to account for the writings that we have seen.
[Professor Durga Rao] It is difficult to imagine that this type of knowledge was existing at that time, around 1400 years back. May be some of the things they have simple idea about, but do describe those things in great detail is very difficult. So, this is definitely not a simple human knowledge.
"No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity and Endeavour so many and so varied races of mankind. The great Muslim communities of Africa, India and Indonesia, perhaps also the small community in
Japan, show that Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If
ever the opposition of the great societies of the East and west is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is
an indispensable condition." [H.A.R. Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, p. 379]
The nation's claim to be a Christian country is about to meet its first challenge: the number of practising Muslims is set to overtake Anglican Christians.... There has also been a number of high-profile conversions to Islam from Christianity. These include Mike Tyson, the former world champion boxer; Chris Eubank, the British middleweight boxing champion, who has changed his name to Hamdan; and Cat Stevens, the pop musician, who calls himself Yusuf Islam.... Prince Charles courted controversy earlier this year when he reaffirmed his
claim that when he succeeds the throne, he does not wish to be the defender of only the Christian faith. [Rajeev Syal and Christopher Morgan Sunday Times (London, U.K.)]
Savior of Humanity (Muhammad) - George Bernard Shaw
"I have studied him - the wonderful man - and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity. " [George Bernard Shaw in "The Genuine Islam"]
Muhammad - inspired man - founder of Islam James A. Michener - famous author
"Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshipped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty, he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband. "Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded 'Read.' So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: 'There is one God.' "In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, 'An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human being. "At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever." [James A. Michener, "Islam: The Misunderstood Religion," in READER'S DIGEST (American edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70.]
"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal rule of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world." [John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P. 's and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927.]
"Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Mohammed . . . " [John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol.1, pp.329-330]
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." [Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, p. l 22.]
"People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed, who combined all three functions. To a lesser
degree, Moses did the same." [Professor Jules Masserman]
[Ahmed Versi, editor of the weekly Muslim News,] said the growth of Islam has been constant: "The younger generation of Muslims that I have encountered is becoming more aware of its Muslim identity and is therefore practising its faith with vigour."
"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam and in the
contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue..." [A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, p. 205]
"Sense of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because as I read in the Qur'an I find those dynamic principles of life, not mystic but practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world." [Lectures on "The Ideals of Islam;" see SPEECHES AND WRITINGS OF SAROJINI NAIDU, Madras, 1918, p. 167.]
"History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated." [De Lacy O'Leary, ISLAM AT THE CROSSROADS, London, 1923, p. 8.]
"The Muslim community is much more aware of its religion and the use that religion plays within its community." [Dr Peter Brierley, Executive Director of the Christian Research Association, a London-based charity]
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today." [George Bernard Shaw, THE GENUINE ISLAM, Vol. 1, No. 81936.]
"A growing number of Muslims in America, more than 40 percent are African-American," [Charles Bierbauer, from the Senior Washington Correspondent]
"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue." [A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, 1948, p. 205.]
"The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a land and a people like previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races, and building up a whole new world - world of Islam.
"The closer we examine this development the more extraordinary does it appear. The other great religions won their way slowly, by painful struggle and finally triumphed with the aid of powerful monarchs converted to the new faith. Christianity had its Constantine, Buddhism its Asoka, and Zoroastrianism its Cyrus, each lending to his chosen cult the mighty force of secular authority. Not so Islam. Arising in a desert land sparsely inhabited by a nomad race previously undistinguished in human annals, Islam sallied forth on its great adventure with the slenderest human backing and against the heaviest material odds. Yet Islam triumphed with seemingly miraculous ease, and a couple of generations saw the Fiery Crescent borne victorious from the Pyrenees to the Himalayas and from the desert of Central Asia to the deserts of Central Africa." [A.M.L. Stoddard, quoted in ISLAM - THE RELIGION OF ALL PROPHETS, Begum Bawani Waqf, Karachi, Pakistan, p. 56.]
"I am not a Muslim in the usual sense, though I hope I am a "Muslim" as "one surrendered to God," but I believe that embedded in the Quran and other expressions of the Islamic vision are vast stores of divine truth from which I and other occidentals have still much to learn, and 'Islam is certainly a strong contender for the supplying of the basic framework of the one religion of the future.'" [W. Montgomery Watt, ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY TODAY, London, 1983, p. ix.]
'I believe in One God and Mahomet the Apostle of God,' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." [Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRE, London, 1870, p. 54.]
"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." [Bosworth Smith, MOHAMMAD AND MOHAMMADANISM, London, 1874, p. 92.]
"His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad." [W. Montgomery Watt, MOHAMMAD AT MECCA, Oxford, 1953, p. 52.]
"The doctrine of brotherhood of Islam extends to all human beings, no matter what color, race or creed. Islam is the only religion which has been able to realize this doctrine in practice. Muslims wherever on the world they are will recognize each other as brothers." [Mr. R. L. Mellema, Holland, Anthropologist, Writer and Scholar.]
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." [Annie Besant, THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD, Madras, 1932, p.4]
"The essential and definite element of my conversion to Islam was the Qur'an. I began to study it before my conversion with the critical spirit of a Western intellectual .... There are certain verses of this book, the Qur'an, revealed more than thirteen centuries ago, which teach exactly the same notions as the most modern scientific researches do. This definitely converted me." [Ali Selman Benoist, France, Doctor of Medicine.]
"I have read the Sacred Scriptures of every religion; nowhere have I found what I encountered in Islam: perfection. The Holy Qur'an, compared to any other scripture I have read, is like the Sun compared to that of a match. I firmly believe that anybody who reads the Word of Allah with a mind that is not completely closed to Truth, will become a Muslim." [Saifuddin Dirk Walter Mosig, U.S.A.]
"The universal brotherhood of Islam, regardless of race, politics, color or country, has been brought home to me most keenly many times in my life -- and this is another feature which drew me towards the Faith." [Col. Donald S. Rockwell, U.S.A. Poet, Critic and Author.]
"Medieval Islam was technologically advanced and open to innovation. It achieved far higher literacy rates than in contemporary Europe; it assimilated the legacy of classical Greek civilization to such a degree that many classical books are now known to us only through Arabic copies. It invented windmills ,trigonometry, lateen sails and made major advances in metallurgy, mechanical and chemical engineering and irrigation methods. In the middle-ages the flow of technology was overwhelmingly from Islam to Europe rather from Europe to Islam. Only after the 1500's did the net direction of flow begin to reverse." [(pg 253) Jared Diamond a world renowned UCLA sociologist, and physiologist won the Pulitzer Prize for his book: "Guns, Germs, and Steel."]
The scientists who participated in these dialogues were all non-Muslims, most of whom were explaining some scientific facts which they have realized only very recently and after several years of research and study. When they were told that what they have just discovered recently was already referred to either directly or indirectly in the Holy Quran more than 1400 years ago, they showed a great deal of astonishment. Their comments were varied, but almost all of them confessed that this Quran could not have come from any human or ordinary source. Indeed, some of them were convinced and have affirmed that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is a messenger from Allah, to the point that one of them even embraced Islam by declaring the Islamic creed otherwise known as the "Shahaadah" and thus became a Muslim.
The Quran which was revealed 14 centuries ago mentioned facts only recently discovered by proven scientists. This proves without doubt that the Quran must be the literal word of Allah, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and it also proves that Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is truly a Messenger and Prophet sent by Allah. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated methods. Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) reviewed the Quran with the Angel Jibreel once each year and twice in the last year of his life. Since the Quran was revealed up until this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Quran, letter by letter. Some of them have been able to memorize all of the Quran by Heart.
Positif berbincang
Dalam kemelut kecil yang membadai pada hari ini, tentunya boleh sahaja menjadikan ikatan sesama kita pun boleh terlerai. Apatah lagi kalau pertelingkahan peribadi yang telah berlanjutan lama dibawa bersama arus sentimen dalam membicarakan hal ini, lebih-lebih lagilah ia boleh membara dengan marak. Isu yang berlaku pada hari ini jika tidak dikendalikan dengan baik bisa membawa keretakan kepada hati-hati yang terasa lantas melahirkan perpecahan fikrah dan kesepaduan saf.
Isu muzakarah jika dinilai dengan objektif tentunya tidak membawa apa-apa masalah. Jika diterima secara terbuka dan ditimbang dengan pemikiran rasional, semua pihak rasanya masing-masing sedang memberikan pandangan dan bertindak kerana sayangkan parti dan bukannya untuk kepentingan peribadi. Maka dalam kemelut ini, janganlah kiranya masing-masing menghunuskan pedang memancung kepala sahabat selepas pedang yang sama begitu hebat berjuang menghapuskan musuh.
Pihak yang inginkan muzakarah diadakan di antara PAS-UMNO saya kira telah melakukan sesuatu yang tepat seperti yang dikehendaki oleh Islam. Sesungguhnya dakwah perlulah sentiasa disebarkan walau siapa pun mad’unya. Bahkan seteruk-teruk Fira’aun yang tentunya lebih teruk dari UMNO diberikan peluang untuk didekati oleh Nabi Musa. Seteruk-teruk Namrud juga pernah mengadakan perbincangan dengan Nabi Ibrahim mengenai isu ketuhanan, bahkan sekafir Iblis juga dihambat keluar dari syurga selepas adanya sesi perbincangan dengan Allah.
Semuanya termaktub di dalam al-Quran. Maka apakah Namrud, Firaun bahkan Iblis lebih baik dari UMNO? Entahlah kalau jawapan anda ialah ya, mungkin pintu muzakarah boleh ditutup terus sampai bila-bila. Tentunya jawapan adalah sebaliknya, maka kerana itu saya mengatakan usaha yang dilakukan oleh beberapa pimpinan bertemu dengan UMNO, jika ia dilakukan di atas hasrat dakwah dan bukan kepentingan peribadi, ia adalah satu perkara yang dituntut.
Saya percaya usaha yang dilakukan oleh beberapa orang pimpinan tentu tidak akan sama sekali membawa PAS untuk ke ribaan UMNO. Jauh sekali untuk tidur sekatil dengan UMNO dana menyertai pentadbiran. Bagaimanapun, kalau demikian, maka langkah tersebut sungguh-sungguh pincang. Inilah yang dibimbangi oleh YAB Tuan Guru Nik Aziz. Saya yakin, seorang tuan guru sepertinya amat memahami intipati tuntuan dakwah. Namun, beliau berbicara dengan neraca sejarah. UMNO pernah mengkhianati PAS dengan sebesar-besar pengkhianatan. Maka, tidak mungkin seorang mukmin digigit di dalam lubang yang sama sebanyak dua kali. (Lihat Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Adab, Bab Orang Mukmin Tidak Digigit Di Lubang Yang Sama Dua Kali)
Tentunya kita sama-sama mengetahui, PAS bukan hak sesiapa untuk dibawa terjun ke mana-mana gaung. PAS bukan hanya mempunyai seorang ulama sahaja, bahkan barisan ulama yang tentunya perlu diajak berbincang untuk membuat keputusan yang penting dan sebahaya ini. Ia perlu dilumat dan dihadam bukan hanya diterima semata-mata kerana yang mencadangkannya ialah ulama.
Ulama ialah pewaris nabi. Benar, namun mereka terdedah dengan kesilapan serta kesalahan. Ia tidak sama sekali menjejaskan ketinggian seorang ulama, bagaimanapun apa yang salah tidak akan menjadi benar hanya kerana ia keluar dari mulut seorang ulama. Bahkan Imam Malik pernah menyatakan, “Setiap kata-kata itu boleh diterima atau ditolak kecuali kata-kata tuan punya kubur ini (Rasulullah SAW)….”
Maka, saya kira kedua-dua pandangan tidak lahir melainkan kerana cinta dan sayang kepada parti. Bukan kerana kepentingan peribadi dan mana-mana individu. Namun, belum tentu mereka yang berada di belakang kedua-dua pandangan ini bebas dari apa-apa kepentingan! Maka, janganlah sama sekali isu ini mengakibatkan kita melatah, hilang hormat malah menyerang hebat kepimpinan. Berikanlah kepercayaan kepada kepimpinan, atau bertandinglah sebagai presiden pada tahun hadapan.
(Ahmadfhadli.wordpress.com)
Isu muzakarah jika dinilai dengan objektif tentunya tidak membawa apa-apa masalah. Jika diterima secara terbuka dan ditimbang dengan pemikiran rasional, semua pihak rasanya masing-masing sedang memberikan pandangan dan bertindak kerana sayangkan parti dan bukannya untuk kepentingan peribadi. Maka dalam kemelut ini, janganlah kiranya masing-masing menghunuskan pedang memancung kepala sahabat selepas pedang yang sama begitu hebat berjuang menghapuskan musuh.
Pihak yang inginkan muzakarah diadakan di antara PAS-UMNO saya kira telah melakukan sesuatu yang tepat seperti yang dikehendaki oleh Islam. Sesungguhnya dakwah perlulah sentiasa disebarkan walau siapa pun mad’unya. Bahkan seteruk-teruk Fira’aun yang tentunya lebih teruk dari UMNO diberikan peluang untuk didekati oleh Nabi Musa. Seteruk-teruk Namrud juga pernah mengadakan perbincangan dengan Nabi Ibrahim mengenai isu ketuhanan, bahkan sekafir Iblis juga dihambat keluar dari syurga selepas adanya sesi perbincangan dengan Allah.
Semuanya termaktub di dalam al-Quran. Maka apakah Namrud, Firaun bahkan Iblis lebih baik dari UMNO? Entahlah kalau jawapan anda ialah ya, mungkin pintu muzakarah boleh ditutup terus sampai bila-bila. Tentunya jawapan adalah sebaliknya, maka kerana itu saya mengatakan usaha yang dilakukan oleh beberapa pimpinan bertemu dengan UMNO, jika ia dilakukan di atas hasrat dakwah dan bukan kepentingan peribadi, ia adalah satu perkara yang dituntut.
Saya percaya usaha yang dilakukan oleh beberapa orang pimpinan tentu tidak akan sama sekali membawa PAS untuk ke ribaan UMNO. Jauh sekali untuk tidur sekatil dengan UMNO dana menyertai pentadbiran. Bagaimanapun, kalau demikian, maka langkah tersebut sungguh-sungguh pincang. Inilah yang dibimbangi oleh YAB Tuan Guru Nik Aziz. Saya yakin, seorang tuan guru sepertinya amat memahami intipati tuntuan dakwah. Namun, beliau berbicara dengan neraca sejarah. UMNO pernah mengkhianati PAS dengan sebesar-besar pengkhianatan. Maka, tidak mungkin seorang mukmin digigit di dalam lubang yang sama sebanyak dua kali. (Lihat Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Adab, Bab Orang Mukmin Tidak Digigit Di Lubang Yang Sama Dua Kali)
Tentunya kita sama-sama mengetahui, PAS bukan hak sesiapa untuk dibawa terjun ke mana-mana gaung. PAS bukan hanya mempunyai seorang ulama sahaja, bahkan barisan ulama yang tentunya perlu diajak berbincang untuk membuat keputusan yang penting dan sebahaya ini. Ia perlu dilumat dan dihadam bukan hanya diterima semata-mata kerana yang mencadangkannya ialah ulama.
Ulama ialah pewaris nabi. Benar, namun mereka terdedah dengan kesilapan serta kesalahan. Ia tidak sama sekali menjejaskan ketinggian seorang ulama, bagaimanapun apa yang salah tidak akan menjadi benar hanya kerana ia keluar dari mulut seorang ulama. Bahkan Imam Malik pernah menyatakan, “Setiap kata-kata itu boleh diterima atau ditolak kecuali kata-kata tuan punya kubur ini (Rasulullah SAW)….”
Maka, saya kira kedua-dua pandangan tidak lahir melainkan kerana cinta dan sayang kepada parti. Bukan kerana kepentingan peribadi dan mana-mana individu. Namun, belum tentu mereka yang berada di belakang kedua-dua pandangan ini bebas dari apa-apa kepentingan! Maka, janganlah sama sekali isu ini mengakibatkan kita melatah, hilang hormat malah menyerang hebat kepimpinan. Berikanlah kepercayaan kepada kepimpinan, atau bertandinglah sebagai presiden pada tahun hadapan.
(Ahmadfhadli.wordpress.com)
Fikrah
Julai 21, 2008
Salam Kamunting,
Ramai datang bertanya saya mengenai rundingan PAS-UMNO. Saya jadi laku untuk disoal sebab saya sendiri telah menulis di laman ini mengenainya. Saya menyokong, sedang yang bertanya itu pelbagai. Ada yang datang bertanya sambil membawa kalungan tahniah, ada yang membawa selambak kekeliruan dan yang betul - betul berang dan marah, belum datang lagi walaupun ada yang memang betul - betul berang dan marah dengan tulisan saya.
Bila saya jawab, harapan saya ia menenangkan mereka. Itulah harapan daripada sebuah jawaban. Tapi, siapalah saya untuk menenangkan semua, sedang persoalannya adalah besar. Ia isu terbaru politik semasa walaupun ia bukanlah baru dalam politik Malaysia, apatah politik Islam.
Saya rasa elok untuk dikongsi beberapa persoalan dan jawaban yang merungkai.
1) Bila Islam akan berdaulat di Malaysia dan bagaimana?
Jawaban saya: Bila itu janji Allah. Bila Allah berjanji maka janjiNya adalah benar dan dekat. Dunia ini terlalu dekat dan akhirat itu tidak jauh. Cukuplah bagi seorang mukmin itu sebuah keyakinan yang terpaku di hatinya. Keyakinanlah asas segala pergerakan dan natijahnya.
Bagaimana? Ia berlaku dengan sunnah Allah dan jadualNya. Islam itu milikNya dan kita hanya menikmati perjalanannya. Apabila Allah menghendaki, dijadikan hambaNya yang beriman itu tersedia dengan kekuatan yang cukup, kualiti dan kuantiti, lalu tercetuslah kemenangan yang di nanti.
Kualiti itu mendahului. Ia bermaksud taqwa, ikhlas dan menjadikan ar Rasul sebagai ikutan ( mutaba’at ul Rasul ). Kemudiannya adalah kuantiti. Dihijrahkan ar Rasul sallaLlahu alaihi wasallam demi menyempurnakan tuntutan bilangan yang diperlukan untuk sebuah kemenangan Islam. Dulu satu mampu menewaskan sepuluh. Adapun untuk ummat Nabi akhir zaman, ia memerlukan satu jumlah yang lebih baik ( Rujuk al Anfal:64-65 ).
Bagaimana di Malaysia? Ia sama. Sunnah Allah berjalan. Dalam bicara konteks demokrasi pilihan raya hari ini, Islam akan berdaulat dengan penyempurnaan tuntutan sunnahNya jua.
Kita perlukan undi kualiti. Setiap kita ada satu undi. Tetapi undi seorang ‘Carburator Dung’ untuk PAS tak sama dengan undi seorang tuan guru. Undi tuan guru mengaut ribuan undi pengikutnya. Itulah undi kualiti. Jikalah kita pemilik undi kualiti..
Maka tiadalah jalan untuk perjuangan ini tanpa kehadiran para ulama yang bertaqwa.
Kemudian, kita perlukan undi umat Islam yang ramai. Islam didaulatkan oleh umatnya jua. Tiada dalam sunnah Allah golongan bukan Islam menjadi pendukung kemenangan sebelum umat Islam sendiri. Mereka sekadar membantu. Sesetengah mereka yang dibuka pintu hatinya oleh Allah. Allah memegang hati setiap manusia.
Bangsa Melayulah yang akan memenangkan Islam di Malaysia jika ianya hari ini. Melayu adalah kekuatan Islam. Yang akan memenangkan Islam di Malaysia adalah Melayu PAS, Melayu UMNO dan semua Melayu. Kemudiannya adalah undi muslim bukan Melayu. Undi mereka mungkin lebih berkualiti tetapi bukan pada kuantitinya.
Kemudiannya pula adalah undi bukan Islam. Beberapa individu bukan Islam ( musyrikin ) membantu RasuluLlah sallaLlahu alaihi wasallam di dalam perjuangan baginda. Di dalam negara kita, akan ada sekelompok bukan Islam yang terpesona dengan Islam dan kecewa dengan sistem lain yang akan membantu Islam. Ramaikah? Mungkin, tetapi ia tak mungkin diimpikan daripada mereka melebihi harapan kepada umat Melayu Islam sendiri.
Gobala mungkin ya, tetapi belum lagi Tian Chua, apatah Xavier Fernandes.
Di Kelantan, Islam tidak menang kecuali sesudah Melayu UMNO dan Melayu atas pagar beralih kepada PAS. Samada mereka mendaftar sebagai ahli PAS atau Allah memaut hati mereka untuk mengundi PAS. Jadilah PAS menang dalam demokrasi berpilihan raya.
Justeru, kemenangan Islam adalah melalui gerakan Islam yang dipimpin ulama ( kualiti ) dengan sokongan bangsa Melayu seramainya.
Jika anda memahami ini, maka anda akan faham mengapa orang UMNO begitu bernilai untuk PAS demi kemenangan Islam.
Jika anda memahami ini, maka anda akan faham bagaimana mendekati UMNO adalah tuntutan yang tidak akan berubah dan pudar.
Jika anda memahami ini, anda akan faham betapa berusaha memecahkan tembok keras UMNO yang memagari dan menutup orangnya daripada didekati adalah tuntutan sepanjang masa.
Jika anda sudah faham, fahamilah bahawa berunding dengan UMNO yang telah membuka pintu itu adalah peluang keemasan untuk memperkenalkan Islam kepada ahli UMNO yang telah lama dikongkong pemikiran mereka.
Saya mengupas dalam konteks kita di dalam sistem demokrasi hari ini. Allah lebih tahu bila dan bagaimana sebenarnya. 1% adalah usaha, 99% adalah tawakkal. Sekelumit kecil daripada kita. Itupun kerana Allah inginkan untuk kebaikan kita. Seagungnya adalah penyerahan segala daya dan upaya kepada Allah jua. Itulah akidah kita para pejuang.
2) Tidakkah UMNO itu ditakuti kejahatan mereka dan disempadani tipu daya dan makar mereka? Apa lagi yang diharapkan daripada mereka selepas mereka sendiri menetang Islam mendahului DAP sendiri?
Jawaban saya: Ya, sejarah kejahatan UMNO siapa boleh mengubahnya? Tipu daya adalah sebahagian kejahatan. Tetapi, adakah penyelesaiannya adalah dengan hanya menjauhinya? Sedang anda memerlukan orang UMNO untuk didekati. Memanggil dari jauh tidak sama dengan memanggil dari dekat. Dari dekat anda mudah didengari dan mudah dikenali.
Adakah kita ini buruk sehingga dijauhi sesudah dikenali atau kita pasti didampingi sesudah dikenali kebaikan kita?
Kemudian, adakah kita sudah begitu lemah untuk berhadapan tipu daya mereka? Mengaku kalah sentiasa selepas perit ditipu berkali - kali. Adakah kita lemah atau bilakah pula kita akan gagah? Tidakkah kita sendiri yang berkata dan berbangga bahawa kitalah lebih kuat hari ini?
UMNO jahat kerana mereka berkuasa. DAP sudah pun tunjuk belang sebelum mereka berkuasa. Mereka tidak pernah menerima sistem Islam. Hanya wujud beberapa individu yang tampak bersedia menerima. Apa beza dengan UMNO? Anda yakin mereka lebih baik? Yakin? Atau itu hanya satu telahan daripada jutaan. Anda kata UMNO sudah terbukti. Saya kata, DAP sudah terbukti. Adakah anda menunggu bukti sesudah mereka berkuasa?
Kemudian, sudahkah anda membaca dan memahami ayat ini ( al Anfal:61-62 ) sejelasnya sebelum anda bermati - matian bertempik - tempik menolak rundingan dan menganggap bodoh terhadap penerima rundingan ( sebagaimana ucapan seorang pemimpin di PUTIK ) ?
Mari saya tuliskan maksudnya: “Dan jika sekiranya mereka ( musuh ) condong untuk berdamai, maka condonglah kamu kepadanya ( terimalah perdamaian ) dan bertawakkallah kepada Allah. sesungguhnya Dialah tuhan yang maha mendengar dan maha menegtahui. Dan jika mereka mahu menipu dayamu, maka cukuplah Allah untukmu ( sebagai pelindung ). Dialah tuhan yang memperkukuhkan engkau dengan pertolonganNya dan dengan orang - orang yang beriman.”
Lebih cemerlang jika anda memahami bagaimana ayat ini menyusul selepas ayat ke 60 dan disusuli ayat 63. Di situ ada keindahan sungguh. Belajar berilmu dan jangan asyik membodohkan orang. Nanti kamu diperbodohkan.
Ayat di atas mudah difahami maksudnya. Tetapi anda akan lebih jelas jika menelaah tafsirnya. Cari dan baca sendirilah. Saya malas nak tulis panjang - panjang.
Kemudian pula, sudahkah anda meneliti dan fana dengan fiqh perjanjian Hudaibiyah di antara ar Rasul dan kaumnya yang musyrikin di Makkah? Jelaskah di kotak faham anda bagaimana demi perdamaian dan keluhuran, ar Rasul memilih penangguhan 10 tahun ( atas kertas perjanjian ) memasuki Kota Makkah dengan kemenangan daripada memilih kemungkinan kemenangan keesokannya melalui serangan dan libasan pedangnya yang perkasa ke atas kota pembukaan itu?
Cerita panjang Hudaibiyah bacalah sendiri. Ada masa saya akan ulas, insya Allah. Sekarang saya malas.
Kita hanya tahu politik perang dengan UMNO. RasuluLlah tahu berperang dan tahu berdamai dengan UMNO Makkah. Baginda mengajar kita politik.
Adakah anda tak nak belajar politik damai sesudah anda mahir politik perang? Nak tak nak? Hah..?
Atau, jika anda mahu menjenguk ke Palestin hari ini, maka di sana ada pelajaran.
Israel itu zalim dan terzalim. Ia membunuh dan membakar. Antara senjatanya, perjanjian damai. PLO seribu kali terperangkap dalam perdamaian. Kemudian datang HAMAS yang lebih baik sebagai pengganti demi perjuangan yang lebih suci.
Adakah HAMAS berkata, NO for peace with Israel? Tidakkan? HAMAS terlibat dengan pertemuan, rundingan dan gencatan senjata dengan Yahudi itu. Bezanya, HAMAS lebih sedia dan lebih cemerlang berbanding PLO dan Fatah sebelumnya. HAMAS pun ditipu, tetapi Israel mengaku HAMAS semakin kuat.
Begitu politik damai!
PAS dan HAMAS, pada perjanjian Hudaibiyah itu adalah ikutan yang baik buat semua pejuang Islam.
Saya tidak akan kata PAS pasti bertambah kuat selepas berdamai dengan UMNO. Saya hanya akan kata, PAS mungkin akan bertambah kuat. Pandai - pandailah pemimpin kita bawa diri. Struktur parti PAS gagah untuk membuat keputusan. Saya yakini.
UMNO tidak akan rugi jika PAS kuat. UMNO hanya rugi jika mereka semakin jauh daripada Islam. PAS untuk semua. PAS untuk UMNO dan PAS untuk bukan Islam juga.
3) Bagaimana dengan PKR? Tidakkah kita diangap pengkhianat? Kita pengkhianat rakyat?
Saya yakin PKR tidak akan dipinggirkan. Salah besar jika PAS meminggirkan PKR. Tetapi salah lebih besar jika PKR meminggirkan Islam. Jika PKR meminggirkan kepentingan Islam, PKRlah yang mengkhianati PAS.
Saya hanya tahu bahawa PAS berkerja sama dengan PKR sesudah wujud persefahaman bahawa PKR, jika diberi kuasa bersama, mereka akan memberi ruang lebih selesa untuk Islam dan menyekat usaha - usaha membantutkan laluan kepada Islam. Itulah yang saya tahu dan itulah yang anda kena tahu kerana itulah siasah syar’ieyah pada segala maksudnya ( maqasid ).
Selepas pilihan raya yang menyaksikan segenggam kuasa telah diberi dan PKR diberi mandat untuk terus memburu kuasa, PAS menuntut satu penegasan semula atas jaminan sebelumnya.
Apakah jaminan untuk Islam yang lebih baik jika bersama PKR? UMNO sudah datang dengan tawaran baru yang tidak pernah dicadangkannya sebelum ini. UMNO datang begitu sebab mereka lemah dan mereka mengaku kita kuat hari ini. Saya yakin tawaran UMNO menggiurkan. Di dalamnya ada madu. Di dalamnya ada racun juga.
PAS perlu mengukur pada pengukur Allah. PAS hanya setia pada satu iaitu Islam. Selagi Islam, PAS tidak akan khianat pada rakyat. Ini, kecualilah rakyat lari daripada Islam. Maka jangan kata PAS khianat. Yang khianat ialah rakyat.
Politik tiada hukum selain siasah syar’ieyah. Siasah syar’ieyah bergerak bagai air yang mengalir. Di mana Islam dijunjung, di situlah ia bertakhta.
Jangan hidup dalam teka teki kehidupan. Teka teki membingungkan. Hiduplah pada yang pasti. Tiada yang pasti selain Islam.
4) Adakah PAS akan bergabung dengan BN?
Dua yang saya tahu dan dua yang saya tak tahu.
Yang saya tahu ialah pertemuan telah berlaku. Mungkinkah akan wujud persefahaman, saya tak tahu.
Yang saya tahu ialah tiada pernah wujud usaha bergabung dengan BN. Ia jauh sekali dari tuntutan siasah syar’iyah hari ini. Mungkinkah ia berlaku, saya tak tahu.
Saya harapkan persefahaman berlaku demi Islam. Saya tak harapkan penggabungan berlaku. Saya tak nampak baiknya berbanding hodohnya.
5) Tidakkah ahli PAS akan marah jika perdamaian PAS - UMNO berlaku? Bagaimana jika rakyat marah, apatah bukan Islam?
Adakah anda boleh bayangkan ahli PAS akan marah pada pemimpinnya? PAS bergerak dalam kerangka sebuah gerakan Islam. Ia hidup dengan kekuatan sendiri yang tiada dalam parti politik lain. Dengan jaminan seorang ketua dan syura yang ditaati, adalah sukar dibayangkan ahli bangkit melawan.
Marah itu mungkin berlaku. Marah itu tanda sayang. Marah itu akan reda bila datang keredhaan.
Ya, rakyat mungkin marah sesetengahnya. Tapi ia akan diganti dengan yang lain. Rakyat adalah sokongan yang ditagih, tetapi dalam politik ia seperti angin. Ia datang dan ia berlalu. Yang tetap hanyalah daripada yang memahami perjuangan.
Begitulah bukan Islam. Dalam sejarah politik Malaysia, PAS bukan pengkhianat bangsa dan negara, apatah agama.
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Salam Kamunting,
Ramai datang bertanya saya mengenai rundingan PAS-UMNO. Saya jadi laku untuk disoal sebab saya sendiri telah menulis di laman ini mengenainya. Saya menyokong, sedang yang bertanya itu pelbagai. Ada yang datang bertanya sambil membawa kalungan tahniah, ada yang membawa selambak kekeliruan dan yang betul - betul berang dan marah, belum datang lagi walaupun ada yang memang betul - betul berang dan marah dengan tulisan saya.
Bila saya jawab, harapan saya ia menenangkan mereka. Itulah harapan daripada sebuah jawaban. Tapi, siapalah saya untuk menenangkan semua, sedang persoalannya adalah besar. Ia isu terbaru politik semasa walaupun ia bukanlah baru dalam politik Malaysia, apatah politik Islam.
Saya rasa elok untuk dikongsi beberapa persoalan dan jawaban yang merungkai.
1) Bila Islam akan berdaulat di Malaysia dan bagaimana?
Jawaban saya: Bila itu janji Allah. Bila Allah berjanji maka janjiNya adalah benar dan dekat. Dunia ini terlalu dekat dan akhirat itu tidak jauh. Cukuplah bagi seorang mukmin itu sebuah keyakinan yang terpaku di hatinya. Keyakinanlah asas segala pergerakan dan natijahnya.
Bagaimana? Ia berlaku dengan sunnah Allah dan jadualNya. Islam itu milikNya dan kita hanya menikmati perjalanannya. Apabila Allah menghendaki, dijadikan hambaNya yang beriman itu tersedia dengan kekuatan yang cukup, kualiti dan kuantiti, lalu tercetuslah kemenangan yang di nanti.
Kualiti itu mendahului. Ia bermaksud taqwa, ikhlas dan menjadikan ar Rasul sebagai ikutan ( mutaba’at ul Rasul ). Kemudiannya adalah kuantiti. Dihijrahkan ar Rasul sallaLlahu alaihi wasallam demi menyempurnakan tuntutan bilangan yang diperlukan untuk sebuah kemenangan Islam. Dulu satu mampu menewaskan sepuluh. Adapun untuk ummat Nabi akhir zaman, ia memerlukan satu jumlah yang lebih baik ( Rujuk al Anfal:64-65 ).
Bagaimana di Malaysia? Ia sama. Sunnah Allah berjalan. Dalam bicara konteks demokrasi pilihan raya hari ini, Islam akan berdaulat dengan penyempurnaan tuntutan sunnahNya jua.
Kita perlukan undi kualiti. Setiap kita ada satu undi. Tetapi undi seorang ‘Carburator Dung’ untuk PAS tak sama dengan undi seorang tuan guru. Undi tuan guru mengaut ribuan undi pengikutnya. Itulah undi kualiti. Jikalah kita pemilik undi kualiti..
Maka tiadalah jalan untuk perjuangan ini tanpa kehadiran para ulama yang bertaqwa.
Kemudian, kita perlukan undi umat Islam yang ramai. Islam didaulatkan oleh umatnya jua. Tiada dalam sunnah Allah golongan bukan Islam menjadi pendukung kemenangan sebelum umat Islam sendiri. Mereka sekadar membantu. Sesetengah mereka yang dibuka pintu hatinya oleh Allah. Allah memegang hati setiap manusia.
Bangsa Melayulah yang akan memenangkan Islam di Malaysia jika ianya hari ini. Melayu adalah kekuatan Islam. Yang akan memenangkan Islam di Malaysia adalah Melayu PAS, Melayu UMNO dan semua Melayu. Kemudiannya adalah undi muslim bukan Melayu. Undi mereka mungkin lebih berkualiti tetapi bukan pada kuantitinya.
Kemudiannya pula adalah undi bukan Islam. Beberapa individu bukan Islam ( musyrikin ) membantu RasuluLlah sallaLlahu alaihi wasallam di dalam perjuangan baginda. Di dalam negara kita, akan ada sekelompok bukan Islam yang terpesona dengan Islam dan kecewa dengan sistem lain yang akan membantu Islam. Ramaikah? Mungkin, tetapi ia tak mungkin diimpikan daripada mereka melebihi harapan kepada umat Melayu Islam sendiri.
Gobala mungkin ya, tetapi belum lagi Tian Chua, apatah Xavier Fernandes.
Di Kelantan, Islam tidak menang kecuali sesudah Melayu UMNO dan Melayu atas pagar beralih kepada PAS. Samada mereka mendaftar sebagai ahli PAS atau Allah memaut hati mereka untuk mengundi PAS. Jadilah PAS menang dalam demokrasi berpilihan raya.
Justeru, kemenangan Islam adalah melalui gerakan Islam yang dipimpin ulama ( kualiti ) dengan sokongan bangsa Melayu seramainya.
Jika anda memahami ini, maka anda akan faham mengapa orang UMNO begitu bernilai untuk PAS demi kemenangan Islam.
Jika anda memahami ini, maka anda akan faham bagaimana mendekati UMNO adalah tuntutan yang tidak akan berubah dan pudar.
Jika anda memahami ini, anda akan faham betapa berusaha memecahkan tembok keras UMNO yang memagari dan menutup orangnya daripada didekati adalah tuntutan sepanjang masa.
Jika anda sudah faham, fahamilah bahawa berunding dengan UMNO yang telah membuka pintu itu adalah peluang keemasan untuk memperkenalkan Islam kepada ahli UMNO yang telah lama dikongkong pemikiran mereka.
Saya mengupas dalam konteks kita di dalam sistem demokrasi hari ini. Allah lebih tahu bila dan bagaimana sebenarnya. 1% adalah usaha, 99% adalah tawakkal. Sekelumit kecil daripada kita. Itupun kerana Allah inginkan untuk kebaikan kita. Seagungnya adalah penyerahan segala daya dan upaya kepada Allah jua. Itulah akidah kita para pejuang.
2) Tidakkah UMNO itu ditakuti kejahatan mereka dan disempadani tipu daya dan makar mereka? Apa lagi yang diharapkan daripada mereka selepas mereka sendiri menetang Islam mendahului DAP sendiri?
Jawaban saya: Ya, sejarah kejahatan UMNO siapa boleh mengubahnya? Tipu daya adalah sebahagian kejahatan. Tetapi, adakah penyelesaiannya adalah dengan hanya menjauhinya? Sedang anda memerlukan orang UMNO untuk didekati. Memanggil dari jauh tidak sama dengan memanggil dari dekat. Dari dekat anda mudah didengari dan mudah dikenali.
Adakah kita ini buruk sehingga dijauhi sesudah dikenali atau kita pasti didampingi sesudah dikenali kebaikan kita?
Kemudian, adakah kita sudah begitu lemah untuk berhadapan tipu daya mereka? Mengaku kalah sentiasa selepas perit ditipu berkali - kali. Adakah kita lemah atau bilakah pula kita akan gagah? Tidakkah kita sendiri yang berkata dan berbangga bahawa kitalah lebih kuat hari ini?
UMNO jahat kerana mereka berkuasa. DAP sudah pun tunjuk belang sebelum mereka berkuasa. Mereka tidak pernah menerima sistem Islam. Hanya wujud beberapa individu yang tampak bersedia menerima. Apa beza dengan UMNO? Anda yakin mereka lebih baik? Yakin? Atau itu hanya satu telahan daripada jutaan. Anda kata UMNO sudah terbukti. Saya kata, DAP sudah terbukti. Adakah anda menunggu bukti sesudah mereka berkuasa?
Kemudian, sudahkah anda membaca dan memahami ayat ini ( al Anfal:61-62 ) sejelasnya sebelum anda bermati - matian bertempik - tempik menolak rundingan dan menganggap bodoh terhadap penerima rundingan ( sebagaimana ucapan seorang pemimpin di PUTIK ) ?
Mari saya tuliskan maksudnya: “Dan jika sekiranya mereka ( musuh ) condong untuk berdamai, maka condonglah kamu kepadanya ( terimalah perdamaian ) dan bertawakkallah kepada Allah. sesungguhnya Dialah tuhan yang maha mendengar dan maha menegtahui. Dan jika mereka mahu menipu dayamu, maka cukuplah Allah untukmu ( sebagai pelindung ). Dialah tuhan yang memperkukuhkan engkau dengan pertolonganNya dan dengan orang - orang yang beriman.”
Lebih cemerlang jika anda memahami bagaimana ayat ini menyusul selepas ayat ke 60 dan disusuli ayat 63. Di situ ada keindahan sungguh. Belajar berilmu dan jangan asyik membodohkan orang. Nanti kamu diperbodohkan.
Ayat di atas mudah difahami maksudnya. Tetapi anda akan lebih jelas jika menelaah tafsirnya. Cari dan baca sendirilah. Saya malas nak tulis panjang - panjang.
Kemudian pula, sudahkah anda meneliti dan fana dengan fiqh perjanjian Hudaibiyah di antara ar Rasul dan kaumnya yang musyrikin di Makkah? Jelaskah di kotak faham anda bagaimana demi perdamaian dan keluhuran, ar Rasul memilih penangguhan 10 tahun ( atas kertas perjanjian ) memasuki Kota Makkah dengan kemenangan daripada memilih kemungkinan kemenangan keesokannya melalui serangan dan libasan pedangnya yang perkasa ke atas kota pembukaan itu?
Cerita panjang Hudaibiyah bacalah sendiri. Ada masa saya akan ulas, insya Allah. Sekarang saya malas.
Kita hanya tahu politik perang dengan UMNO. RasuluLlah tahu berperang dan tahu berdamai dengan UMNO Makkah. Baginda mengajar kita politik.
Adakah anda tak nak belajar politik damai sesudah anda mahir politik perang? Nak tak nak? Hah..?
Atau, jika anda mahu menjenguk ke Palestin hari ini, maka di sana ada pelajaran.
Israel itu zalim dan terzalim. Ia membunuh dan membakar. Antara senjatanya, perjanjian damai. PLO seribu kali terperangkap dalam perdamaian. Kemudian datang HAMAS yang lebih baik sebagai pengganti demi perjuangan yang lebih suci.
Adakah HAMAS berkata, NO for peace with Israel? Tidakkan? HAMAS terlibat dengan pertemuan, rundingan dan gencatan senjata dengan Yahudi itu. Bezanya, HAMAS lebih sedia dan lebih cemerlang berbanding PLO dan Fatah sebelumnya. HAMAS pun ditipu, tetapi Israel mengaku HAMAS semakin kuat.
Begitu politik damai!
PAS dan HAMAS, pada perjanjian Hudaibiyah itu adalah ikutan yang baik buat semua pejuang Islam.
Saya tidak akan kata PAS pasti bertambah kuat selepas berdamai dengan UMNO. Saya hanya akan kata, PAS mungkin akan bertambah kuat. Pandai - pandailah pemimpin kita bawa diri. Struktur parti PAS gagah untuk membuat keputusan. Saya yakini.
UMNO tidak akan rugi jika PAS kuat. UMNO hanya rugi jika mereka semakin jauh daripada Islam. PAS untuk semua. PAS untuk UMNO dan PAS untuk bukan Islam juga.
3) Bagaimana dengan PKR? Tidakkah kita diangap pengkhianat? Kita pengkhianat rakyat?
Saya yakin PKR tidak akan dipinggirkan. Salah besar jika PAS meminggirkan PKR. Tetapi salah lebih besar jika PKR meminggirkan Islam. Jika PKR meminggirkan kepentingan Islam, PKRlah yang mengkhianati PAS.
Saya hanya tahu bahawa PAS berkerja sama dengan PKR sesudah wujud persefahaman bahawa PKR, jika diberi kuasa bersama, mereka akan memberi ruang lebih selesa untuk Islam dan menyekat usaha - usaha membantutkan laluan kepada Islam. Itulah yang saya tahu dan itulah yang anda kena tahu kerana itulah siasah syar’ieyah pada segala maksudnya ( maqasid ).
Selepas pilihan raya yang menyaksikan segenggam kuasa telah diberi dan PKR diberi mandat untuk terus memburu kuasa, PAS menuntut satu penegasan semula atas jaminan sebelumnya.
Apakah jaminan untuk Islam yang lebih baik jika bersama PKR? UMNO sudah datang dengan tawaran baru yang tidak pernah dicadangkannya sebelum ini. UMNO datang begitu sebab mereka lemah dan mereka mengaku kita kuat hari ini. Saya yakin tawaran UMNO menggiurkan. Di dalamnya ada madu. Di dalamnya ada racun juga.
PAS perlu mengukur pada pengukur Allah. PAS hanya setia pada satu iaitu Islam. Selagi Islam, PAS tidak akan khianat pada rakyat. Ini, kecualilah rakyat lari daripada Islam. Maka jangan kata PAS khianat. Yang khianat ialah rakyat.
Politik tiada hukum selain siasah syar’ieyah. Siasah syar’ieyah bergerak bagai air yang mengalir. Di mana Islam dijunjung, di situlah ia bertakhta.
Jangan hidup dalam teka teki kehidupan. Teka teki membingungkan. Hiduplah pada yang pasti. Tiada yang pasti selain Islam.
4) Adakah PAS akan bergabung dengan BN?
Dua yang saya tahu dan dua yang saya tak tahu.
Yang saya tahu ialah pertemuan telah berlaku. Mungkinkah akan wujud persefahaman, saya tak tahu.
Yang saya tahu ialah tiada pernah wujud usaha bergabung dengan BN. Ia jauh sekali dari tuntutan siasah syar’iyah hari ini. Mungkinkah ia berlaku, saya tak tahu.
Saya harapkan persefahaman berlaku demi Islam. Saya tak harapkan penggabungan berlaku. Saya tak nampak baiknya berbanding hodohnya.
5) Tidakkah ahli PAS akan marah jika perdamaian PAS - UMNO berlaku? Bagaimana jika rakyat marah, apatah bukan Islam?
Adakah anda boleh bayangkan ahli PAS akan marah pada pemimpinnya? PAS bergerak dalam kerangka sebuah gerakan Islam. Ia hidup dengan kekuatan sendiri yang tiada dalam parti politik lain. Dengan jaminan seorang ketua dan syura yang ditaati, adalah sukar dibayangkan ahli bangkit melawan.
Marah itu mungkin berlaku. Marah itu tanda sayang. Marah itu akan reda bila datang keredhaan.
Ya, rakyat mungkin marah sesetengahnya. Tapi ia akan diganti dengan yang lain. Rakyat adalah sokongan yang ditagih, tetapi dalam politik ia seperti angin. Ia datang dan ia berlalu. Yang tetap hanyalah daripada yang memahami perjuangan.
Begitulah bukan Islam. Dalam sejarah politik Malaysia, PAS bukan pengkhianat bangsa dan negara, apatah agama.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Debate itself the winner
KUALA LUMPUR. July 15 — It doesn't matter who the winner was in the first-ever American-style live TV debate in the country tonight — with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek taking centrestage to argue about fuel price hikes. The real winner was the debate itself.
Concluded quickly within an hour with a format quite similar to the American presidential candidate debates, with a rostrum each for the debater on stage, the most glaring thing for all to see was the quality of debate.
Some may say Anwar, the de facto leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, won the debate as he focused on the issue at hand — the fuel price hike — while Ahmad Shabery, the Information Minister, seemed to take cheap shots at Anwar especially his younger days as a rabble rouser.
Anwar proposed to reduce the current petrol pump price by 50 sen the moment his opposition coalition of PKR, PAS and DAP take over the Federal Government.
"Petronas has announced a special dividend RM6 billion to the government for this year. Why can't I take RM1 billion of that to reduce the petrol price by 50 sen?" he said to applause from a section of the 300-strong audience in the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Hall in Kuala Lumpur.
Elaborating further, he promised to slash pump prices further once his Pakatan Rakyat coalition took over, saying it is an initial 50 sen because the Barisan Nasional government had just hiked prices by 70 sen from RM1.92 per litre previously.
The former deputy prime minister made it clear from the start of the debate that he was not questioning national oil company Petronas but his criticisms were directed at the BN government which he alleged was rife with mismanagement and economic abuse, citing Malaysia's high electricity reserves as a waste as it only benefited the independent power producers (IPPs).
A view of the audience watching the debate between the two politicians.
He argued the government could save RM2 billion from reducing electricity reserves, adding an additional RM3 billion to finance the 50-sen reduction can be sourced elsewhere. "Five billion is enough to help lighten the burden on the rakyat. The Perwaja bailout was RM13 billion of government money."
In his reply, Ahmad Shabery argued that "if we continue at RM1.92, it means the government is forced to bear the subsidy of RM50 billion and this means many development programmes, building of schools, roads and improving people's livelihood cannot be implemented.”
"We should know that the price increase is not our doing but due to the world oil price crisis. This is not the first time we have had a world oil crisis. The first time was in 1973-74 when after the Arab-Israeli Ramadan war. Oil price increased by 400 per cent, from US$10 a barrel to US$40 in six months.
"But it was also an important year because the late Tun Razak (the then Prime Minister) set up Petronas in a pressured situation because the world outside pressured us not to take away the rights given to Shell at that time. Shell was set up by the British before they left," he said, also to applause from his supporters.
The information minister also explained that subsidies could not be sustained for a long time because it would hamper real economic growth.
In a question-and-answer session, Ahmad Shabery was asked about the RM4.3 billion savings from an earlier fuel price increase in 2006 that was meant to be used to improve public transport but only RM834 million was used for that purpose, leading people to be cynical about the purported RM13 billion in savings in the latest subsidy cut.
The minister dismissed the question, saying that in 2006 the international fuel price was just US$70 a barrel whereas it has now reached US$140 a barrel, and went on to argue that countries such as Venezuela and Iran which heavily subsidised fuel had very high inflation rates.
Anwar however argued that Malaysia's real inflation rate of some eight per cent was caused by economic mismanagement, not by the global oil price increase. "If the Barisan Nasional says that the fuel price can be increased in a sudden and it will not be followed by increasing price of goods and services, I want to know who teaches them this kind of economic management.
"We're an oil-producing country and for every US$1 increase per barrel, we make RM360 million. Why can't we do something good with this?" Anwar thundered.
To this, Ahmad Shabery argued that Malaysia was not even in the top 20 oil-producing countries list, let alone a major player.
"We're just a small nett exporter of oil. Our profits are only 26 per cent of our oil revenue. The rest we received from the (Petronas) investments. By 2015, when we become a nett importer of oil, will we then adhere to the global price?"
In reply, Anwar said: "Who told us that our oil will deplete in 2015? Thirty years ago Petronas projected that our oil will run out by 2005. It's just a projection. I believe we have a lot more capacity."
When Ahmad Shabery pointed out that Anwar too was responsible for problems pertaining to the IPPs which are still reaping profits despite the current economic situation as he was a Cabinet minister then, the former finance minister demanded a check of record to prove that he had opposed the IPP plans approved by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Towards the end of the debate, Ahmad Shabery repeated his argument that Anwar was still a rabble rouser and that during Anwar's time in the government he would never allowed others, especially the opposition, to participate in an open debate such as the one held tonight.
Ahmad Shabery had earlier accused Anwar of inciting the people to rise up against the government over claims of poverty in Baling, Kedah in 1974.
Pointing out these were cheap shots, Anwar explained that he was here to debate an economic issue only but would be willing to debate on other matters, including personal allegations against him, at another forum.
Besides a minor fracas before the start of the debate outside the hall as well as a very heavy police presence around the building and the surrounding area, the event, organised by AgendaDaily.com was a largely peaceful event. It was telecast live on TV9 and Astro channels 119, 501 and 502 apart from being webcast by IP Global TV.
Concluded quickly within an hour with a format quite similar to the American presidential candidate debates, with a rostrum each for the debater on stage, the most glaring thing for all to see was the quality of debate.
Some may say Anwar, the de facto leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, won the debate as he focused on the issue at hand — the fuel price hike — while Ahmad Shabery, the Information Minister, seemed to take cheap shots at Anwar especially his younger days as a rabble rouser.
Anwar proposed to reduce the current petrol pump price by 50 sen the moment his opposition coalition of PKR, PAS and DAP take over the Federal Government.
"Petronas has announced a special dividend RM6 billion to the government for this year. Why can't I take RM1 billion of that to reduce the petrol price by 50 sen?" he said to applause from a section of the 300-strong audience in the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Hall in Kuala Lumpur.
Elaborating further, he promised to slash pump prices further once his Pakatan Rakyat coalition took over, saying it is an initial 50 sen because the Barisan Nasional government had just hiked prices by 70 sen from RM1.92 per litre previously.
The former deputy prime minister made it clear from the start of the debate that he was not questioning national oil company Petronas but his criticisms were directed at the BN government which he alleged was rife with mismanagement and economic abuse, citing Malaysia's high electricity reserves as a waste as it only benefited the independent power producers (IPPs).
A view of the audience watching the debate between the two politicians.
He argued the government could save RM2 billion from reducing electricity reserves, adding an additional RM3 billion to finance the 50-sen reduction can be sourced elsewhere. "Five billion is enough to help lighten the burden on the rakyat. The Perwaja bailout was RM13 billion of government money."
In his reply, Ahmad Shabery argued that "if we continue at RM1.92, it means the government is forced to bear the subsidy of RM50 billion and this means many development programmes, building of schools, roads and improving people's livelihood cannot be implemented.”
"We should know that the price increase is not our doing but due to the world oil price crisis. This is not the first time we have had a world oil crisis. The first time was in 1973-74 when after the Arab-Israeli Ramadan war. Oil price increased by 400 per cent, from US$10 a barrel to US$40 in six months.
"But it was also an important year because the late Tun Razak (the then Prime Minister) set up Petronas in a pressured situation because the world outside pressured us not to take away the rights given to Shell at that time. Shell was set up by the British before they left," he said, also to applause from his supporters.
The information minister also explained that subsidies could not be sustained for a long time because it would hamper real economic growth.
In a question-and-answer session, Ahmad Shabery was asked about the RM4.3 billion savings from an earlier fuel price increase in 2006 that was meant to be used to improve public transport but only RM834 million was used for that purpose, leading people to be cynical about the purported RM13 billion in savings in the latest subsidy cut.
The minister dismissed the question, saying that in 2006 the international fuel price was just US$70 a barrel whereas it has now reached US$140 a barrel, and went on to argue that countries such as Venezuela and Iran which heavily subsidised fuel had very high inflation rates.
Anwar however argued that Malaysia's real inflation rate of some eight per cent was caused by economic mismanagement, not by the global oil price increase. "If the Barisan Nasional says that the fuel price can be increased in a sudden and it will not be followed by increasing price of goods and services, I want to know who teaches them this kind of economic management.
"We're an oil-producing country and for every US$1 increase per barrel, we make RM360 million. Why can't we do something good with this?" Anwar thundered.
To this, Ahmad Shabery argued that Malaysia was not even in the top 20 oil-producing countries list, let alone a major player.
"We're just a small nett exporter of oil. Our profits are only 26 per cent of our oil revenue. The rest we received from the (Petronas) investments. By 2015, when we become a nett importer of oil, will we then adhere to the global price?"
In reply, Anwar said: "Who told us that our oil will deplete in 2015? Thirty years ago Petronas projected that our oil will run out by 2005. It's just a projection. I believe we have a lot more capacity."
When Ahmad Shabery pointed out that Anwar too was responsible for problems pertaining to the IPPs which are still reaping profits despite the current economic situation as he was a Cabinet minister then, the former finance minister demanded a check of record to prove that he had opposed the IPP plans approved by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Towards the end of the debate, Ahmad Shabery repeated his argument that Anwar was still a rabble rouser and that during Anwar's time in the government he would never allowed others, especially the opposition, to participate in an open debate such as the one held tonight.
Ahmad Shabery had earlier accused Anwar of inciting the people to rise up against the government over claims of poverty in Baling, Kedah in 1974.
Pointing out these were cheap shots, Anwar explained that he was here to debate an economic issue only but would be willing to debate on other matters, including personal allegations against him, at another forum.
Besides a minor fracas before the start of the debate outside the hall as well as a very heavy police presence around the building and the surrounding area, the event, organised by AgendaDaily.com was a largely peaceful event. It was telecast live on TV9 and Astro channels 119, 501 and 502 apart from being webcast by IP Global TV.
Di mana titik pertemuan
Tuan Guru Haji Hadi (TGHH), selaku Presiden PAS telah meluahkan beberapa perkara yang selama ini menjadi tanda tanya dalam kalangan orang parti atau rakyat tentang kedudukan PAS dalam gagasan Pakatan Rakyat. Hal ini terdedah dalam wawancara beliau dengan Harakah, keluaran terbaharu, 10 Julai 2008.
Terluah sudah apa yang terbuku di hati. Saya berasakan sudah tentu terdapat beberapa insiden yang melatari luahan itu. Saya akan memfokuskan ulasan ini terhadap beberapa perkara yang saya kira penting dan amat signifikan dalam konteks kelangsungan Gagasan Pakatan Rakyat (GPR).
Dalam benak saya tertanya-tanya mengapa luahan ini terpacul keluar dan akan dibaca oleh seluruh masyarakat. Maknanya dengan sengaja membuka “pekung di dada”.Tentu luahan ini akan menimbulkan beberapa kesan yang berentetan bukan sahaja kepada ahli parti tetapi juga kepada rakan-rakan dalam GPR, rakyat terbanyak, dan rakyat yang bersikap berkecuali. Tentunya akan disambut dengan gegak gempita oleh musuh-musuh GPR.
Bagi saya, TGHH terpaksa bercakap, bukan lagi mendiamkan diri atau hibernate. Kerajaan PR telah melampaui 100 hari pemerintahan mereka. Adakah PAS signifikan dalam GPR? Kalau kita teliti, PAS hanya dominan di kelantan dan Kedah sahaja, Pulau Pinang didominasi DAP, Selangor oleh PKR dan DAP, begitu juga di Perak, walaupun Menteri Besarnya daripada PAS, tetapi majoritinya DAP. Barangkali, TGHH terkesan dengan insiden yang berlaku dalam Perhimpunan PROTES, 6 Julai lalu, dan insiden laporan polis tentang liwat oleh DSAI. Dan yang terbaharu ialah usul Undi Tidak Percaya terhadap kerajaan BN dalam parlimen.
Insiden PROTES, orang PAS mengkritik hebat perhimpunan itu, majoritinya dianggap gagal, dan bukan sahaja gagal malah telah memasukkan unsur-unsur hiburan yang agak melampau. Ahli PAS menganggap PROTES hanya bersifat “carnival”, tiada kesan atau impak kepada BN atau rakyat. Protes dan mesej sejuta rakyat kepada kerajaan BN tentang kenaikan harga minyak dan kenaikan harga barang, tidak mengenai sasarannya. Saya simpulkan bahawa ahli PAS tidak setuju tentang lokasi yang tertutup, mereka lebih suka di jalan raya. Mereka tidak berpuas hati tentang atur cara yang seolah-olah seperti PAS mengadakan ceramah, penuh dengan gerai-gerai jualan. Mereka juga protes tentang “konsert” yang seolah-alah penganjur tidak peka dengan jalur perjuangan PAS. Mereka lebih suka “demo”. Bagi mereka demo lebih kuat mendatangkan kesan. Ketidaksetujuan mereka terjelma daripada penarikan diri ahli pemuda dan unit amalnya dari perhimpunan tersebut. Dan ini diperkuat dengan ketidakhadiran Dr Nasharudin yang sepatutnya berceramah bersama dengan DSAI pada sebelah malamnya. Ini menunjukkan penarikan diri itu seolah-olah direstui oleh pihak tertinggi PAS.
Barangkali, insiden PROTES ini menjadi faktor pencetus daripada ketidapuashatian ahli PAS terhadap beberapa perkara atau tindakan atau dasar dalam GPR sejak terbentuknya GPR.
Saya sebagai pemerhati politik dari luar, tidaklah diketahui hal-hal yang menyebabkan TGHH berasa begitu terkilan sehingga terkeluar ungkapan “GPR tidak mempunyai ketua”. Ungkapan ini seolah-olah menafikan peranan DSAI mewakili GPR atau jurucakap GPR. Seluruh kenyataan TGHH termasuk ungkapan yang akan menjadi “duri dalam daging” ini telah “diendorse” oleh pihak tertinggi PAS, iaitu Majlis Ulamak PAS.
Saya menanggapi hal ini daripada beberapa sudut. Sudut pertama, wujud pergolakan peringkat pimpinan Pemuda yang seolah-olah GPR sering terpinggir dalam beberapa keputusan peringkat nasional. Di Kelantan dan Kedah, mereka tidak mempunyai masalah, kerana PAS dominan. Tetapi di Selangor, dan di Perak, PAS minoriti dalam kerajaan. Di kedua-dua negeri ini, khususnya di Selangor, yang menonjol ialah polisi-polisi yang dipelopori olej PKR dan DAP. Polisi-polisi yang berkaitan dengan keagamaan tidak jelas walaupun hal-hal berkaitan keagamaan diberi kepada PAS. Begitu juga di Perak, hal sedemikian juga berlaku. Ini menggambarkan bahawa perjuangan PAS tidak dapat diterapkan dalam GPR – menggambarkan seolah-olah PKR dan DAP tidak sehaluan dengan PAS. Dan, bagi mereka, insiden PROTES, 6 Julai lalu menjadi bukti kukuh bahawa GPR tidak sensitif dan tidak menghormati jalur-jalur perjuangan PAS. Dalam konteks ini, TGHH sebagai presiden harus bersuara. Mendiamkan diri bermakna dianggap bersetuju, sedangkan muktamar tak lama lagi akan berlangsung. Keresahan itu harus ditangani.
Sudut kedua, soal mengepalai GPR. Seingat saya, ketiga-tiga parti telah bersetuju memperakukan DSAI menjadi ketua atau sekurang-kurangnya penyelaras atau jurucakap GPR. Dalam konteks ini, di peringkat nasional, DSAI nampaknya lebih tertonjol, dan menenggelami tokoh-tokoh lain termasuk TGHH. DSAI telah dengan konsisten mempelopori usaha menarik YB BN menyeberang ke GPR dalam usaha mengambil alih kerajaan. Setahu saya, TGNA memberi lampu hijaunya terhadap usaha ini, dan tentunya dengan peringatan-peringatan tertentu.
Mestilah akan timbul pro dan kontra tentang tindakan politik, khususnya jika ditinjau dari sudut moral politik. Tentang hal siapa mengepalai GPR ini, saya berpendirian bahawa GPR sedar bahawa yang paling layak memimpin ialah DSAI. Saya tidak menolak ketokohan TGHH, tetapi mauduk kita kini ialah kita bergelut dalam arena politik nasional, bukan gelanggang lokal. (Hal ini boleh dibahas kemudian). Saya melihat bahawa GPK akur dengan fakta berikut:
Pertama, pengalaman DSAI dalam bidang eksekutif peringkat pusat sebagai menteri (fotpolio kanan – pendidikan dan kewangan) dan TPM.
Kedua, pengalamannya dari sudut pengurusan organisasi, kepartian.
Ketiga, ketokohannya dalam erena keantarabangsaan ( Timur, Barat dan Dunia Arab ).
Keempat, Kewibawaannya dalam bidang keintelektualan dalam konteks Islam, Barat, dan ketamadunan.
Kelima, komitmen yang konsisten dalam membela masyarakat terbanyak.
Namun, mengapakah TGHH sampai mengeluarkan kata-kata bahawa “tiada ketua dalam GPR”? Barangkali, yang dimaksudkan ialah ketiga-tiga parti itu memiliki kedudukan yang sama taraf. Maksud TGHH apabila DSAI menjadi “ketua” tidak bermakna PKR boleh memonopoli atau memaksakan keputusan-keputusan dari jalur PKR ke atas PAS atau DAP. Masing-masing parti mempunyai hak untuk menolak, atau tidak bersetuju. DSAI lebih bertindak sebagai “moderator”. TGHH menghantar isyarat bahawa setiap keputusan harus dicapai secara konsensus.
Kita amat maklum dengan jalur-jalur perjuangan PAS yang meletakkan Islam atas segala-galanya. Dan, kita faham bahawa engagement dalam GPR, ada pro dan kontra dalam batang tubuh PAS. Kita maklum juga bahawa wujud kem konservatif dan kem moderate dalam PAS. Dalam konteks ini, TGHH sebagai presiden perlu mengimbangi antara kedua-dua aliran ini. Pada pemahaman saya, kem konservatif ingin melihat GPR akan mempamerkan tindak-tanduk yang membolehkan cita-cita penegakan Islam bergerak subur. Kem moderate pula, pada hati kecil TGHH mengharapkan mereka perlu membantu atau memgurangkan insiden-insiden yang menampakkan seolah-olah penerapan cita-cita terhalang. Pengalaman engagement dengan DAP pada PRU11 amat memeritkan dan tidak berulang lagi. Sensitiviti "orang-orang agama" harus diambil kira dan diberi prioritas.
Bagimana pula dengan situasi politik Malaysia terkini? Pada saya jelas bahawa BN dalam keadaan yang cukup tertekan. Kemaraan GPR seolah-olah tidak dapat disekat lagi. Situasi politik di Sarawak dan Sabah yang menyumbangkan kemenangan kepada BN sedang bergolak hebat. Jika benar dakwaan bahawa YB-YB dari sana sedang bersedia untuk menyeberang bila-bila masa, Putrajaya sedang menunggu masa untuk rebah. Lalu, apakah caranya untuk sekurang-kurangnya memperlahankan momentum ini?
Sedia maklum bahawa GPR terbentuk dengan ketokohan DSAI, maka sesuatu perlu dilakukan untuk menggugat perhatian dan fokus DSAI. Kerana hal demikianlah, hal “liwat” diulang tayang. Apakah kesan aduan liwat ini terhadap GPR? Setakat ini, peluru yang dilepaskan oleh BN melalui tembakan “liwat” telah membahang GPR.
Dalam keadaan DSAI berhempas pulas mempertahan reputasinya, sepatutnya atau semestinya beliau mendapat dukungan kuat GPR. Berdiri teguh di belakang orang dituduh, yang mengikut prinsip, tidak bersalah sebelum dijatuh hukum bersalah bermakna mempertahan integriti GPR. BN bukan hanya bermaksud menyerang DSAI secara individu atau peribadi, tetapi mereka juga menyerang GPR – menggugat atau menguji kekuatan dan kesetiakawanan GPR. Serangan BN itu harus dilihat dari sudut itu. Bagi mereka yang melihat seolah-olah aduan liwat itu semata-mata bersifat peribadi adalah tanggapan yang amat naif.
Bagi mereka yang melihat bahawa masalah pertuduhan DSAI itu sebagai masalah peribadi semata-mata, cubalah membaca dengan teliti ulasan Zulkiflee Bakar dalam Mingguan Malaysia, 13 Julai 2008. Dia secara halus memasukkan jarum beracunnya. Kitalah yang membuka jalannya. Bacalah wawancara TGHH dalam Harakah terbaru, 10 Julai 2008. Selama ini mereka terkial-kial mencari ruang. Kini ruang itu terbuka lebar. Sekali lagi, kita yang membukanya.
Saya perturunkan, kata-kata yang membuai rasa itu: “Sama ada hendak diakui atau tidak, PAS adalah sebuah parti yang besar dan selama ini berdiri dengan kekuatan serta kemampuan sendiri. Sejarah telah membuktikan bagaimana PAS telah berjaya menawan Kelantan dengan cemerlang dan suatu ketika menawan terengganu. PAS berjaya menguasai Kedah dengan mendapat 16 kerusi. Oleh itu, walaupun PAS tidak berada dalam Pakatan Rakyat, PAS akan mampu berdiri dengan sendiri dan sekaligus tidak akan mengelirukan rakyat dengan matlamat perjuangannya. Kalaulah benar PAS hendak memperjuangkan Islam, mereka tidak boleh selama-lamanya berada dalam Pakatan Rakyat. DAP sudah pasti tidak akan membenarkannya manakala PKR pula tentu akan menentang. Dalam membuat apa juga keputusan politiknya, PAS seharusnya meletakkan kepentingan Islam dan orang Melayu sebagai keutamaannya”.
Begitu lunak kata-kata Zulkiflee. Mengapa tiba-tiba Zulkiflee begitu lunak? Hal ini kerana dia sudah dapat menghidu keresahan PAS dalam kedudukannya bersama GPR dan dapat meramal bahawa PAS dan UMNO (baca: amat terdesak) boleh duduk bersama untuk berbincang tentang perpaduan orang Melayu.
Tidak ada salahnya ulasan Zulkiflee yang lembut dan membuai ini. Tetapi, cuba bayangkan kesannya terhadap ahli-ahli PAS yang sedang resah dan tidak puas hati dengan layanan PKR dan DAP dalam GPR. Bagaimana pula tentang tanggapan ahli-ahli PKR dan DAP? Sudah tentu akan timbul tafsiran bahawa PAS sedang mengkhianati GPR.
Saya amat mengharapkan agar setiap pemimpin dalam GPR bermuhasabah. Di bahu andalah setiap rakyat yang mahukan perubahan meletakkan harapan. Hal-hal besar yang menyangkut GPR yang mampu menjejaskan ikatan harus diselesaikan secara keluarga dan pada peringkat pimpinan. Jangan biarkan hal-hal di bawah menghilangkan fokus penting perjuangan. Setiap pimpinan harus turun ke bawah meredakan setiap kegelisahan dengan meletakkan matlamat perjuangan bersama sebagai prioriti. Jangan nanti, anak cucu kita meletakkan kepayahan hidup mereka terhadap tindakan kita pada hari ini. Sesungguhnya kita sedang berhadapan dengan ujian yang cukup getir.
Akhirnya, izinkan saya perturunkan pesanan DSAI tentang perjuangan: “selalulah berfikir dan bertindak dalam kerangka perjuangan yang lebih besar”. Kepada ahli PAS, cuba fahami benar-benar apa ertinya apabila YB Lim Guan Eng dalam ucapan pertamanya setelah berjaya membentuk kerajaan di Pulau Pinang bahawa beliau akan mencontohi semangat dan falsafah tindakan Umar Ibnu Abdul Aziz ... Pertimbangkanlah ... Masa ini sesungguhnya masa untuk memperkuat barisan!
Walahualam(TKO)
Terluah sudah apa yang terbuku di hati. Saya berasakan sudah tentu terdapat beberapa insiden yang melatari luahan itu. Saya akan memfokuskan ulasan ini terhadap beberapa perkara yang saya kira penting dan amat signifikan dalam konteks kelangsungan Gagasan Pakatan Rakyat (GPR).
Dalam benak saya tertanya-tanya mengapa luahan ini terpacul keluar dan akan dibaca oleh seluruh masyarakat. Maknanya dengan sengaja membuka “pekung di dada”.Tentu luahan ini akan menimbulkan beberapa kesan yang berentetan bukan sahaja kepada ahli parti tetapi juga kepada rakan-rakan dalam GPR, rakyat terbanyak, dan rakyat yang bersikap berkecuali. Tentunya akan disambut dengan gegak gempita oleh musuh-musuh GPR.
Bagi saya, TGHH terpaksa bercakap, bukan lagi mendiamkan diri atau hibernate. Kerajaan PR telah melampaui 100 hari pemerintahan mereka. Adakah PAS signifikan dalam GPR? Kalau kita teliti, PAS hanya dominan di kelantan dan Kedah sahaja, Pulau Pinang didominasi DAP, Selangor oleh PKR dan DAP, begitu juga di Perak, walaupun Menteri Besarnya daripada PAS, tetapi majoritinya DAP. Barangkali, TGHH terkesan dengan insiden yang berlaku dalam Perhimpunan PROTES, 6 Julai lalu, dan insiden laporan polis tentang liwat oleh DSAI. Dan yang terbaharu ialah usul Undi Tidak Percaya terhadap kerajaan BN dalam parlimen.
Insiden PROTES, orang PAS mengkritik hebat perhimpunan itu, majoritinya dianggap gagal, dan bukan sahaja gagal malah telah memasukkan unsur-unsur hiburan yang agak melampau. Ahli PAS menganggap PROTES hanya bersifat “carnival”, tiada kesan atau impak kepada BN atau rakyat. Protes dan mesej sejuta rakyat kepada kerajaan BN tentang kenaikan harga minyak dan kenaikan harga barang, tidak mengenai sasarannya. Saya simpulkan bahawa ahli PAS tidak setuju tentang lokasi yang tertutup, mereka lebih suka di jalan raya. Mereka tidak berpuas hati tentang atur cara yang seolah-olah seperti PAS mengadakan ceramah, penuh dengan gerai-gerai jualan. Mereka juga protes tentang “konsert” yang seolah-alah penganjur tidak peka dengan jalur perjuangan PAS. Mereka lebih suka “demo”. Bagi mereka demo lebih kuat mendatangkan kesan. Ketidaksetujuan mereka terjelma daripada penarikan diri ahli pemuda dan unit amalnya dari perhimpunan tersebut. Dan ini diperkuat dengan ketidakhadiran Dr Nasharudin yang sepatutnya berceramah bersama dengan DSAI pada sebelah malamnya. Ini menunjukkan penarikan diri itu seolah-olah direstui oleh pihak tertinggi PAS.
Barangkali, insiden PROTES ini menjadi faktor pencetus daripada ketidapuashatian ahli PAS terhadap beberapa perkara atau tindakan atau dasar dalam GPR sejak terbentuknya GPR.
Saya sebagai pemerhati politik dari luar, tidaklah diketahui hal-hal yang menyebabkan TGHH berasa begitu terkilan sehingga terkeluar ungkapan “GPR tidak mempunyai ketua”. Ungkapan ini seolah-olah menafikan peranan DSAI mewakili GPR atau jurucakap GPR. Seluruh kenyataan TGHH termasuk ungkapan yang akan menjadi “duri dalam daging” ini telah “diendorse” oleh pihak tertinggi PAS, iaitu Majlis Ulamak PAS.
Saya menanggapi hal ini daripada beberapa sudut. Sudut pertama, wujud pergolakan peringkat pimpinan Pemuda yang seolah-olah GPR sering terpinggir dalam beberapa keputusan peringkat nasional. Di Kelantan dan Kedah, mereka tidak mempunyai masalah, kerana PAS dominan. Tetapi di Selangor, dan di Perak, PAS minoriti dalam kerajaan. Di kedua-dua negeri ini, khususnya di Selangor, yang menonjol ialah polisi-polisi yang dipelopori olej PKR dan DAP. Polisi-polisi yang berkaitan dengan keagamaan tidak jelas walaupun hal-hal berkaitan keagamaan diberi kepada PAS. Begitu juga di Perak, hal sedemikian juga berlaku. Ini menggambarkan bahawa perjuangan PAS tidak dapat diterapkan dalam GPR – menggambarkan seolah-olah PKR dan DAP tidak sehaluan dengan PAS. Dan, bagi mereka, insiden PROTES, 6 Julai lalu menjadi bukti kukuh bahawa GPR tidak sensitif dan tidak menghormati jalur-jalur perjuangan PAS. Dalam konteks ini, TGHH sebagai presiden harus bersuara. Mendiamkan diri bermakna dianggap bersetuju, sedangkan muktamar tak lama lagi akan berlangsung. Keresahan itu harus ditangani.
Sudut kedua, soal mengepalai GPR. Seingat saya, ketiga-tiga parti telah bersetuju memperakukan DSAI menjadi ketua atau sekurang-kurangnya penyelaras atau jurucakap GPR. Dalam konteks ini, di peringkat nasional, DSAI nampaknya lebih tertonjol, dan menenggelami tokoh-tokoh lain termasuk TGHH. DSAI telah dengan konsisten mempelopori usaha menarik YB BN menyeberang ke GPR dalam usaha mengambil alih kerajaan. Setahu saya, TGNA memberi lampu hijaunya terhadap usaha ini, dan tentunya dengan peringatan-peringatan tertentu.
Mestilah akan timbul pro dan kontra tentang tindakan politik, khususnya jika ditinjau dari sudut moral politik. Tentang hal siapa mengepalai GPR ini, saya berpendirian bahawa GPR sedar bahawa yang paling layak memimpin ialah DSAI. Saya tidak menolak ketokohan TGHH, tetapi mauduk kita kini ialah kita bergelut dalam arena politik nasional, bukan gelanggang lokal. (Hal ini boleh dibahas kemudian). Saya melihat bahawa GPK akur dengan fakta berikut:
Pertama, pengalaman DSAI dalam bidang eksekutif peringkat pusat sebagai menteri (fotpolio kanan – pendidikan dan kewangan) dan TPM.
Kedua, pengalamannya dari sudut pengurusan organisasi, kepartian.
Ketiga, ketokohannya dalam erena keantarabangsaan ( Timur, Barat dan Dunia Arab ).
Keempat, Kewibawaannya dalam bidang keintelektualan dalam konteks Islam, Barat, dan ketamadunan.
Kelima, komitmen yang konsisten dalam membela masyarakat terbanyak.
Namun, mengapakah TGHH sampai mengeluarkan kata-kata bahawa “tiada ketua dalam GPR”? Barangkali, yang dimaksudkan ialah ketiga-tiga parti itu memiliki kedudukan yang sama taraf. Maksud TGHH apabila DSAI menjadi “ketua” tidak bermakna PKR boleh memonopoli atau memaksakan keputusan-keputusan dari jalur PKR ke atas PAS atau DAP. Masing-masing parti mempunyai hak untuk menolak, atau tidak bersetuju. DSAI lebih bertindak sebagai “moderator”. TGHH menghantar isyarat bahawa setiap keputusan harus dicapai secara konsensus.
Kita amat maklum dengan jalur-jalur perjuangan PAS yang meletakkan Islam atas segala-galanya. Dan, kita faham bahawa engagement dalam GPR, ada pro dan kontra dalam batang tubuh PAS. Kita maklum juga bahawa wujud kem konservatif dan kem moderate dalam PAS. Dalam konteks ini, TGHH sebagai presiden perlu mengimbangi antara kedua-dua aliran ini. Pada pemahaman saya, kem konservatif ingin melihat GPR akan mempamerkan tindak-tanduk yang membolehkan cita-cita penegakan Islam bergerak subur. Kem moderate pula, pada hati kecil TGHH mengharapkan mereka perlu membantu atau memgurangkan insiden-insiden yang menampakkan seolah-olah penerapan cita-cita terhalang. Pengalaman engagement dengan DAP pada PRU11 amat memeritkan dan tidak berulang lagi. Sensitiviti "orang-orang agama" harus diambil kira dan diberi prioritas.
Bagimana pula dengan situasi politik Malaysia terkini? Pada saya jelas bahawa BN dalam keadaan yang cukup tertekan. Kemaraan GPR seolah-olah tidak dapat disekat lagi. Situasi politik di Sarawak dan Sabah yang menyumbangkan kemenangan kepada BN sedang bergolak hebat. Jika benar dakwaan bahawa YB-YB dari sana sedang bersedia untuk menyeberang bila-bila masa, Putrajaya sedang menunggu masa untuk rebah. Lalu, apakah caranya untuk sekurang-kurangnya memperlahankan momentum ini?
Sedia maklum bahawa GPR terbentuk dengan ketokohan DSAI, maka sesuatu perlu dilakukan untuk menggugat perhatian dan fokus DSAI. Kerana hal demikianlah, hal “liwat” diulang tayang. Apakah kesan aduan liwat ini terhadap GPR? Setakat ini, peluru yang dilepaskan oleh BN melalui tembakan “liwat” telah membahang GPR.
Dalam keadaan DSAI berhempas pulas mempertahan reputasinya, sepatutnya atau semestinya beliau mendapat dukungan kuat GPR. Berdiri teguh di belakang orang dituduh, yang mengikut prinsip, tidak bersalah sebelum dijatuh hukum bersalah bermakna mempertahan integriti GPR. BN bukan hanya bermaksud menyerang DSAI secara individu atau peribadi, tetapi mereka juga menyerang GPR – menggugat atau menguji kekuatan dan kesetiakawanan GPR. Serangan BN itu harus dilihat dari sudut itu. Bagi mereka yang melihat seolah-olah aduan liwat itu semata-mata bersifat peribadi adalah tanggapan yang amat naif.
Bagi mereka yang melihat bahawa masalah pertuduhan DSAI itu sebagai masalah peribadi semata-mata, cubalah membaca dengan teliti ulasan Zulkiflee Bakar dalam Mingguan Malaysia, 13 Julai 2008. Dia secara halus memasukkan jarum beracunnya. Kitalah yang membuka jalannya. Bacalah wawancara TGHH dalam Harakah terbaru, 10 Julai 2008. Selama ini mereka terkial-kial mencari ruang. Kini ruang itu terbuka lebar. Sekali lagi, kita yang membukanya.
Saya perturunkan, kata-kata yang membuai rasa itu: “Sama ada hendak diakui atau tidak, PAS adalah sebuah parti yang besar dan selama ini berdiri dengan kekuatan serta kemampuan sendiri. Sejarah telah membuktikan bagaimana PAS telah berjaya menawan Kelantan dengan cemerlang dan suatu ketika menawan terengganu. PAS berjaya menguasai Kedah dengan mendapat 16 kerusi. Oleh itu, walaupun PAS tidak berada dalam Pakatan Rakyat, PAS akan mampu berdiri dengan sendiri dan sekaligus tidak akan mengelirukan rakyat dengan matlamat perjuangannya. Kalaulah benar PAS hendak memperjuangkan Islam, mereka tidak boleh selama-lamanya berada dalam Pakatan Rakyat. DAP sudah pasti tidak akan membenarkannya manakala PKR pula tentu akan menentang. Dalam membuat apa juga keputusan politiknya, PAS seharusnya meletakkan kepentingan Islam dan orang Melayu sebagai keutamaannya”.
Begitu lunak kata-kata Zulkiflee. Mengapa tiba-tiba Zulkiflee begitu lunak? Hal ini kerana dia sudah dapat menghidu keresahan PAS dalam kedudukannya bersama GPR dan dapat meramal bahawa PAS dan UMNO (baca: amat terdesak) boleh duduk bersama untuk berbincang tentang perpaduan orang Melayu.
Tidak ada salahnya ulasan Zulkiflee yang lembut dan membuai ini. Tetapi, cuba bayangkan kesannya terhadap ahli-ahli PAS yang sedang resah dan tidak puas hati dengan layanan PKR dan DAP dalam GPR. Bagaimana pula tentang tanggapan ahli-ahli PKR dan DAP? Sudah tentu akan timbul tafsiran bahawa PAS sedang mengkhianati GPR.
Saya amat mengharapkan agar setiap pemimpin dalam GPR bermuhasabah. Di bahu andalah setiap rakyat yang mahukan perubahan meletakkan harapan. Hal-hal besar yang menyangkut GPR yang mampu menjejaskan ikatan harus diselesaikan secara keluarga dan pada peringkat pimpinan. Jangan biarkan hal-hal di bawah menghilangkan fokus penting perjuangan. Setiap pimpinan harus turun ke bawah meredakan setiap kegelisahan dengan meletakkan matlamat perjuangan bersama sebagai prioriti. Jangan nanti, anak cucu kita meletakkan kepayahan hidup mereka terhadap tindakan kita pada hari ini. Sesungguhnya kita sedang berhadapan dengan ujian yang cukup getir.
Akhirnya, izinkan saya perturunkan pesanan DSAI tentang perjuangan: “selalulah berfikir dan bertindak dalam kerangka perjuangan yang lebih besar”. Kepada ahli PAS, cuba fahami benar-benar apa ertinya apabila YB Lim Guan Eng dalam ucapan pertamanya setelah berjaya membentuk kerajaan di Pulau Pinang bahawa beliau akan mencontohi semangat dan falsafah tindakan Umar Ibnu Abdul Aziz ... Pertimbangkanlah ... Masa ini sesungguhnya masa untuk memperkuat barisan!
Walahualam(TKO)
Friday, July 11, 2008
PAS di persimpangan dilema ?
Asasnya ia baru pada peringkat suara anak anak muda dalam PAS.Saya juga adalah wakil daripada golongan itu tetapi barangkali lebih senang mengambil pendapat dan pandangan yang sedikit berbeza berbanding mereka.
Ceritanya bermula begini.Sebelum ini sudah ada kedengaran suara suara yang menyatakan terdapatnya usaha kearah perbincangan antara PAS DAN UMNO dalam menjamin apa yang dikatakan sebagai 'survival melayu dan islam' di Malaysia.
Sebelum ini saya seolah tidak begitu mengindahkan cerita yang sebegitu kerana bagi saya ianya hanyalah merupakan satu tindakan yang boleh dianggap 'mengambil langkah kebelakang'.Justeru wujud juga cakap cakap yang mengusulkan keraguan dan keyakinan diri PAS dalam tubuh Pakatan Rakyat yang sedang terbentuk kini.
Angin kencang mula bertiup kembali selepas 'insiden buruk' yang tidak diingini berlaku di Kelana Jaya 6 julai lalu.Pemuda PAS melalui lidah naib ketua pemudanya ust Nasharuddin,Nik Abduh serta beberapa lagi nyata kesal dan menggambarkan kembali 'instinct' mereka yang telah lama terbendung lalu menyifatkan peristiwa itu sebagai sesuatu yang telah dijangka berlaku.
Adakah Pemuda PAS tidak yakin dengan kedudukan mereka dalam Pakatan Rakyat?Kenapa mereka membiarkan diri dalam keadaan lemah hingga 'meloloskan' anasir anasir tidak sihat berlaku di Kelana Jaya?Pakatan Rakyat tidak harus dikorbankan semata mata kerana lemahnya persediaan kita dalam mengisi nikmat kemenangan yang telah ALLAH hamparkan di hadapan mata.Adakah kita rela sekadar untuk menjadi pengecut dengan cuba menghindari ujian dan realiti sebenar kehidupan sebagai hamba dewasa ini?
Tulisan ini akan lebih menarik bila ditinggalkan dengan bentuk persoalan yang begitu.
Ceritanya bermula begini.Sebelum ini sudah ada kedengaran suara suara yang menyatakan terdapatnya usaha kearah perbincangan antara PAS DAN UMNO dalam menjamin apa yang dikatakan sebagai 'survival melayu dan islam' di Malaysia.
Sebelum ini saya seolah tidak begitu mengindahkan cerita yang sebegitu kerana bagi saya ianya hanyalah merupakan satu tindakan yang boleh dianggap 'mengambil langkah kebelakang'.Justeru wujud juga cakap cakap yang mengusulkan keraguan dan keyakinan diri PAS dalam tubuh Pakatan Rakyat yang sedang terbentuk kini.
Angin kencang mula bertiup kembali selepas 'insiden buruk' yang tidak diingini berlaku di Kelana Jaya 6 julai lalu.Pemuda PAS melalui lidah naib ketua pemudanya ust Nasharuddin,Nik Abduh serta beberapa lagi nyata kesal dan menggambarkan kembali 'instinct' mereka yang telah lama terbendung lalu menyifatkan peristiwa itu sebagai sesuatu yang telah dijangka berlaku.
Adakah Pemuda PAS tidak yakin dengan kedudukan mereka dalam Pakatan Rakyat?Kenapa mereka membiarkan diri dalam keadaan lemah hingga 'meloloskan' anasir anasir tidak sihat berlaku di Kelana Jaya?Pakatan Rakyat tidak harus dikorbankan semata mata kerana lemahnya persediaan kita dalam mengisi nikmat kemenangan yang telah ALLAH hamparkan di hadapan mata.Adakah kita rela sekadar untuk menjadi pengecut dengan cuba menghindari ujian dan realiti sebenar kehidupan sebagai hamba dewasa ini?
Tulisan ini akan lebih menarik bila ditinggalkan dengan bentuk persoalan yang begitu.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Mehnah politik yang memenatkan
Malaysia hari ini begitu sibuk dengan cerita politik yang hangat,Anwar Ibrahim dan Najib Tun Razak adalah antara dua tokoh yang mendominasi tajuk berita di akhbar dan sembang kedai kopi di seluruh negara.Apapun kesudahannya masih belum menampakkan riak kerana masing masing masih dalam proses cerita dan peristiwa.
Saya tidaklah tampil sebagai orang yang akan mengulas tentang isu fitnah yang sedang hangat itu malah sekadar ingin mengolah tentang betapa 'politik' itu adalah sesuatu yang amat memenatkan.Tetapi ia tetap menarik untuk diikuti kerana ianya adalah sebahagian dari sejarah yang bakal terbentuk sebagaimana saya begitu tertarik mengikuti lakaran sejarah mereka yang hidup sebelum ini lebih lebih lagi ianya berkaitan dengan sejarah Islam.
Oleh kerana sejarah itu telah menjadi sebahagian daripada bahan ilmiah yang pernah saya selongkari,lalu menjadi perkara yang harus diutamakan juga saya menjejaki susur galur politik hari ini yang pastinya akan membentuk sebuah sejarah itu.
Siapa yang tidak pernah terkesan dengan peristiwa perlantikan khalifah islam yang pertama,bagaimana Abu bakar dan Omar mengurus kehidupan ummat,bagaimana Osman mengendali pemerintahan yang akhirnya banyak melibatkan keluarga sekaligus bermulanya zaman fitnah kepada ummat.Bagaimana Ali melalui pergolakan dan perselisihan antara sahabat.Semua peristiwa itu turut menggambarkan apa yang sedang berlaku di zaman kita sekarang ini.Pergolakan dan perselisishan antara ummat.
Secara kasarnya 'sistem politik' itu dilihat banyak membantutkan fokus utama kita ummat islam terhadap 'RISALAH ISLAM' itu sendiri.
Saya tidaklah tampil sebagai orang yang akan mengulas tentang isu fitnah yang sedang hangat itu malah sekadar ingin mengolah tentang betapa 'politik' itu adalah sesuatu yang amat memenatkan.Tetapi ia tetap menarik untuk diikuti kerana ianya adalah sebahagian dari sejarah yang bakal terbentuk sebagaimana saya begitu tertarik mengikuti lakaran sejarah mereka yang hidup sebelum ini lebih lebih lagi ianya berkaitan dengan sejarah Islam.
Oleh kerana sejarah itu telah menjadi sebahagian daripada bahan ilmiah yang pernah saya selongkari,lalu menjadi perkara yang harus diutamakan juga saya menjejaki susur galur politik hari ini yang pastinya akan membentuk sebuah sejarah itu.
Siapa yang tidak pernah terkesan dengan peristiwa perlantikan khalifah islam yang pertama,bagaimana Abu bakar dan Omar mengurus kehidupan ummat,bagaimana Osman mengendali pemerintahan yang akhirnya banyak melibatkan keluarga sekaligus bermulanya zaman fitnah kepada ummat.Bagaimana Ali melalui pergolakan dan perselisihan antara sahabat.Semua peristiwa itu turut menggambarkan apa yang sedang berlaku di zaman kita sekarang ini.Pergolakan dan perselisishan antara ummat.
Secara kasarnya 'sistem politik' itu dilihat banyak membantutkan fokus utama kita ummat islam terhadap 'RISALAH ISLAM' itu sendiri.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Peranan guru@ustaz
” Di mana ada ustaz, di situlah ada masalah”
Kenyataan di atas semacam kasar bunyinya.
Saya membaca kenyataan di atas dengan dua cara bacaan. Pertama tugasan seorang ustaz ialah menyelesaikan masalah yang menyelebungi masyarakat. Semua permasalahan berkaitan dengan hukum hakam agama akan dirujuk kepada mereka.
Pemahaman kedua saya ialah ustazlah punca perbalahan dan persengketaan yang berlaku dalam masyarakat. Dari masyarakat yang tenang setenang air mengalir kepada masyarakat bercambah kekeliruan mereka terhadap Islam.
Ustaz Sebagai Sumber Penenang Masyarakat
” Ustaz, tolonglah kami. Kawan bilik kami ini macam kena rasuk je. Sekejap dia meracau, sekejap dia menangis, sekejap dia ketawa. Tolong la ustaz.” rayu seorang pelajar kepada saya, bunyinya macam baru lepas menangis.
” Sekejap ye. Ustaz masih dalam perjalanan ni” jawab saya. Kemudian saya meletak telefon. Saya melihat jam di tangan. Jarum pendeknya berada di garisan dua, dan jarum panjangnya berada pada nombor 10.
” Adus,dah hampir pukul dua ni” getus hati saya. Mata ini mengantuknya semacam dah digam, nasib baik bukan dengan gam gajah,gam 20sen tu je. Boleh la buka mata lagi.
“Insyaallah, aku akan pergi juga” azam hati saya walaupun mengantuknya bukan main. Hadith nabi yang berpesan dengan mengatakan bahawa sesungguhnya pertolongan allah akan sentiasa bersama kita selagi kita bertolong bantu rakan kita.
Sesampai sahaja saya di tempat kejadian, jam menunjukan pukul 2.30 pagi. Melihat keadaan pesakit meremang bulu roma saya, hilang mengantuk saya, lemah kaki saya melihat keadaan yang sebegitu. Saya pasti, orang di sekeliling saya tidak tahu keadaan saya ketika itu. Kalau diikut hati, nak je saya lari. Hehehehe
Kenapa?
Kerana saya bukan bomoh, saya juga tidak pandai tentang perubatan Islam…..tapi saya seorang USTAZ. Kerana ustazlah saya dipanggil.
Apa-apa ayat yang datang di minda saya, semuanya alhamdulillah keluar. Kerana saya seorang ustaz. Sebelum saya masuk berubat, pesakit tidak menutup aurat, saya minta rakan-rakannya tutupkan auratnya kerana saya seorang ustaz.
Realiti sesetengah masyarakat masih lagi menghormati seorang yang bernama ustaz. Padanyalah mereka menjadi tempat rujukan masyarakat.
Ada Apa Dengan Ustaz
Semalam saya melihat salah satu laman web yang agak liberal penulisannya, memberikan pandangan berkenaan ustaz dan ustazah.
” Kepada orang yang bergelar ustaz dan ustazah, janganlah sesuka hati mengharamkan sesuatu produk atau barang. You bukan saintis, you bukan researcher, you duduk di masjid sudah la. Jangan pandai-pandai buat hukuman”
Tersenyum saya dalam kegusaran membaca kenyataan seperti itu.
” Hmm aku kena gandakan lagi usaha aku untuk memperbetulkan pemahaman masyarakat tentang isu ini. Ya Allah, engkau berikanlah keberkatan pada ilmuku, masaku dan hidupku untuk aku dapat berbuat sesuatu untuk agamamu.ameen” Doa saya.
Saya tahu kesibukan yang saya hadapi sekarang ini kalau nak dihitung dengan ni’mat yang Dia bagi, belum pun sampai 0.1%. Ya Allah, Engkau bantulah aku.
Hmm….pelik bukan dunia sekarang ini, apabila seorang engineer nak interfere urusan management syarikat, semua orang akan sependapat bahawasanya urusan pengurusan syarikat bukan kepakaran jurutera. Tak perlu masuk campur.
” Kalau dah tahu bukan bidang, tak payah la nak masuk campur urusan pengurusan syarikat” suara pengarah tempat amir, seorang jurutera semakin meninggi.
Seorang kerani syarikat tidak wajar untuk mengganggu urusan akauntan kerana ia bukan bidangnya. Seorang yang specialize dalam bidang undang-undang tidak wajar untuk masuk campur urusan teknikal bagaimana untuk design sebuah kereta baru. Rasanya semua orang akan bersetuju bukan. Setiap orang akan berperanan dalam bidang masing-masing.
Tapi apabila seorang ustaz memberikan pandangan, ramai sahaja yang ingin membangkang, dan itu semakin menular di kalangan orang yang terlalu ingin liberal dalam beragama. Ustaz tak tahu apa-apalah, bukan bidang la dan sebagainya
” Kalau tuan tanya saya, saya mengatakan STARBUCKS haram dengan dalil-dalil yang telah saya berikan dahulu” (sila lihat http://ridhauddin.wordpress.com/2008/04/)
” Ewah ewah sedap-sedap je ustaz kata haram. Apa dalil ustaz. JAKIM dah sahkan yang semua produk dia takde unsur-unsur babi” satu cetusan pandangan masuk ke kotak mesej saya.
Ustaz Pencetus Masalah?
” Sebenarnya siapa yang lebih bersetuju dengan pandangan JAKIM itu, dipersilakan untuk mengamalkan dengannya, siapa yang sependapat dengan saya, maka ia terserah padanya. Tetapi yang pasti, saya dan orang yang mengeluarkan ‘fatwa’ dari JAKIM itu akan berada dalam kandang Allah nanti, dan Allah pasti tanya kami.” Jawab saya di dalam hati.
“Ustaz, kami keliru la. Tanya ustaz ni dia kata, wajib bagi orang yang solat untuk meletakkan sutrah ( meletakkan sesuatu di hadapan kita untuk menghalang orang lalu dihadapan kita semasa kita solat). Selepas itu, ustaz ni pula kata tak wajib. Aduss, pening-pening. Saya nak ikut yang mana satu ni ustaz. Kata rujukan al-Quran dan sunnah, tapi kenapa ada banyak sangat perbezaan pandangan” Tanya salah seorang ahli jemaah masjid di Gombak.
Cuba kita tengok dalam sistem perundangan di Malaysia, kita ada perlembagaan, akta-akta, common law, dan lain-lain. Untuk kes yang berkaitan dengan tanah, peguam dan hakim akan menggunakan undang-undang tanah (Land Law) sebagai sumber rujukan. Tapi kenapa mesti ada peguambela dan pendakwaraya ye?Kalau undang-undang yang digunakan itu satu sahaja, kenapa mesti ada peguambela dan pendakwaraya. Sepatutnya hanya ada peguambela sahaja kerana undang-undangnya satu je.
Sebenarnya,mereka berbeza dari segi pemahaman terhadap sumber undang-undang dan situasi anak guam yang mereka wakili. Begitu juga dalam Islam. Sesetengah ustaz mempunyai mempunyai pemahaman yang berbeza dalam dalil ini,maka beliau akan memebrikan pandangan dengan ustaz yang lain.Ini sebenarnya merupakan rahmat bagi orang awam. Pilihnya mana-mana hukum yang baginya lebih kuat untuk diamalkan dalam kehidupan sehariannya.
izzah
Yang pastinya ia tidak ada kaitan dengan Nurul ‘Izzah binti Anwar.Hehehe
Apabila semua orang ingin mengeluarkan hukum, semua orang ingin mengeluarkan fatwa, tanpa mempunyai prasyarat yang sepatutnya untuk mengeluarkan hukum,maka hilanglah nilai hukum dalam agama. Dan inilah situasi yang akan meresahkan masyarakat, bukan menenangkan mereka.
Apabila semua orang ingin dipanggil ustaz tanpa mempunyai nilai agama dan tidak beramal dengan ilmunya, hilanglah nilai mutiara seorang ustaz.
Apabila seorang ustaz yang tinggi taqarrub (hubungannya) dengan Allah tanpa mempunyai sandaran quran dan sunnah dalam amalannya, hilanglah ganjarannya amalan seorang ustaz.
Seorang ustaz ialah apabila Allah menjadi matlamatnya, Islam boleh dilihat dalam dirinya, setiap gerak gerinya bersandarkan kepada al-Quran dan Sunnah. Semoga kita salah seorang daripadanya.
Kepada semua masyakat, izinkanlah kami berperanan kerana kami seorang ustaz.(ridhauddin.com)
Kenyataan di atas semacam kasar bunyinya.
Saya membaca kenyataan di atas dengan dua cara bacaan. Pertama tugasan seorang ustaz ialah menyelesaikan masalah yang menyelebungi masyarakat. Semua permasalahan berkaitan dengan hukum hakam agama akan dirujuk kepada mereka.
Pemahaman kedua saya ialah ustazlah punca perbalahan dan persengketaan yang berlaku dalam masyarakat. Dari masyarakat yang tenang setenang air mengalir kepada masyarakat bercambah kekeliruan mereka terhadap Islam.
Ustaz Sebagai Sumber Penenang Masyarakat
” Ustaz, tolonglah kami. Kawan bilik kami ini macam kena rasuk je. Sekejap dia meracau, sekejap dia menangis, sekejap dia ketawa. Tolong la ustaz.” rayu seorang pelajar kepada saya, bunyinya macam baru lepas menangis.
” Sekejap ye. Ustaz masih dalam perjalanan ni” jawab saya. Kemudian saya meletak telefon. Saya melihat jam di tangan. Jarum pendeknya berada di garisan dua, dan jarum panjangnya berada pada nombor 10.
” Adus,dah hampir pukul dua ni” getus hati saya. Mata ini mengantuknya semacam dah digam, nasib baik bukan dengan gam gajah,gam 20sen tu je. Boleh la buka mata lagi.
“Insyaallah, aku akan pergi juga” azam hati saya walaupun mengantuknya bukan main. Hadith nabi yang berpesan dengan mengatakan bahawa sesungguhnya pertolongan allah akan sentiasa bersama kita selagi kita bertolong bantu rakan kita.
Sesampai sahaja saya di tempat kejadian, jam menunjukan pukul 2.30 pagi. Melihat keadaan pesakit meremang bulu roma saya, hilang mengantuk saya, lemah kaki saya melihat keadaan yang sebegitu. Saya pasti, orang di sekeliling saya tidak tahu keadaan saya ketika itu. Kalau diikut hati, nak je saya lari. Hehehehe
Kenapa?
Kerana saya bukan bomoh, saya juga tidak pandai tentang perubatan Islam…..tapi saya seorang USTAZ. Kerana ustazlah saya dipanggil.
Apa-apa ayat yang datang di minda saya, semuanya alhamdulillah keluar. Kerana saya seorang ustaz. Sebelum saya masuk berubat, pesakit tidak menutup aurat, saya minta rakan-rakannya tutupkan auratnya kerana saya seorang ustaz.
Realiti sesetengah masyarakat masih lagi menghormati seorang yang bernama ustaz. Padanyalah mereka menjadi tempat rujukan masyarakat.
Ada Apa Dengan Ustaz
Semalam saya melihat salah satu laman web yang agak liberal penulisannya, memberikan pandangan berkenaan ustaz dan ustazah.
” Kepada orang yang bergelar ustaz dan ustazah, janganlah sesuka hati mengharamkan sesuatu produk atau barang. You bukan saintis, you bukan researcher, you duduk di masjid sudah la. Jangan pandai-pandai buat hukuman”
Tersenyum saya dalam kegusaran membaca kenyataan seperti itu.
” Hmm aku kena gandakan lagi usaha aku untuk memperbetulkan pemahaman masyarakat tentang isu ini. Ya Allah, engkau berikanlah keberkatan pada ilmuku, masaku dan hidupku untuk aku dapat berbuat sesuatu untuk agamamu.ameen” Doa saya.
Saya tahu kesibukan yang saya hadapi sekarang ini kalau nak dihitung dengan ni’mat yang Dia bagi, belum pun sampai 0.1%. Ya Allah, Engkau bantulah aku.
Hmm….pelik bukan dunia sekarang ini, apabila seorang engineer nak interfere urusan management syarikat, semua orang akan sependapat bahawasanya urusan pengurusan syarikat bukan kepakaran jurutera. Tak perlu masuk campur.
” Kalau dah tahu bukan bidang, tak payah la nak masuk campur urusan pengurusan syarikat” suara pengarah tempat amir, seorang jurutera semakin meninggi.
Seorang kerani syarikat tidak wajar untuk mengganggu urusan akauntan kerana ia bukan bidangnya. Seorang yang specialize dalam bidang undang-undang tidak wajar untuk masuk campur urusan teknikal bagaimana untuk design sebuah kereta baru. Rasanya semua orang akan bersetuju bukan. Setiap orang akan berperanan dalam bidang masing-masing.
Tapi apabila seorang ustaz memberikan pandangan, ramai sahaja yang ingin membangkang, dan itu semakin menular di kalangan orang yang terlalu ingin liberal dalam beragama. Ustaz tak tahu apa-apalah, bukan bidang la dan sebagainya
” Kalau tuan tanya saya, saya mengatakan STARBUCKS haram dengan dalil-dalil yang telah saya berikan dahulu” (sila lihat http://ridhauddin.wordpress.com/2008/04/)
” Ewah ewah sedap-sedap je ustaz kata haram. Apa dalil ustaz. JAKIM dah sahkan yang semua produk dia takde unsur-unsur babi” satu cetusan pandangan masuk ke kotak mesej saya.
Ustaz Pencetus Masalah?
” Sebenarnya siapa yang lebih bersetuju dengan pandangan JAKIM itu, dipersilakan untuk mengamalkan dengannya, siapa yang sependapat dengan saya, maka ia terserah padanya. Tetapi yang pasti, saya dan orang yang mengeluarkan ‘fatwa’ dari JAKIM itu akan berada dalam kandang Allah nanti, dan Allah pasti tanya kami.” Jawab saya di dalam hati.
“Ustaz, kami keliru la. Tanya ustaz ni dia kata, wajib bagi orang yang solat untuk meletakkan sutrah ( meletakkan sesuatu di hadapan kita untuk menghalang orang lalu dihadapan kita semasa kita solat). Selepas itu, ustaz ni pula kata tak wajib. Aduss, pening-pening. Saya nak ikut yang mana satu ni ustaz. Kata rujukan al-Quran dan sunnah, tapi kenapa ada banyak sangat perbezaan pandangan” Tanya salah seorang ahli jemaah masjid di Gombak.
Cuba kita tengok dalam sistem perundangan di Malaysia, kita ada perlembagaan, akta-akta, common law, dan lain-lain. Untuk kes yang berkaitan dengan tanah, peguam dan hakim akan menggunakan undang-undang tanah (Land Law) sebagai sumber rujukan. Tapi kenapa mesti ada peguambela dan pendakwaraya ye?Kalau undang-undang yang digunakan itu satu sahaja, kenapa mesti ada peguambela dan pendakwaraya. Sepatutnya hanya ada peguambela sahaja kerana undang-undangnya satu je.
Sebenarnya,mereka berbeza dari segi pemahaman terhadap sumber undang-undang dan situasi anak guam yang mereka wakili. Begitu juga dalam Islam. Sesetengah ustaz mempunyai mempunyai pemahaman yang berbeza dalam dalil ini,maka beliau akan memebrikan pandangan dengan ustaz yang lain.Ini sebenarnya merupakan rahmat bagi orang awam. Pilihnya mana-mana hukum yang baginya lebih kuat untuk diamalkan dalam kehidupan sehariannya.
izzah
Yang pastinya ia tidak ada kaitan dengan Nurul ‘Izzah binti Anwar.Hehehe
Apabila semua orang ingin mengeluarkan hukum, semua orang ingin mengeluarkan fatwa, tanpa mempunyai prasyarat yang sepatutnya untuk mengeluarkan hukum,maka hilanglah nilai hukum dalam agama. Dan inilah situasi yang akan meresahkan masyarakat, bukan menenangkan mereka.
Apabila semua orang ingin dipanggil ustaz tanpa mempunyai nilai agama dan tidak beramal dengan ilmunya, hilanglah nilai mutiara seorang ustaz.
Apabila seorang ustaz yang tinggi taqarrub (hubungannya) dengan Allah tanpa mempunyai sandaran quran dan sunnah dalam amalannya, hilanglah ganjarannya amalan seorang ustaz.
Seorang ustaz ialah apabila Allah menjadi matlamatnya, Islam boleh dilihat dalam dirinya, setiap gerak gerinya bersandarkan kepada al-Quran dan Sunnah. Semoga kita salah seorang daripadanya.
Kepada semua masyakat, izinkanlah kami berperanan kerana kami seorang ustaz.(ridhauddin.com)
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