Rencana di bawah ditulis oleh Ziauddin Sardar, seorang pemikir dan penulis yang prolifik. Rencana ini menjadi wadah bagi beliau mengungkapkan apa yang dikenal sebagai “Anwar Phenomenon.”
From Time of India
By Ziauddin Sardar
Last week, I took the Euro Star from St Pancras International station in London to Paris. Just after clearing immigration, I was stopped by a security officer. Nothing unusual in that, except I was the only one he stopped and questioned in literally thousands of passengers. I had some time to kill so I stood beside him to watch who else he interrogates . In 40 minutes, he only stopped two other people. The first was an old man clearly recognisable as a Muslim: beard, cap, badly-fitted suit, Arab (I guessed Tunisian) origins. The other was a person who strikes terror in the heart of every security officer: a Muslim woman in hijab.
This is perhaps the most noticeable feature of the passing decade for us Muslims. We are now universally regarded as objects of suspicion and subjects for interrogation.
The main reason behind this is the momentous atrocity that began the Noughties: the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. It is hardly surprising that the last decade has been dominated by the consequences of that attack. Most of the negative as well as positive developments in the Muslim world during the last ten years can be traced to that fateful event.
Terrorism, however, was not new to the Muslim world: it had been a problem before 9/11. In Pakistan , Kashmir, Egypt, and in Palestine, the cycle of sectarian and ideological terror and counter terror had already cost innumerable lives. In Chechnya, Bosnia and occupied Palestine, Muslims were victims of what can only be described as state-sponsored terrorism. And the vast majority of the victims of this internal and external violence were Muslims.
But the 9/11 atrocity did create a new chapter. To begin with, it compounded a set of problems that existed for some time. For more than a generation , since at least the ‘Islamic Revolution’ in Iran, the political rhetoric in the Muslim world had been changing from the hyperbole of sabrerattling nationalism to macho militancy seeking to clothe itself in the legitimating mantle of Islam. The response to the 9/11 atrocity, the so-called ‘war on terror’ , took that tendency to a new height.
The ‘war on terror’ had a devastating impact both on the external realities of Muslim societies as well as on Muslim consciousnesses. It changed not only the course of history in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan but also served as a springboard for the revival of the Taliban and the emergence of new militant groups such as the Jemaah Islamiya in Indonesia and the radical Shabab in the Horn of Africa. It also laid the foundation for home-grown al-Qaida-inspired terrorism in Europe and America. The hatred of America in the Muslim world, a direct consequence of the ‘war on terror’ , also became an ideal substitute, in certain circles, for introspection and reflexive thought on the economic, social and political problems of many Muslim countries.
There were other consequences as well. Western reactions to ‘Muslim terror’ in Iraq and Afghanistan reinforced the negative views of Islam and Muslims. The fear and loathing of Muslims has been an integral part of European consciousness almost from the inception of Islam. Bloody terrorist campaigns by fringe Muslim organisations brought these anti-Islam and anti-Muslim narratives, ‘the darker side of Europe’ , to the fore. What was conventionally described as ‘Orientalism’ , a refined literary and scholarly way of ascribing radicalism, backwardness and violence to Muslims, was transformed during the Noughties into what came to be known as ‘Islamophobia’ : crude, unabashed religious discrimination and racism against Muslims.
Europe has seen a frightening rise in Islamophobia since the July 7, 2005 bombings in London . As ‘Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities’ , published last week by the Open Society Institute , shows, prejudice and discrimination are the routine, everyday experience of European Muslims in such cities as Antwerp, Berlin, Copenhagen , Paris and Stockholm. Riding on openly anti-Muslim tickets, far-right political parties have made considerable gains all over Europe – from Denmark to Italy, Belgium, Germany and Britain. Even the so-called moderate conservative parties now routinely employ anti-Muslim narratives that tell of an indigenous culture being ’swamped’ by ‘alien’ and ‘hostile’ Muslims with their fundamentally incompatible attitudes to gender, sexuality and freedom of expression.
The much-vaunted freedom of expression was itself curtailed throughout much of the Muslim world as a result of the ‘war on terror’ . The outcome was predicted by Anwar Ibrahim, one of the most lucid voices of sanity in the Muslim world, in early 2002. Ibrahim, one-time founder of an Islamic movement and former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, was a major threat to the corrupt regime of the then prime minister, the autocratic Mahathir Muhammad. Mahathir had Ibrahim framed on homosexuality charges, and after a sham trial, sentenced to fifteen years in prison. The development of the ‘Anwar phenomenon’ , as it came to be known, kept Muslim intellectuals throughout the world gripped for most of the decade.
One consequence of the 9/11 atrocity, said Ibrahim in an open letter written from his prison cell, would be that “the nascent democratic movements in Muslim countries will regress for a few decades as ruling autocrats use their participation in the global war against terrorism to terrorise their critics and dissenters” . Indeed, this is exactly what happened in Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Iran and many other Muslim countries.
The problem for Muslim societies, Ibrahim explained , was simple: “In the centuries when Islam created civilizations, men of wealth created pious foundations supporting universities and hospitals. Princes competed with one another to patronize scientists, philosophers and men of letters.” That was then, now: “bin Laden uses his personal fortune to sponsor terror and murder, not learning and creativity, and to wreak destruction rather than promote creation. Osama bin Laden and his proteges are the children of desperation; they come from countries where political struggle through peaceful means is futile. In many Muslim countries, political dissent is simply illegal.”
In many – but not in all. And this is where the dark clouds of the Noughties revealed their silver lining. While the centre of Islam – the Arab world, Iran, Pakistan – was embroiled in strife and turmoil, something very interesting was happening at the periphery. Muslim democratic movements in Indonesia and Turkey made substantial gains. A miracle was performed in Morocco: Islamic personal law was totally changed and transformed . In Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim himself was released in September 2004; and went on to lead the opposition in April 2008 after an election that shattered the absolute dominance of UMNO, the corrupt ruling party of Malaysia.
The 2002 election in Turkey brought the Justice and Development Party (AKP) into power. Led by Recep Tayyip Erdogen, former mayor of Istanbul, the AKP has deep Islamic roots. Both its leaders and the mass of its supporters are committed Muslims . Almost immediately, AKP demonstrated that it was more committed to democracy than any other political party in Turkey.
The AKP used standard Islamic principles to realign Islamic politics towards democracy. Its leaders argued that politics in Islam has to be based on the Qur’anic concept of shura, or consultation, and therefore must be consensual and democratic. They introduced far-reaching reforms: death penalty was abolished, minorities were given more freedom , including the right to their own language education , and various aspects of human rights legislation were put on the statue books.
The AKP even tried to change the law to ensure that the military cannot intervene in the political process. And, as its resounding success in 2007 proved, AKP turned out to be an effective and efficient manager of the economy; it has been credited with being economically the most successful party in Turkey’s history. The AKP has proved that Islamic politics need not be the sole preserve of the fanatics and the Mullahs. It can be an effective instrument to establish civic society and a thriving democracy.
Indonesia went through a similar transformation . The first direct presidential election in 2004 was a watershed for the largest republic in the Muslim world. Unlike Pakistan or Bangladesh, where the Islamic movements are marginalised and have never won more than three or four per cent of the votes, the Islamic movements in Indonesia are a mass phenomenon. Organisations like Muhammadiyah , Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Liberal Islam Network (LIN) have followers in scores of millions.
Since the return of democracy in Indonesia, these organisations have argued that Islamic politics is not about establishing a utopian ‘Islamic state’ where ‘the shariah is supreme’ but about creating a civic society where accountability, transparency and participatory democracy are the norm. Moreover, the shariah’s overemphasis on formality and symbolism has drained it of all ethical and humane dimensions; and as such, it needs to be totally reformulated. Both democracy and Islamic law must evolve from below with the participation of the masses. This is the message that the largely young members of Muhammadiyah and LIN have been promoting in mosques, schools and universities throughout Indonesia. This outlook was the cornerstone of the peaceful settlement in 2005 of the long-running armed conflict in Aceh.
While the Islamic movement in Indonesia is still grappling with ways and means of reformulating the shariah, Morocco has provided a clear lead. The family law in Morocco, known as Moudawana, was based on the traditional Islamic rules on marriage, divorce, inheritance, polygamy and child custody. Women’s groups and enlightened Muslim scholars had been campaigning for decades to change and reform it without much success. But 9/11 and its aftermath provided a new impetus. A special commission , which notably included women, was created with the specific task of producing fresh legislation based on the principles of Islam. The resulting family law, which was introduced on the statute books in February 2004, sweeps away centuries of bigotry and bias against women.
The new Moudawana allows a woman to contract a marriage without the legal approval of a guardian. Verbal divorce has been outlawed: men now require prior authorisation from a court, and women have exactly the same rights. Women can claim alimony and can be granted custody of their children even if they remarry. Husbands and wives must share property acquired during the marriage. Men are no longer the ‘leaders’ of the family; both husband and wife share the leadership role. The old custom of favouring male heirs in the sharing of inherited land has also been dropped, making it possible for grandchildren on the daughter’s side to inherit from their grandfather, just like grandchildren on the son’s side. As for polygamy, it has been all but abolished. Men can take second wives only with the full consent of the first wife and only if they can prove, in a court of law, that they can treat them both with absolute justice – an impossible condition.
Every change in the law is justified – chapter and verse – from the Qur’an , and from the examples and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad. And every change acquired the consent of the religious scholars. With the exception of the gripes of a few extremists , the new shariah has been widely welcomed, even by the Islamist political organisations. Justice and Development Party described the law as “a pioneering reform” that is “in line with the prescriptions of Islam and with the aims of our religion” .
If the shariah can be changed then anything and everything in the Muslim world is amenable to change. Not least in India, where the efforts of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board to declare ‘triple talaq’ null and void suggest stirrings of a forward movement. But the narrow-minded conservatives , in India as elsewhere, move quasi-statically . For sure, fundamentalism will continue to be with us for some time. But it is totally vacuous, based on nothing more than hateful slogans and, as such, is bound to wither away. Adaptation and emulation of the successful aspects of the Islamic movements in Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey will increasingly become the dominant theme. As in the past, so in the future: the centre of the Muslim world will be slowly but surely transformed from the periphery.
By ZIAUDDIN SARDAR London-based author of Desperately Seeking Paradise, Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain, and many other books
Any body or race or group and especially religion should be cognizant of one salient but basic truth. If you expect the impossible, prepare to be disappointed.
Respect is not a question of will. If you want it then earn it. If you expect it without earning it, as it is so nowadays, you shall not succeed. It is asking for a thing not in the possession of the giver, to give it.
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Aku Nih Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Salam DSAI,
Biar pun Islam semakin menyerlah dan memiliki potensi utk menguasai dunia, namun masih ada sekumpulan manusia yang rendah akal fikiran mahu ianya tidak menjadi kenyataan. Sbg contoh baru2 ini di Selangor terdapat sekumpulan manusia yang ‘kurang sempurna akalnya’ berkumpul dan melaung agar PAS meninggalkan Pakatan.
Kumpulan ini adalah kumpulan yang mahu melihat negara terus mundur, membenarkan hasilnya terus dirompak dan dirompak serta yang lebih teruk lagi mahukan kaum Melayu dan Bumiputra terus mundur dan bodoh. Di harap pemimpin tertinggi PAS khususnya Tuan Guru Nik Aziz dan Datuk Seri Abd Hadi Awang tidak terpengaruh dgn agenda kumpulan yang rendah akal fikiran ini.
Di samping itu, saya juga ingin memohon kepimpinan Dato’ Seri melalui Majlis Pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat agar membantu TGNA mengatasi masalah politik di Kelantan yang sejak akhir ini menerima cabaran dan pukulan. Bukanlah maksud kita utk masuk campur, kerana kita pun sedar yang TGNA berpengalaman mentadbir. Namun dalam saat genting ada baiknya jika DSAI dan pimpinan tertinggi Pakatan memberikan bantuan, setidak2nya dengan memberikan buah fikiran.
Isu seterusnya yang saya ingin DSAI berikan perhatian ialah ttg hasrat kerajaan Kelantan utk mengubah perlembagaan utk membolehkan bukan Melayu yang beragama Islam dilantik menjadi MB. Pada pandangan saya, perkara2 yang sensitif seperti ini hendaklah mengambilkira pendapat pemimpin2 tertinggi dari Majlis Pimpinan Pakatan serta restu Sultan Kelantan. Ini kerana dikhuatiri kelak ianya akan menyusutkan sokongan rakyat terhadap Pakatan andai perkara ini tidak dikendalikan secara berhemah. Berikut adalah laporan terkini Malaysiakini:
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/120736
Akhir kata, saya mengucapkan syabas buat Dato’ Seri atas kejayaan menubuhkan Pakatan. Di harap urusan dengan ROS berjalan lancar dan dikurniakan Alah SWT semangat permuafakatan yang utuh di kalangan ahli dan pimpinan ketiga-tiga parti. Semoga Allah membukakan pintu hati pemimpin2 dan ahli2 parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat agar sentiasa mengamalkan politik ala Islamik yang merupakan tunjang kepada kegemilangan Islam satu masa dulu.
Jagalah kesihatan Dato’ Seri agar usaha memperkasakan Pakatan menjadi kenyataan.
Sekian, wassalam..
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sof Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 2:40 am
Jikalau orang Cina yang berbeza fahaman politik dan ideologi mereka boleh bersatu, bermuafakat dan memberi sokongan antara satu sama lain sebaik saja mereka berjumpa di bawah satu bumbung yang dipanggil “Chinese Chamber of Commerce” (Dewan Perniagaan Cina)demi menjaga ekonomi mereka, kenapa tidak kita orang Melayu yang bodoh lagi haprak yang sering bercekau antara satu sama lain ini? Sungguh malang sekali kerana agama Islam sendiri nampaknya tidak dapat menyatu-padukan kita. Kita langsung tidak bersikap, malah kita terus mahu menjatuhkan bangsa sendiri.
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sof Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 8:26 am
Jikalau orang Cina yang berbeza fahaman politik dan ideologi mereka boleh bersatu, bermuafakat dan memberi sokongan antara satu sama lain sebaik saja mereka berjumpa di bawah satu bumbung yang dipanggil “Chinese Chamber of Commerce” (Dewan Perniagaan Cina) demi menjaga ekonomi dan “survival” mereka, kenapalah kita orang Melayu yang bodoh lagi haprak ini sering bercekau dan bercakaran antara satu sama lain? Sungguh malang sekali kerana agama Islam sendiri nampaknya tidak dapat menyatu-padukan kita. Kita langsung tidak bersikap “pro-establishment” dan menyokong bangsa sendiri. Kasihan saya dengan orang-orang yang memerintah Malaysia kerana berbagai masalah yang tak habis-habis ditimbulkan oleh pihak-pihak yang tidak bersikap “pro-establishment”!
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MAT Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Sayang sekali dalam kita bergelut menangani isu pengunaan nama Allah ada sekumpulun pemuda pro establishment beria-ria menentang keputusan tersebut tanpa bersepakat dgn lain2 kumpulan Islam. Nampak sangat kumpulan ini mencari peluang politik dalam isu ini seolah2 kumpulan islam yang anti establishment tidak kisah dengan isu ini. Sebenarnya begitu la orang Islam a.k.a Melayu di Malaysia ni. Tak tahu nak bersatu. Tak mahu langsung mengalah sesama Islam untuk kepentingan Islam. Akhirnya sentiasa kecundang dalam semua segi; pelajaran, ekonomi, politik juga siasah. Pendek kata rugi di dunia rugi di akhirat.
SOF Reply:
January 4th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Saya suka dengan jawapan yang diberikan kepada komen saya oleh saudara MAT – tenang, waras, intelektual dan matang. Tak kira apa sajalah fahaman politik awak yang mungkin berbeza daripada saya. Saya “respect” dengan cara awak memberi pandangan. Penyumbang yang lain hanya menunjukkan KEBODOHAN mereka – baran, tohmahan, kata-kata nista dsb. Ya Allah, kau berilah hidayat kepada golongan si maki hamun ini!!! Kalau tidak pun, kau turunkan bala dan musibah ke atas mereka (mungkin ini doa agresif yang lazim digunakan oleh pihak-pihak “tertentu” di Malaysia – bukan di negara lain). Pakistan, Afghanistan dan Iraq yang KONONYA negara yang sebangsa dan seagama membunuh sesama sendiri. Akhirnya, orang Melayu dan Islam di Malaysia akan senasib dengan orang Arab di Palestin yang dijajah oleh ORANG LAIN. Ya Allah, jika Melayu/Islam di Malaysia tidak mahu bersatu hati, kau kabulkan permintaan mereka untuk dijajah.
Peranan wanita dalam menjana kemenangan amat penting… jangan dilupa tu
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Ziauddin Sardar is the most prolific writer and prominent Muslim Thinker had mentioned your name in his writing. This is more than enough to show the credibility of Anwar Ibrahim’s Leadership and thought not only to lead Malaysia but Muslim world. Syabas for you Mr. Anwar.
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Dato’ Seri,
saya melihat perlunya think tank ddlm media pd waktu ini.d blakang media2 pro BN adanya Physchologist,Profesors yg memainkan peranan mengolah tajuk2 utama untuk memporak perandakan Pakatan.isu2 yg kecil d hangatkan dgn menghujahkan kesan yg besar kpd Pakatan.walhal isu itu langsung tak ada asas.cadangan saya agar Pakatan membuat reverse effect kpd mrk.susah utk menutup telinga bila mengadap berita mereka yg songsang,tp terawat jiwa membaca titipan Pakatan d blog2..
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Hal yang sering dicongak oleh manusia ialah ‘untung’ dan ‘rugi’ ! Beruntunglah setiap insan yang taatkan Allah, Rosul dan Pemimpin Beriman. Sebaliknya, rugi dan celakalah hidup dan mati mereka yang menolak serta menentang Allah, Rosul dan Pemimpin-Pemimpin Beriman !
Firman Allah : Barang siapa bertaqwa diberikan rezeki daripada sumber-sumber yang di luar jangkaan ! Taqwa datang dari rasa cinta kepada Allah dan Rosul mengatasi setiap sesuatu. Maka, cintailah mereka yang beriman semoga akan lebih cinta anda kepada Allah dan Rosul dan diberikan taqwa !
Selamat Maju Jaya untuk Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim & ‘Ahli Keluarga’ !
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HELP! WHERE IS THE CHANGE IN SELANGOR? TUANKU WAS PROMISED 150MIL RGT FRM SAND FOR HIS
STATE…U GAVE ONLY 4MIL RGT.
WHO STOLE THE REST?
WHAT HAVE WE WHO BELIEVED YOUR MANIFESTO GAINED IN SELANGOR ECONOMICALLY?
ITS BEEN NEARLY 2 YRS!!
NAJIB ANNOUNCED AND DELIVER EVERYDAY…
YOU DSAI ANNOUNCE NOTHING FOR SELANGOR SO FAR.
YOU GOT STYLE,LIKE P RAMLEE BUT WHERE IS THE DELIVERY?
WHERE IS YOUR WAR COMMITTEE,ECONS ADVISORY?
FORUM,CERAMAH,AWARDS,MAKALAH,POETRY,PIDATO,DEBATE,SCOLD HERE AND THERE…..WHAT ABOUT
REAL DELIVERY OF CHANGE????
NEW ‘DAWN’ WHAT SIR????
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sof Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 8:29 am
SAMBAPATI, BRAVO TO YOU FOR YOUR BRAZEN COMMENT. YOU HAVE GOT AN ADMIRABLE THINKING MIND AND OBSERVATION. TO-DATE, NOBODY (ESPECIALLY THE PKR SYCOPHANTS) HAS BOTHERED TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENT, BE IT TO AGREE OR DISAGREE. ALL COMMENTS FROM THE PKR SUPPORTERS IN THIS IS BLOG SPEAK FOR ITSELF THAT THEY (PKR & OPPOSITION) ARE ALWAYS RIGHT WHILE OTHERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG AND QUESTIONABLE. IT’S A COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS TALK BUT CANNOT DELIVERY. ACTIONS SHOULD SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAID THIS: “FORUM, CERAMAH, AWARDS, MAKALAH, POETRY,PIDATO, DEBATE, SCOLD HERE AND THERE” BUT WHERE’S THE DELIVERY?????? EMPTY VESSELS ALWAYS MAKE THE MOST NOISE.
NO MODERATION PLEASE FOR THIS COMMENT, PLEASE IF (THE BLOGGER) ARE REALLY SINCERE. HAVE IT PUBLISHED.
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Who wants a change in Islam? I don’t!
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Assalamualaikum,
Dato’ Seri,
Did you know one of our good man, Antares is in ICU. Semoga sembuh kembali.
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Hi
Separate religion fr politics. When religion teaches the concept ” Hollier than thou” it is a disaster for mankind. There goes peace thru the window. Religion is personal between man & god. Others in churches & mosques, find another job. Close down these institutions, they breed hatred. Love is not about loving your own kind. Love is about everyone irrespect.
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It will be good if these terrorists stop yelling “god is great” after committing their atrocities. This sounds like Islam approves their act. Again a lack of swift condemnation from Muslim states.
If the Muslims feel that the West is against them stop using their products. Stop accepting people into your faith. They make the worst terrorist.
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Enough false and deceitful blaming of “Western Imperialism” or justifying Islamic Terrorism, on so-called political dissent! Primitive outdated Sharia ‘Laws’ have nothing to do with all these false justifications! Muslim scholars should look inside their religion and their head and souls, why many atrocities are committed using Islam, whether it be terrorism i.e mass murder, especially on innocent non-Muslims, legitimized child bride as in Saudi, Pakistan and Yemen, converts from Islam like myself criminalized, primitive punishments still used such as stoning until death for adultery and flogging or murder especially for women/girls for simply not wearing the primitively sexist Arabic-culture originated veil (nothing to do with Islam as Mernissi found out!), for wearing modern clothing including on Christian women/girls as in Sudan, for being ‘dishonourable’ including in that so-called progressive Turkish civilization! These are among the few of countless atrocities all over the Islamic world – really, how dare they used God to commit such barbaric injustice?!
Katharina Sri (former: Noor Aza)
Germany.
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Assalamulaikum,
Dear DSAI and other muslim brothers. The same scenario had happened to me several time. For my opinion this was due to our own generated problems. Muslim is viewed as terrorist because of our own action. May be other causes such as discrimination play the factor, but I guest we have to change our ways of thinking and action. Just imagine if we are on the other sides of the game field. What will we think if most of the Islamic countries have so many issues, war, corruption, discrimination, poverty …etc. We have to change the way we live and behavior and the way other religious see us. Why not muslim around the world be united and focus on more critical issues such as economy, education, social in islamic countries rather than involving in this terrorist acts which impact other muslim around the world. They didn’t realize that their action had created problem to other muslim brothers. Hopefully we can think more wisely in the future. Be smart, improve our economy, education, research, ..etc. We have abundant resources and most of the islamic country are quire rich. Think about it. See how Japanese and China move their country up. See how South Korean change their economy compare to Malaysia. We used to be at the same par as them. Essential step such as good and cheap higher education, world class research universities for all muslim around the world should be initiated. Through good education, we can improve our thinking capabilities. A knowledgeable society could change the world.
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Hal lebih utama dalam Islam ialah Kehambaan atau Ikhlas. Tidak ada ikhlas dan jati diri tanpa Taqwa. Dan tidak ada taqwa melainkan mereka Yang Berbaik Sangka kepada Allah, Rosul serta saudara mereka yang Mukmin.
Perlaksaan Islam dalam diri, Keluarga, Masyarakat dan negara wajib bermula dengan kenal Allah dan bertaqwa. Erti taqwa, Allah lebih digeruni daripada sebarang unsur fitnah, cabaran atau sebarang percubaan makhluk.
Apabila cinta Allah dan Rosul telah sebati dalam diri nescaya Taqwa dikurniakan oleh Allah. Insan yang bertaqwa sahaja layak menerima sebarang amanah daripada Allah. Jika tidak, akan hancurlah negara, bangsa, kebudayaan dan segala-galanya. Manusia khianat tidak bertaqwa. Jika bertaqwa nescaya mereka beramanah serta jujur. Contohnya, yang jadi ‘Kepala’ !
Wallahu’alam.
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Yang dikatakan adil ialah sesuai sesuatu dengan peraturan. Sebaik-baik peraturan ialah Islam. Ia diturunkan demi menyelamatkan umat manusia.
Hanya manusia berperaturan atau berdisiplin sahaja akan berjaya. Inilah hukum muktamad dalam kehidupan. Sedangkan mereka yang tidak berperaturan, salah adab atau engkar peraturan akan hanyut seumpama sampah yang terbuang.
Menjayakan Islam dalam hidup perlukan peraturan. Maka, apakah pilihan anda ? Tepuk dada dan TANYA TUHAN ! Jangan hal nak cari pasangan sahaja bersolat Istiqarah dan Hajat. Elok semua hal dalam hidup dimulakan dengan bertanya Allah. Bukankah Tuhan itu Maha Mendengar, Maha Berkata-kata lagi Maha Sempurna.
Kebenaran yang tidak dapat kita tolak ialah “tidak bergerak sesuatu zarah melainkan digerak dan didiamkan oleh Allah. Dalam kata lain, “Hidup dan Mati di Tangan Tuhan !” Ini bermakna, hanya Allah dapat selesaikan seluruh masalah ummah. Buktinya, bulu mata sendiri tak terangkat oleh kita melainkan Tuhan yang Angkat. Bila mati, apa pun tak tak leh angkat !
Tugas manusia, yakin dan taat kepada ‘Ulamak Pewaris Nabi dan Rosul” sebagai tanda ‘Tawakkal’ kepada Allah dan Rosulullah saw.
Inilah Jalan Kebenaran Yang Lurus Lagi Terang seumpama yang semua saudara-saudara mohon setiap kali bersolat, “Ihdinas Sorotolmus Taqim” atau “Tunjukilah kami Jalan Yang Lurus !”
Berpesan Rosulullah saw. kepada Para Sahabatnya ra.,”Jika kamu cinta Allah ikutlah Aku !” Maka, peliharalah adab kita dengan berusaha mencari dan bertawakkal kepada ‘Ulamak Pewaris Nabi dan Rosul’ yang dibangkitkan oleh Allah ‘dikalangan kamu’ !
Wallahu’alam.
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911 tu konspirasi secret society…
rakyat america yg bukan islam pun dah lama tahu 911 inside job
projek2 illumaniti ada cerita kat youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdiG4OC48LY
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why mr anwar shows this article? bcz his name came out? haha…wht kind of tactic is that? showin off?
“kept Muslim intellectuals throughout the world gripped for most of the decade”
I remembered it was Mahathir who had the balls to say to the world that the jews are ruling the world by proxy. Not Anwar. Would anwar do it?
Muslim intelectual? I remembered Mahathir is the one who developes Malaysia and the Muslim countries throughout the world have a high respect to him than anwar. They even wanted to do that islamic conference thingy in Malaysia to honor Mahathir. They invited him to give speech. Not anwar.
What has anwar done for Islam aside from giving speeches?
The sodomy case, only god knows who is right or wrong. But it seems mr anwar only has to say “i didn’t do it” without even having to swear. ppl believe him. Ppl will never believe the court no matter what they do to gain ppls trust. no matter what evidence they come out wth. ppl will still believe anwar. and they are very confident. bcz they can see it in mr anwars eye.
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In the UK, Ziauddin Sardar suffers from a credibility crisis and is not seen as a voice of Islam and Muslims. He is just a fortune hunter and his arrogance is a well-known trait.
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akurasa Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 5:18 am
never look at the speaker, but listen to what he is speaking about.
i think saidina ali said that.
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It is good if the change can bring any benefit to the world
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10 MUHARAM HARI ASHURA HARI MEMPERINGATI IMAM HUSEIN
Yang Ahlussunnah ketahui tentang Imam Husein, bahwa beliau adalah cucu Nabi dan belahan jiwanya, juga yang paling mirip wajahnya dengan Nabi. Beliau sering mencium cucunya yang satu ini. Imam Husein dan saudaranya Imam Hasan, adalah penghulu pemuda penghuni sorga. Mereka berdua adalah anak dari Amirul Mukminin Ali bin Abi Tolib, orang yang mencintai dan dicintai Allah dan RasulNya. Ali adalah seorang yang harus dicintai oleh setiap mereka yang mengaku beriman. Ahlussunnah menganggap bahwa mencintai Ali adalah bagian dari iman, dan sebaliknya, membenci dan memusuhi Ali adalah bagian dari kemunafikan, salah satu sifat tercela yang harus dijauhi. Imam Husein adalah anak dari penghulu wanita penghuni sorga, belahan hati Rasulullah, Fatimah Azzahra, juga termasuk Ahlul Bait yang dibersihkan oleh Allah sebersih-bersihnya. Nabi berwasiat pada kita supaya menjaga Ahlul Bait ketika berkhotbah siang hari di tengah terik matahari Ghadir Khum : “Aku ingatkan kalian atas Ahlul Baitku”. Imam Husein adalah penghulu Ahlussunnah, dan cucu Nabi kami, Ahlussunnah mencintai Imam Husein dan yakin bahwa cinta padanya adalah ikatan tali iman. Mencintai Imam Husein termasuk amal terbaik yang dapat dipersembahkan oleh orang beriman pada Allah, dalam rangka melaksanakan sabda Nabi : “seseorang akan bersama dengan yang dicintainya”. Barang siapa mencintai Imam Husein berarti dia telah mencintai Nabi dan sebaliknya, yang membenci Imam Husein berarti telah membenci Nabi. Kami Ahlussunnah beranggapan mengenai Imam Husein sama seperti anggapan Umar bin Khottob tentang beliau : “siapa yang menumbuhkan rambut di kepala kami kalau bukan Allah lalu kalian wahai Ahlul Bait?”
Kami Ahlussunnah meyakini bahwa Imam Husein telah mati dibunuh musuh-musuh yang menzaliminya, kami berlepas diri dari seluruh orang celaka yang telah membunuhnya atau bantu-membantu dalam membunuh Imam Husein, atau mereka yang ridho atas kezaliman yang menimpanya. Kami meyakini bahwa kezaliman yang menimpa Imam Husein adalah curahan karunia dari Allah pada beliau, untuk meninggikan derajatnya, memuliakan pangkatnya, seperti sabda kakeknya : “para Nabi adalah orang yang paling berat ujiannya, lalu orang yang terbaik di setelah mereka dan seterusnya”. Dengan perantaraan ujian yang berat ini Allah mengaruniakan padanya pangkat mulia sebagai seorang syahid. Dengan ujian ini Allah mengangkatnya ke derajat para pendahulu ahlul bait yang sabar ditimpa cobaan di masa awal Islam, begitulah, Imam Husein juga bersabar dalam menghadapi ujian berat yang menimpa dirinya, sehingga Allah menyempurnakan nikmatnya dengan karunia syahadah. Perlu diketahui, bahwa karunia sebagai syahid tidak pernah diberikan kecuali pada orang yang sabar dalam menghadapi cobaan, ternyata Imam Husein termasuk mereka yang layak mendapatkannya. Kami yakin, sejak itu, kaum muslimin tidak pernah ditimpa musibah lebih besar dari syahidnya Imam Husein.
Setiap kami mengingat musibah itu, kami selalu mengucapkan perkataan yang diajarkan oleh Fatimah binti Husein, yang ikut hadir saat ayahnya syahid, dari ayahnya dari kakeknya yaitu Rasulullah, bahwa beliau bersabda : “barang siapa ditimpa musibah dan ingat akan musibah itu, lalu ber istirja’ (mengucapkan Inna lillahi…dst) maka Allah akan memberinya pahala sama seperti pahala musibah itu ketika menimpanya walaupun musibah itu sudah lama terjadi.” Maka kami mengucapkan “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi Roji’un”, karena kami ingin mendapat berita gembira dari Allah : “berilah kabar gembira bagi orang-orang yang bersabar, yaitu mereka yang mengatakan Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un ketika ditimpa musibah. Mereka akan mendapat pujian dan rahmat dari Allah, mereka itulah orang-orang yang mendapatkan petunjuk.”
Walaupun kami mencintai Imam Husein, tapi kami tidak akan melanggar batas yang telah ditetapkan oleh kakeknya, Rasulullah, yang telah bersabda : “ janganlah kalian berlebihan dalam memujiku seperti kaum nasrani berlebihan dalam memuji Isa bin Maryam, tapi cukup katakanlah : Muhammad adalah Hamba Allah dan RasulNya”
Ahlussunnah tidak berdoa dan meminta pertolongan pada Imam Husein dengan alasan menghormatinya [1] , karena Allah melarang kami berbuat demikian. Ahlussunnah tidak memperlakukan Nabi dan Ahlulbaitnya seperti memperlakukan Allah, sebagaimana kaum Nasrani menyekutukan Allah dengan Isa dan Maryam yang akhirnya menjadikan mereka berdua sebagai tuhan selain Allah. Ahlussunnah beranggapan bahwa Ahlul Bait tidak memiliki posisi dan kewenangan yang hanya dimiliki para Nabi, seperti kemaksuman dan kewenangan membuat syareat baru, yang hanya dimiliki oleh para Nabi sebagai penyampai Risalah Allah. Ahlussunnah meyakini bahwa Ahlul Bait adalah pengikut Nabi yang terbaik dan penyampai dakwah Nabi Muhammad, kita semua mengetahui bahwa Ahlul Bait adalah manusia biasa, tapi mereka adalah manusia-manusia terbaik. Namun ahlul bait tidak pernah merasa bahwa menjadi kerabat Nabi adalah jaminan keselamatan di akherat, seperti anggapan sebagian orang yang mengaku keturunan Nabi saat ini. Ahlul Bait adalah mereka yang paling keras membela Islam dan paling depan dalam melaksanakan ajaran Islam, seperti dijelaskan Imam Ali Zainal Abidin : Aku berharap Allah akan memberi pahala dua kali lipat bagi ahlul bait yang berbuat baik, namun takut Allah akan memberi dosa dua kali lipat bagi ahlul bait yang berbuat dosa.
Ahlussunnah tidak melanggar perintah kakek Imam Husein, Rasulullah, yang melarang ummatnya meratap, memukul badan dan menobek pakaian ketika ditimpa musibah [2] . Rasulullah menerangkan bahwa perbuatan itu termasuk perbuatan jahiliyah. Bahkan Hamzah, paman Nabi, telah dibunuh dan dirusak mayatnya, Nabi pun bersedih, beliau tidak pernah ditimpa musibah seberat ketika pamannya dibunuh dan dirusak mayatnya di perang uhud. Namun tidak pernah menjadikan hari terbunuhnya Hamzah sebagai hari duka cita yang penuh dengan tangis ratapan. Begitu juga Ali, tidak pernah berbuat demikian saat memperingati wafatnya Nabi, juga Imam Hasan dan Imam Husein tidak pernah mengadakan acara duka cita dan ratapan pada hari peringatan wafatnya Ali. Maka Ahlussunnah tidak menjadikan hari peringatan wafatnya Imam Husein sebagai hari duka cita, kami meniru hal itu dari petunjuk Nabi yang diikuti oleh Ali dan kedua puteranya, Hasan dan Husein.
Hari Asyura adalah hari di mana Allah menyelamatkan Nabi Musa dari ancaman dan kejaran Fir’aun, Rasulullah berpuasa pada hari itu sebagai ungkapan syukur pada Allah, Ahlussunnah berpuasa pada hari itu mencontoh Nabi yang telah berpuasa pada hari itu. Pada hari itu cucu Rasulullah jatuh syahid menemui Allah, menyusul kakek, ayah, ibu dan kakaknya. Kami bersabar dan mengharap pahala Allah atas kesedihan kami terhadap musibah itu. Pada hari itu Ahlussunnah melaksanakan dua amalan besar, yaitu bersyukur atas selamatnya Nabi Musa dan bersabar atas musibah yang menimpa, yaitu syahidnya Imam Husein. Sama dengan tanggal 17 Ramadhan, Ahlussunnah bersyukur memperingati kemenangan Nabi dan para sahabatnya di perang Badar, sekaligus bersedih memperingati syahidnya Ali bin Abi Thalib. Juga hari Senin, dimana pada hari itu Nabi Muhammad lahir dan wafat. Kami berpuasa sebagai ungkapan rasa syukur atas selamatnya Nabi Musa, kami juga bersedih dan bersabar, serta tak lupa mengucapkan istirja’ Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raaji’uun atas musibah syahidnya cucu baginda Nabi, Imam Husein, dengan hati yang penuh pengharapan, kiranya dapat masuk ke golongan mereka yang diberi kabar gembira.
Saudara penanya, firasat saya mengatakan, bahwa dengan mengajukan pertanyaan ini, anda sedang mencari kebenaran karena desakan rasa ingin tahu yang ada dalam hati anda. Anda hendaknya sudi mencontoh Imam Ali, yang meskipun sedang berusia muda, tapi berani mengambil sikap tegas dan meninggalkan ajaran kaumnya, masuk dalam agama Islam yang turun pada Nabi Muhammad, walaupun ketika itu pengikut Nabi baru sedikit, lagi lemah dan tertindas. Seluruh kehidupan Imam Ali menjadi teladan bagi kita agar selalu mengikuti dan mempertahankan kebenaran walaupun dengan harga yang amat mahal.
Ketahuilah wahai saudaraku, umur yang kita punya sungguh amat pendek untuk habis tenggelam dalam bahtera keraguan. Waktu yang ada sungguh sempit untuk habis karena ikut pada kesesatan. Mari kita mencari kebenaran sekuat tenaga, bersimpuh kepada Allah memanjatkan doa munajat, agar berkenan memberikan pada kita petunjuk jalan yang benar, mengilhamkan kepada kita semua hidayah ketika manusia berselisih pendapat, membimbing kita semua menuju ridhoNya, membimbing kita ke jalan yang lurus, jalan mereka yang telah diberi nikmat oleh Allah, jalan para Nabi, Shiddiqin, Syuhada dan Sholihin. Kita harus mengerti dan sadar, jika bukan karena rahmat dan hidayah Allah yang tercurah pada kita, kita akan terus berkubang dalam kesesatan dan kebingungan. Ya Allah, dengan kecintaan kami pada NabiMu dan Ahlul Bait, kami memohon padaMu, kiranya Engkau sudi membimbing kami ke jalan NabiMu dan Ahlul Bait, menuntun kami agar dapat bersama mereka kelak di akherat, memberi hidayah agar kami dapat mengikuti jalan mereka. Amin.
Dr. Abdul Wahhab Al Turairi
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[1] Ahlussunnah tidak mengatakan: Ya Husein… adrikni, atau Ya Sohibazzaman… Adrikni
[2] Syi’ah memperingati Syahidnya Imam Husein dengan memukul badan, baik dengan tangan kosong maupun dengan senjata tajam, merobek pakaian dan meratap-ratap
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I am very blur what is Islam. We have a leader like Nik Aziz who all the time speak sense. And then there is another stupid Ridhuan Tee who makes my blood boiling seeing his article.
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Change or no change in Islam, do I really care? However, I absolutely abhor and detest HYPOCRISY. Muslims who purportedly bow to Allah in his prayer and then beseech Allah to condemn his other fellow brothers and sisters in Islam don’t deserve any respect. I rather buy the public lottery ticket and wait for my winning numbers because at least I don’t condemn the other fellow Muslims. I only have to account for my betting sins before Allah while I won’t be answerable to other Muslims be they my friends or foes.
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The world is turning upside down..where truths become lies and lies are shown as truths…..after the attack on the USA Twin Towers.
Sad that more than 4000 innocent lives perished…but it is a declaration of war against USA….and in war…there is no such think as terrorists.
This is the modern identification.. created by USA…just as…”pirates” for copiers…which I am sure the accusers are great copiers themselves…….or not paying royalties to the works they produced..calling the …originals.
USA government is evil….and Obama is not correcting the situation fast.I guess…now that he is the President…many against USA are waiting patiently for change of words and identifications..to clearify…who are the real terrors in the world.
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bd Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
obama and bush came from the same root… same bloodline. bush is obama’s cousin
the illuminati continue their power on white house to run their agenda that is New World Order
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The writer seem to know by now democracy is the trend. Relation between religion and politics governing the a country must be well segregated. Democracy might already exist 508BC.
To get the policy change overnight might be possible base on democracy method (freedom to vote at will) where majority wins but to change the religious perception might take hundred of year especially like Islam which is comparatively new in age compare to Christianity and Buddhism.
One clear example, Muslim has 5 times prayer a day (currently). Azan will be made through loud speakers to alert Muslims it is time for prayers. Human has the loud speaker technology maybe just about 100 years ago and before that someone will have to shout to get the rest to do the prayers. But nowadays, we have digital watches, mobile phones and internet… any chance to look for a change where no more Azan to wake up irrelevant soul at any hour of the day to show that Muslims are willingly taking self initiative to do so?
Change, adaptation and evolution are the keys for life improvement and this is part of solutions to harmonize a multiracial country. Do not politicize religion especially in Malaysia.
I am not a Muslim but I definitely respect religions in the world that bring good teaching which leads their followers to a good way of life and able to contribution peace and progress to this world. Let the law (democratically agreed) to deal with criminals either they have or have no faith in religion.
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thanks,..
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