Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:13:12 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Sep 7 2009 12:13 am
Subject: UMNO SHOULD REFRAIN FROM MISLEADING THE MUSLIMS!
UMNO SHOULD REFRAIN FROM MISLEADING THE MUSLIMS! Written by Admin
Saturday, 05 September 2009 22:49By: HAMZAH ABDULLAHPAS Sabah
concurred with the stance taken by JIM (Jemaah Islah Malaysia) women’s
movement chief, Assoc. Prof Dr. Harlina Halizah Siraj demanding the
Syariah Judiciary to show full commitment towards implementing Islamic
teaching on controversy surrounding part-time model, Kartika Sari
Dewi.
PAS Sabah regretted the attitude of some UMNO leaders who were very
critical and unsupportive of the caning sentence as meted out by
Pahang Syariah High Court. I personally viewed the behaviour of these
UMNO leaders as one who were scared of how ”the outside world would
perceive and react” rather than “to fear Allah and His wrath for
abandoning the punishment ordained in the Quran.”All this while the
UMNO Muslim leaders were telling the Muslim community that Malaysia is
a great model of Islamic country practising the true teachings of
Islam. The UMNO Muslim leaders, in the past, told the Malaysian
Muslims that preparations were underway to meet the manpower needs for
the implementation of Syariah laws.
When Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s term to helm the nation as the
5th Prime Minister taking over from Tun Dr. Mahathir, he introduced a
new version of Islamic brand dubbed the “Islam Hadhari”. It was just
yet another attempt to slow down the growing enthusiasm of the Muslims
to see the real implementation of the genuine Islamic laws as outlined
in the Quran and words of the noble Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.Millions
of ringgit were spent to organise forums, seminars, etc., with aims to
convince the people that Islam Hadhari does not run contrary to the
real Islam propagated by the noble Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. Yet,
nothing substancial resulted, money, time and energy were wasted, the
Muslims were further brought to confusion, and the Islam Hadhari
became mocked by the non-Muslims. The non-Muslims made joke of the
religion by saying that there were now two different versions of Islam
and they couldn’t comprehend which of the two were true Islam.In
response to Sabah Muslim Women Lawyers Association (Salwa) President,
Noor Azah Abdul Rahman’s agreement with the admission by Datuk Seri
Hishamuddin that the Syariah Judiciary does not have the expertise to
carry out the whipping sentence, PAS Sabah viewed the statement as
just a lame excuse stemming from their refusal to implement the hudud
laws. It was a silent objection to the Syariah Judiciary to carry out
the hudud punishment and one that only confirmed UMNO’s consistency in
objecting its implementation.What more could one say when the PAS-led
government in Kelantan tried to implement the Syariah Panel Code, was
warned by the then Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir, that it could face
severe consequences should it go ahead with the implementation. There
was then uproar made by several UMNO leaders led by Tun Dr. Mahathir
that if hudud laws were to be carried out, the Muslims would be left
without hands and there would not be enough stones to meet the
development requirement.The same fate befell the PAS-led government in
Trengganu way back in 1999.
When the then Menteri Besar, Tuan Guru Dato Hj. Abdul Hadi Awang,
announced in the State Assembly that Syariah Panel Code had been
passed, UMNO leaders warned the police not to co-operate with the PAS
government in exercising their duties such as arresting Muslims found
to commit Syariah offences.UMNO Muslim leaders should not continuously
misled the people by giving weak excuses that the Syariah Judiciary
lacked expertise in carrying out the whipping. After more than 50
years of independence, the nation had produced professionals in all
fields. Medical doctors that need 6 years to complete their studies
are now serving either at government hospitals or in private clinics.
Just how long does it take to produce an expert in whipping?Must it
take longer than a medical doctor’s term of 6 years to graduate?
Teachers who were given the authority to cane students who misbehave,
were they ever given training? They were not trained, yet they cane
students. Some students’s parents even lodged police reports over
excessive caning that led to injury.
If Malaysia can boast of being leader in the syariah-compliant
Islamic financing globally, was it because UMNO crazes only for money
and anything with monetary gains?There was hardly any professionals
that could deal with Islamic finances and banking system initially,
but yet because it brings about monetary rewards to the nation,
opportunities were in abundance for the people to train in these
sectors. Malaysia is indeed one of the leading nation that produces
expertises in the syariah-compliant Islamic finances and banking
system.Why the lame excuse that the Syariah Judiciary lacked expertise
in carrying out the whipping sentence? Is it because of the fear that
there indeed are some leaders who indulge in liquour consumption and
could one day end up being whipped in the public
By: HAMZAH ABDULLAH
PAS Sabah concurred with the stance taken by JIM (Jemaah Islah
Malaysia) women’s movement chief, Assoc. Prof Dr. Harlina Halizah
Siraj demanding the Syariah Judiciary to show full commitment towards
implementing Islamic teaching on controversy surrounding part-time
model, Kartika Sari Dewi.
PAS Sabah regretted the attitude of some UMNO leaders who were very
critical and unsupportive of the caning sentence as meted out by
Pahang Syariah High Court. I personally viewed the behaviour of these
UMNO leaders as one who were scared of how ”the outside world would
perceive and react” rather than “to fear Allah and His wrath for
abandoning the punishment ordained in the Quran.”
All this while the UMNO Muslim leaders were telling the Muslim
community that Malaysia is a great model of Islamic country practising
the true teachings of Islam. The UMNO Muslim leaders, in the past,
told the Malaysian Muslims that preparations were underway to meet the
manpower needs for the implementation of Syariah laws.
When Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s term to helm the nation as the
5th Prime Minister taking over from Tun Dr. Mahathir, he introduced a
new version of Islamic brand dubbed the “Islam Hadhari”. It was just
yet another attempt to slow down the growing enthusiasm of the Muslims
to see the real implementation of the genuine Islamic laws as outlined
in the Quran and words of the noble Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
Millions of ringgit were spent to organise forums, seminars, etc.,
with aims to convince the people that Islam Hadhari does not run
contrary to the real Islam propagated by the noble Prophet Muhammad
s.a.w. Yet, nothing substancial resulted, money, time and energy were
wasted, the Muslims were further brought to confusion, and the Islam
Hadhari became mocked by the non-Muslims. The non-Muslims made joke of
the religion by saying that there were now two different versions of
Islam and they couldn’t comprehend which of the two were true Islam.
In response to Sabah Muslim Women Lawyers Association (Salwa)
President, Noor Azah Abdul Rahman’s agreement with the admission by
Datuk Seri Hishamuddin that the Syariah Judiciary does not have the
expertise to carry out the whipping sentence, PAS Sabah viewed the
statement as just a lame excuse stemming from their refusal to
implement the hudud laws. It was a silent objection to the Syariah
Judiciary to carry out the hudud punishment and one that only
confirmed UMNO’s consistency in objecting its implementation.
That more could one say when the PAS-led government in Kelantan tried
to implement the Syariah Panel Code, was warned by the then Prime
Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir, that it could face severe consequences
should it go ahead with the implementation. There was then uproar made
by several UMNO leaders led by Tun Dr. Mahathir that if hudud laws
were to be carried out, the Muslims would be left without hands and
there would not be enough stones to meet the development requirement.
The same fate befell the PAS-led government in Trengganu way back in
1999. When the then Menteri Besar, Tuan Guru Dato Hj. Abdul Hadi
Awang, announced in the State Assembly that Syariah Panel Code had
been passed, UMNO leaders warned the police not to co-operate with the
PAS government in exercising their duties such as arresting Muslims
found to commit Syariah offences.
UMNO Muslim leaders should not continuously misled the people by
giving weak excuses that the Syariah Judiciary lacked expertise in
carrying out the whipping. After more than 50 years of independence,
the nation had produced professionals in all fields. Medical doctors
that need 6 years to complete their studies are now serving either at
government hospitals or in private clinics. Just how long does it take
to produce an expert in whipping?
Must it take longer than a medical doctor’s term of 6 years to
graduate? Teachers who were given the authority to cane students who
misbehave, were they ever given training? They were not trained, yet
they cane students. Some students’s parents even lodged police reports
over excessive caning that led to injury. If Malaysia can boast of
being leader in the syariah-compliant Islamic financing globally, was
it because UMNO crazes only for money and anything with monetary
gains?
There was hardly any professionals that could deal with Islamic
finances and banking system initially, but yet because it brings about
monetary rewards to the nation, opportunities were in abundance for
the people to train in these sectors. Malaysia is indeed one of the
leading nation that produces expertises in the syariah-compliant
Islamic finances and banking system.
Why the lame excuse that the Syariah Judiciary lacked expertise in
carrying out the whipping sentence? Is it because of the fear that
there indeed are some leaders who indulge in liquour consumption and
could one day end up being whipped in the public
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