shud i start an online diary to compensate my writings in this blog?
seems like the rate is horizontal in graph with one post per month. shud start to write more la...
coming soon "Trip to KSB"...gonna collect some pictures first!huhu
p/s : sme org nk p/s aku on nk p/s gak hoho...cam sronok
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Of Lim Guan Eng, the malay bigots and Maulidur Rasul
Well, hello there guys. I guess it’s not too late for me to wish Gong Xi Fa Chai to all Malaysians. It’s a very prosperous year of the tiger and this tiger is very raged of the latest issue of the cancellation of the annual Maulidur Rasul march in Penang. The alleged perpetrator defendant here is Lim Guan Eng and well as usual the accusers on the side of prosecutor are the malay bigots led by UMNO.
Ek? What did u say? Let’s go to the street and demand resignation from LGE?Wait a minute. I’m not like you racist malay bigots who demonstrate on everything that’s deemed insulting for you in your little mind. And no, I will not go parade a pig’s head resembling LGE’s head also. It’s disgusting and I will not go for a demonstration and protest unless for a very legit reason and for a right cause.
No guys im not raged at LGE.I wanna make it clear that im on the side of the defendant. And as a volunteer amateur acting lawyer in the web space here I will defend him with my own personal views on this matter. First read article titled "Isu Perarakan Maulidur Rasul di Pulau Pinang" by Khairy "babi negara" Jamaluddin”.
Read at the scanned letters of from penang SUK office that clearly says "perarakan dibatalkan dan DITERUSKAN dgn Majlis Perhimpunan Ummah". Can’t u guys read weh? Try to read for goodness sake! It’s elementary. These malay bigots are clearly making an issue about this. Ok fine, LGE cancel the march. It’s clear. But what the penang government did instead is to replace the event with another event to commemorate the birth of our beloved prophet Muhammad PBUH. I want to ask these guys again. What’s wrong with that? Again, read the tentative of the programme and you’ll find that it goes on to a forum where I assume the topic will be regarding Maulidur Rasul.
Well, I would personally choose to be in a cool aircond hall for a forum rather than marching on a freaking hot day (yesterdays report 36 degrees), sweating in my baju melayu. You malay bigots can go do wat you minorities small brains wanna do. Tunjukkan cinta pada nabi konon. How irrational thinking can lead to irrational actions. Even Kelantan have their own way of celebrating Maulidur Rasul. Check it here.
This has led me thinking, which one is better to celebrate Maulidur Rasul? Marching by contingents while salawat loudly, wearing uniquely decorated baju melayu and banners, or replace all that with another programme which has ceramah etc. At the end of the day, what really come to mind for the march participants is which contingent is the best dressed, best banners or the best march. Where is the true spirit of commemorating the prophets birthday? I say zilch, nil, zero. Malays are totally into these kind of ritual that it has become like an “akidah” or “kewajipan” for them to do, where actually these kind of things are not necessary and leads to “bidaah” in Islam which means redundant. They want to show that they are true and better muslims than others by safeguarding these rituals.
But then again, I didn’t oppose the way we have been celebrating Maulidur Rasul by marching and all. At least, it shows that there is an event going on and for all its worth, it does shows and in a way an expressed gratitude and love to our prophet. At least some of the events going on will be aired live on the telly and maybe ignorant guys like me will at least come across the channel and realize its Maulidur Rasul. In any way, you are showing your love to the prophet Muhammad PBUH.
Let’s go back to the real issue here. The malay bigots are defaming LGE anti Islam for cancelling the march. What they missed is that LGE cancel the march to proceed with another event. But did he ban the march? No he did not. Did he issue a letter stating that anyone who participates in a march commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s PBUH birthday will be arrested? NO HE DID NOT. Well with that guys, I rest my case.
Ek? What did u say? Let’s go to the street and demand resignation from LGE?Wait a minute. I’m not like you racist malay bigots who demonstrate on everything that’s deemed insulting for you in your little mind. And no, I will not go parade a pig’s head resembling LGE’s head also. It’s disgusting and I will not go for a demonstration and protest unless for a very legit reason and for a right cause.
No guys im not raged at LGE.I wanna make it clear that im on the side of the defendant. And as a volunteer amateur acting lawyer in the web space here I will defend him with my own personal views on this matter. First read article titled "Isu Perarakan Maulidur Rasul di Pulau Pinang" by Khairy "babi negara" Jamaluddin”.
Read at the scanned letters of from penang SUK office that clearly says "perarakan dibatalkan dan DITERUSKAN dgn Majlis Perhimpunan Ummah". Can’t u guys read weh? Try to read for goodness sake! It’s elementary. These malay bigots are clearly making an issue about this. Ok fine, LGE cancel the march. It’s clear. But what the penang government did instead is to replace the event with another event to commemorate the birth of our beloved prophet Muhammad PBUH. I want to ask these guys again. What’s wrong with that? Again, read the tentative of the programme and you’ll find that it goes on to a forum where I assume the topic will be regarding Maulidur Rasul.
Well, I would personally choose to be in a cool aircond hall for a forum rather than marching on a freaking hot day (yesterdays report 36 degrees), sweating in my baju melayu. You malay bigots can go do wat you minorities small brains wanna do. Tunjukkan cinta pada nabi konon. How irrational thinking can lead to irrational actions. Even Kelantan have their own way of celebrating Maulidur Rasul. Check it here.
This has led me thinking, which one is better to celebrate Maulidur Rasul? Marching by contingents while salawat loudly, wearing uniquely decorated baju melayu and banners, or replace all that with another programme which has ceramah etc. At the end of the day, what really come to mind for the march participants is which contingent is the best dressed, best banners or the best march. Where is the true spirit of commemorating the prophets birthday? I say zilch, nil, zero. Malays are totally into these kind of ritual that it has become like an “akidah” or “kewajipan” for them to do, where actually these kind of things are not necessary and leads to “bidaah” in Islam which means redundant. They want to show that they are true and better muslims than others by safeguarding these rituals.
But then again, I didn’t oppose the way we have been celebrating Maulidur Rasul by marching and all. At least, it shows that there is an event going on and for all its worth, it does shows and in a way an expressed gratitude and love to our prophet. At least some of the events going on will be aired live on the telly and maybe ignorant guys like me will at least come across the channel and realize its Maulidur Rasul. In any way, you are showing your love to the prophet Muhammad PBUH.
Let’s go back to the real issue here. The malay bigots are defaming LGE anti Islam for cancelling the march. What they missed is that LGE cancel the march to proceed with another event. But did he ban the march? No he did not. Did he issue a letter stating that anyone who participates in a march commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s PBUH birthday will be arrested? NO HE DID NOT. Well with that guys, I rest my case.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The "Allah" issue in Malaysia
So, for starters I would like to copy paste and post an article that was wrote by a good friend of mine slash batchmate slash brotherhood of SOULS, OP Zainal Abidin Adlin in his fb. this issue is quite new and for those who cudnt care less to know what is going on please open up your eyes . its a damn nice article and i for one agreed on evry point made.
The "Allah" issue in Malaysia
by Zainal Abidin Adlin
The "Allah" issue in Malaysia
by Zainal Abidin Adlin
Assalamualaikum, Peace Be Upon You.
This goes to all you Muslims and non-Muslims reading this with an open mind.
However, this is a Malaysian issue so if you're non-Malaysian, you'll have to do some extra background reading.
The reason for why am I even bothered to write this is because I feel that people are becoming blatantly sensitive and picking sides without actually understanding the problem. Being a fan of unity, tolerance and the intellectual revolution, it saddens me to see the people of my country fighting about while being in a state of ignorance and arrogance.
There are basically 2 main groups of people. One is for the usage of "Allah" as "God" regardless of religion. These people are mostly non-Muslims and non-Malay. The other one is against it and demands that "Allah" should only be used by Muslims. These people are mostly Muslims, making them mostly Malays. It's pathetic to see how easily a linguistic issue could lead to a national, racial and religious friction. Now, throw in some constitutional mambo jumbo and you'll get people using "freedom of expression", "freedom of religion" and other fictional freedoms as their argument's foundation.
This goes to all you Muslims and non-Muslims reading this with an open mind.
However, this is a Malaysian issue so if you're non-Malaysian, you'll have to do some extra background reading.
The reason for why am I even bothered to write this is because I feel that people are becoming blatantly sensitive and picking sides without actually understanding the problem. Being a fan of unity, tolerance and the intellectual revolution, it saddens me to see the people of my country fighting about while being in a state of ignorance and arrogance.
There are basically 2 main groups of people. One is for the usage of "Allah" as "God" regardless of religion. These people are mostly non-Muslims and non-Malay. The other one is against it and demands that "Allah" should only be used by Muslims. These people are mostly Muslims, making them mostly Malays. It's pathetic to see how easily a linguistic issue could lead to a national, racial and religious friction. Now, throw in some constitutional mambo jumbo and you'll get people using "freedom of expression", "freedom of religion" and other fictional freedoms as their argument's foundation.
I am going to be critical to both sides.
Now, let's establish some facts first.
1. "Allah" is not a Malay word. It is Arabic.
2. In Arabic, "Allah" does not mean god. It means "God" in a much more specific concept.
3. The Arabic word for god is "ilah".
4. The Malay word for god is "tuhan".
5. Among Arabic speaking people, "Allah" is used by Muslims, Christians, Jews, even pagans.
However, the conceptual definition of "Allah" is differs from "ilah" as such "the sole deity, God the Creator" to "deity, god".
6. Non-Arabic/Sematic & non-Abrahamic religions don't usually use "Allah" to define their God/god/gods.
>What's wrong with the ones AGAINST it?
What is the Islamic creed, the Shahada?
"Laa Ilaha Illa Allah" = "There is no god, but God"
Is your faith that weak or your understanding of your faith that poor that you feel threatened just by someone else calling their God with the same term you are?
If a Muslim does get confused and then converts to Christianity, it simply proves that you other Muslims aren't educating them right. I mean really, how hard is it to differentiate between a religion that believes that there is only one God between another religion that believes that there is God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit? Not only that, it also proves that something is definitely wrong with your system. Have a taste of your own medicine you half-assed Muslims.
The fact is, the Christians believe that Jesus is the son of Allah. The same Allah we believe in. That is our common ground. The biggest difference is, we believe that Jesus is a prophet of Allah. Much more understanding and respect could come out if instead of arguing who should or should not use "Allah", to discussing why your concept of "Allah" is much more logical. That, plus educating you fellow Muslims and children about Islam and why is it distinctly clear to be the correct way of life. Better yet, use Islamic methodologies to fix our judicial, financial, education, political, and welfare system. Lead by example. Don't just tell them you're right, prove it!
>What's wrong with the ones FOR it?
Why on earth do you struggle so much to put "Allah" in your book?
It seems more like a provocation rather than an honest attempt to use a Malay word.
There are so many other terms you could use as God. From the Malay "Tuhan", to the Hebrew "Yahweh", "Elohim" or "Jehovah", the more English "God", "Lord", "Almighty" and etcetera. It's not even a Malay word, so don't claim it's for the Malay version of The Herald.
How many non-Muslims is Malaysia call their God/gods/god by the name "Allah"?
We're not an Arabic speaking country. "Allah" is not even native to the Christians or any other religions. Not only that, there's no "Allah" in Mandarin,Tamil or English. So if it's not traditional to you language-wise, culturally or religiously, why fight for it like it's your bloody right?
Think about it this way. This is hypothetical so use your imagination. Assume you're a Hindu in ancient Greece. Would you claim to use "Zeus" as Krishna, Vishnu or Rama? I doubt it. You would most probably use "Theos" which is Greek for "God".
>MY Conclusion
1. Using "Allah" to represent the unadulterated concept of "God" in Abrahamic faiths is fair enough.
2. The Institute of Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka) should define what "Allah" means in Malay more specifically. So even if a non-Muslim uses that term for the sake of using the Malay language, its meaning is clear enough.
3. Muslims should put more effort in improving the state they're in rather than going amok over trivial matters. If non-Muslims could only see what true Islam is all about, you wouldn't have time to worry about apostates cause you'll be too busy taking care of reverts.
4. Non-Muslims, especially the Catholics should understand the situation of the country and be more matured. Don't tell me you're not expecting a retaliation when you take this matter to the High Court. Clearly you don't respect the people around you and their feelings. What next, the Buddhist pilgrimage to Nepal would be called "Hajj"?
5. Malaysians, come on. You're better than this. How much longer are we going to allow ourselves to be systematically divided and conquered?
Again, I hope you would all read this with an open mind and forgive me for my less than polite language. Feel free to comment, criticize, share, even re-post this around and tagging people if you think that it's worth reading. I am sorry if there are any errors in the points I've made or as a Muslim would say, Wallahu 'Alam, God knows best.
Wassalam, Peace be with you.
ok. so my point of view,
1) The ppl of east malaysia have been using "Allah" to refer as god for as long as there are christians there and this includes evrywhere else in d world ie. the middle east and also in the indonesia where the bibles are mostly in malay.
2) The word "Allah" is not exclusive to muslims only by the fact that the word is derived from arabic language and as ive sed b4 ppl aorund the world have been using it without any problems. its is made exclusive to muslim malays because we as a muslim living in malaysia have been taught since the early days to not question anything that is not mainstream. and in this case the "Allah" issue. when something that is not norm in our culture we go into rage and say "this is wrong!", "you are insulting us!" when suppose there are nothing wrong with it,really.
3) inconclusion. the word "Allah" is very much legitimate for the christians and even jew for their usage.it is their own right.fullstop.
4) but while i have no problem watsoever on the usage of "Allah" for their usage, we should all b critical and speculate on the decision of the catholic church of malaysia to pursue all out to the courts to use the word right here in west malaysia. we should question why they are so adamant about this. why not just use "tuhanku" or watever.why the fuss?what is their motives?
5) there maybe other hidden agenda for them to go all out on this. as i sed from point 2), it is not norm and the malays are easily insulted by these issues.this will create havoc and outrage and disrupts harmony between races.
6) the catholic church should study their actions beforehand and responsible for the aftermath. the usage of "Allah" shouldnt be raised at all in the first place. but if there are other true motives, the church should clarify their actions.
7) I urge that there must be mutual understanding between christians and the muslims so that harmony is intact. malays must remember that Islam is not confined within the norm of our adat but it is a knowledge that we must seek and with deep understanding. The usage is not wrong!but the ulterior motives, that we should question. dont go bollocks and say something stupid just because u feel offended. dont get confused ur sentiments with facts!.
so this concludes my 1st official issue raised.haha.gud luck reading em.comments +ve or -ve are mostly welcomed.this is a free world goddammit.
Now, let's establish some facts first.
1. "Allah" is not a Malay word. It is Arabic.
2. In Arabic, "Allah" does not mean god. It means "God" in a much more specific concept.
3. The Arabic word for god is "ilah".
4. The Malay word for god is "tuhan".
5. Among Arabic speaking people, "Allah" is used by Muslims, Christians, Jews, even pagans.
However, the conceptual definition of "Allah" is differs from "ilah" as such "the sole deity, God the Creator" to "deity, god".
6. Non-Arabic/Sematic & non-Abrahamic religions don't usually use "Allah" to define their God/god/gods.
>What's wrong with the ones AGAINST it?
What is the Islamic creed, the Shahada?
"Laa Ilaha Illa Allah" = "There is no god, but God"
Is your faith that weak or your understanding of your faith that poor that you feel threatened just by someone else calling their God with the same term you are?
If a Muslim does get confused and then converts to Christianity, it simply proves that you other Muslims aren't educating them right. I mean really, how hard is it to differentiate between a religion that believes that there is only one God between another religion that believes that there is God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit? Not only that, it also proves that something is definitely wrong with your system. Have a taste of your own medicine you half-assed Muslims.
The fact is, the Christians believe that Jesus is the son of Allah. The same Allah we believe in. That is our common ground. The biggest difference is, we believe that Jesus is a prophet of Allah. Much more understanding and respect could come out if instead of arguing who should or should not use "Allah", to discussing why your concept of "Allah" is much more logical. That, plus educating you fellow Muslims and children about Islam and why is it distinctly clear to be the correct way of life. Better yet, use Islamic methodologies to fix our judicial, financial, education, political, and welfare system. Lead by example. Don't just tell them you're right, prove it!
>What's wrong with the ones FOR it?
Why on earth do you struggle so much to put "Allah" in your book?
It seems more like a provocation rather than an honest attempt to use a Malay word.
There are so many other terms you could use as God. From the Malay "Tuhan", to the Hebrew "Yahweh", "Elohim" or "Jehovah", the more English "God", "Lord", "Almighty" and etcetera. It's not even a Malay word, so don't claim it's for the Malay version of The Herald.
How many non-Muslims is Malaysia call their God/gods/god by the name "Allah"?
We're not an Arabic speaking country. "Allah" is not even native to the Christians or any other religions. Not only that, there's no "Allah" in Mandarin,Tamil or English. So if it's not traditional to you language-wise, culturally or religiously, why fight for it like it's your bloody right?
Think about it this way. This is hypothetical so use your imagination. Assume you're a Hindu in ancient Greece. Would you claim to use "Zeus" as Krishna, Vishnu or Rama? I doubt it. You would most probably use "Theos" which is Greek for "God".
>MY Conclusion
1. Using "Allah" to represent the unadulterated concept of "God" in Abrahamic faiths is fair enough.
2. The Institute of Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka) should define what "Allah" means in Malay more specifically. So even if a non-Muslim uses that term for the sake of using the Malay language, its meaning is clear enough.
3. Muslims should put more effort in improving the state they're in rather than going amok over trivial matters. If non-Muslims could only see what true Islam is all about, you wouldn't have time to worry about apostates cause you'll be too busy taking care of reverts.
4. Non-Muslims, especially the Catholics should understand the situation of the country and be more matured. Don't tell me you're not expecting a retaliation when you take this matter to the High Court. Clearly you don't respect the people around you and their feelings. What next, the Buddhist pilgrimage to Nepal would be called "Hajj"?
5. Malaysians, come on. You're better than this. How much longer are we going to allow ourselves to be systematically divided and conquered?
Again, I hope you would all read this with an open mind and forgive me for my less than polite language. Feel free to comment, criticize, share, even re-post this around and tagging people if you think that it's worth reading. I am sorry if there are any errors in the points I've made or as a Muslim would say, Wallahu 'Alam, God knows best.
Wassalam, Peace be with you.
ok. so my point of view,
1) The ppl of east malaysia have been using "Allah" to refer as god for as long as there are christians there and this includes evrywhere else in d world ie. the middle east and also in the indonesia where the bibles are mostly in malay.
2) The word "Allah" is not exclusive to muslims only by the fact that the word is derived from arabic language and as ive sed b4 ppl aorund the world have been using it without any problems. its is made exclusive to muslim malays because we as a muslim living in malaysia have been taught since the early days to not question anything that is not mainstream. and in this case the "Allah" issue. when something that is not norm in our culture we go into rage and say "this is wrong!", "you are insulting us!" when suppose there are nothing wrong with it,really.
3) inconclusion. the word "Allah" is very much legitimate for the christians and even jew for their usage.it is their own right.fullstop.
4) but while i have no problem watsoever on the usage of "Allah" for their usage, we should all b critical and speculate on the decision of the catholic church of malaysia to pursue all out to the courts to use the word right here in west malaysia. we should question why they are so adamant about this. why not just use "tuhanku" or watever.why the fuss?what is their motives?
5) there maybe other hidden agenda for them to go all out on this. as i sed from point 2), it is not norm and the malays are easily insulted by these issues.this will create havoc and outrage and disrupts harmony between races.
6) the catholic church should study their actions beforehand and responsible for the aftermath. the usage of "Allah" shouldnt be raised at all in the first place. but if there are other true motives, the church should clarify their actions.
7) I urge that there must be mutual understanding between christians and the muslims so that harmony is intact. malays must remember that Islam is not confined within the norm of our adat but it is a knowledge that we must seek and with deep understanding. The usage is not wrong!but the ulterior motives, that we should question. dont go bollocks and say something stupid just because u feel offended. dont get confused ur sentiments with facts!.
so this concludes my 1st official issue raised.haha.gud luck reading em.comments +ve or -ve are mostly welcomed.this is a free world goddammit.
erk..
damn! its been bloody 2 yers since ive last post anything in this blog. only 1 bloody post. n its jus an introduction...hahaha...i guess its just an experiment 4 me to get start writing..
actually i jus remembered that i do got a blogspot account. well wat d heck..i guess i could start slow, maybe doing this jus 4 leisure like a diary like what most vain teenagers do..kah3..but like i sed 2 yers back. ill definitely write something useful once a while. the world doesnt evolve around me and im not intend be one of those vain distress teenagers n say things like "ppl hates me" or "i have no frens"..damn..go get a lyf..
so signing off,l8r
actually i jus remembered that i do got a blogspot account. well wat d heck..i guess i could start slow, maybe doing this jus 4 leisure like a diary like what most vain teenagers do..kah3..but like i sed 2 yers back. ill definitely write something useful once a while. the world doesnt evolve around me and im not intend be one of those vain distress teenagers n say things like "ppl hates me" or "i have no frens"..damn..go get a lyf..
so signing off,l8r
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Breaking the silence..
Yup...as d title shows,im breaking d silence in the vaslty world wide web in d art of blog form....huhu..this is my 2nd attempt on writing a blog...we'll c hows it goes,as my hobby to read other people's blogs so i think its time 4 me to write one...hehe
well 4 readers,expect random entries as i will write about anything thats related in my life,whats going on,whats happening ard us,issues,whats coming out of d headlines,ard the blogs n such...as i always browse in malaysia-today.net,ill review some excerpts of d articles written there so that u guys would know d real news...
well..i hope that readers will continuosly drop by n leave comments along d way n i hope that i can write loads of stuff onwards...
well 4 readers,expect random entries as i will write about anything thats related in my life,whats going on,whats happening ard us,issues,whats coming out of d headlines,ard the blogs n such...as i always browse in malaysia-today.net,ill review some excerpts of d articles written there so that u guys would know d real news...
well..i hope that readers will continuosly drop by n leave comments along d way n i hope that i can write loads of stuff onwards...
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