ISU KALIMAH | Recap/Conclude;

Merujuk kembali kepada posting of the same title sebelum ini.

Of course detail deliberations and discussions on the approach taken by the ulemas will need a much longer postings that I would care to or able to fully explain in such settings as FB and/or blog.

For those interested they can of course pursue to delve further under this topic elsewhere, or engage me in further discussions via Q&A instead. As obvious below, I hope - I am in no way trying to force anybody to accept blindly what I have put in here - but rather as a start to understand the issue (which should not be an issue in the first place) better. Feel free to pursue the matter in any way you deem beneficial, keeping in mind the basic parameter as mentioned in part 1.

To conclude the posting, suffice I think for me to re-produce here an excerpt from Dr Zul's blog (MP for Kuala Selangor - http://drdzul.com/2013/01/10/pas-daulatkan-islam-untuk-semua/) as below;

“Maka barulah betul (sahih) kita merujuk kemudiannya kepada kepada Qawaid Fiqqiyah setelah merujuk kepada al-Quran (cara mencari dalil atau beristidlal yang betul dalam Islam) dan tidak sebaliknya, yakni tiba-tiba haram kerana Qaedah ‘as-Sadda az-Zari’ah’ atau perhitungan menutup pintu kemudaratan, sebelum kita meneliti wujudnya Nas atau Nusus secara jelas mengenai perkara atau maudhu tersebut dalam al-Quran itu sendiri,”

“Adapun setelah diharuskan penggunaan kalimah itu, adalah mustahak dan penting untuk memastikan keharusan itu tidak disalahgunakan sama ada konteks yang tidak sesuai seperti merujuk kepada berhala, dewa atau tujuan mendi’ayah ummat Islam dalam program Kristianisasi seperti yang ditakuti atau dikhuatiri umat Islam di negara ini."

Again, wallahu a'lam bissawab.

ISU KALIMAH |

An issue that is not supposed to be an issue - but when people talk based on OPINIONS and/or PERSONAL AGENDA or perhaps CONFUSED/MISLED by opinions of others' (without checking by themselves), things become so CONVOLUTED - (also related: take lessons from PERISTIWA HUDAIBIYYAH).

First, let's establish the base :

Al-Ahzab | 36
It is not for a MU'MININ or a MU'MINATIN, WHEN ALLAH AND HIS RASUL HAVE DECIDED A MATTER, THAT THEY SHOULD [thereafter] HAVE ANY CHOICE ABOUT THEIR AFFAIR. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Rasul has certainly strayed into clear error.

An-Nisa' | 59
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Rasul and those in authority among you. AND IF YOU DISAGREE OVER ANYTHING, REFER IT TO ALLAH AND THE RASUL, IF YOU BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND THE LAST DAY. That is the best [way] and best in result.

The responsibility on US?

Al-Hujurat | 6
O those who have believed! If a FAASIQUN comes to you with important news, VERIFY IT, lest you should harm people in ignorance [out of haste in belief and making decision], and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done.

And HADITH: "Thalabul 'ilmi faridhatun 'ala kulli muslimin wa muslimatin".

And who are the FAASIQUUN? Among other traits are;

Al-Maa'idah | 47
And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And WHOEVER DOES NOT JUDGE BY WHAT ALLAH HAS REVEALED - THEN IT IS THOSE WHO ARE THE 'FAASIQUUN'.


So what does the QURAN says on this 'issue which is not supposed to be an issue'? Among others are;

Aali-Imraan | 64

قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ
Say : "O people of the Books (Jews and Christians): Come to a WORD that is SAWA (sawa = just,similar,equal,equivalent etc) between us and you, that we worship none but ALLAH, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as LORDs (RABB/TUHAN) besides ALLAH. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims".

Al-Haj | 40
[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allah ." And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished MONASTERIES, CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES, AND MOSQUES IN WHICH THE NAME OF ALLAH IS MENTIONED. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

Luqman | 23
And if you asked them (the kaafiruun), "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, " ALLAH ." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to ALLAH"; but most of them do not know.

Az-Zumar | 3
Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to ALLAH in position." Indeed, ALLAH will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, ALLAH does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.

Now that you have it, go and verify what i posted here - then think!!! - we are supposed to use our heads/brains/intelligent given by ALLAH once the Aayats/Signs/Guidance have been given to us.

Me speak: Don't make an issue out of a non-issue. If our so-called muslim youths can be misled by the usage of the name of ALLAH- IT IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT DO OUR JOB!!! EDUCATION and DAA'WAH in a systemic and systematic manner etc etc (a different topic by itself) - tanya diri sendirilah, how many of us actually take the constant effort of 'understanding the Quran' itself so we can use it as a GUIDE in living our lives?

BARRING others from things that ALLAH himself DO NOT MAKE HARAAM - will only be an even bigger EXCUSE for us not to DO OUR JOB. And the MUSLIM UMMAH itself becomes the FITNAH to this DEEN/RELIGION of ALLAH (which is also as per another Ayat of Quran) when we are supposed to be the LIVING PROOF that there is no ILAH except ALLAH and MOHAMMAD is the RASUL of ALLAH (the SYAHADAH).

Wa ALLAHu a'lam bissawab.

Political Governance and Food Security - Are We Doing It Right?

In view of the looming food crises, on top of our already high cost of living, uncertain economic situation, expected world recession to be led by the mighty USA etc (after among others the Indian businesses, and then the Chinese businesses refusing to accept US Dollars and now Iran ending its oil trade using US Dollars - guess the strike on Iraq 'to save US Dollars' was futile anyway, keeping in mind that the mighty US of A is the country with the biggest borrowings 'in the whole wide world') - allow me to share an excerpt on the issue of Islam and Food Security. The full article can be accessed via:

http://www.khilafah.com/kcom/analysis/concepts/islam-&-food-security.html

I am highlighting the excerpt from the view of the role of the rulers and governments in fulfilling its responsibility towards the people, the real 'stakeholder' of the organisation known as a country - especially with the view of the current political situation of our country currently.

Happy reading:

“Each of you is a shepherd, and all of you are responsible for your flocks.” [Bukhari, Muslim]

It is the responsibility of the ruler to guarantee housing, clothing and food for every single citizen of the Islamic state, based on the following hadith:

"The Son of Adam has no better right than that he would have a house wherein he may live, a piece of clothing whereby he may hide his nakedness and a piece of bread and some water." [Tirmidhi]

Consequently, the ruler will be diligent in applying the ahkam that pertain to economy, as this will be his best defense on the Day of Judgment. That is, the ahkam of Allah (swt) will address the issue of food security. Some examples include:

1. "Muslims are partners in three things: in water, pastures and fire" [Abu Dawud]. Muslims have common ownership of pastures and water –the fundamental resources required to produce food. All energy resources are also owned by the people. This means that no individual or company can monopolize its benefits/profits.

2. Land cannot remain idle. Landowners must ensure that their lands remain productive and do not stay idle. If they fail to use the land within 3 years, it is given to someone who will use it. This is based on the ijma of the sahabah (i.e. who acted on sunnah of the Prophet (saw) without mentioning it) on the saying of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (ra): “The one who circles a land has no right in it after 3 years.”

3. Prohibition on price-fixing. In era of rising food prices, the State is forbidden from fixing prices based on the following narrated by Imam Ahmed (ra): “Prices increased at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw), so they said, O Messenger of Allah, we wish you would price (fix the prices). He (saw) said: “Indeed Allah is the Creator, the holder (Qabidh), the Open-handed (Basit), the Provider (Raziq), the Pricer (who fixes prices); and I wish I will meet Allah and nobody demands (complains) of me for unjust acts I did against him, neither in blood or property.” When States do not follow the sunnah of Rasullah (saw), they find that fixing the price of food actually make the food shortage worse, as food retailers hoard their provisions and sell the goods for high prices in the underground market.

4. Hoarding/monopolizing goods is forbidden. Producers or retailers cannot hoard or monopolize goods in order to cause the price to rise. This is based on the ahadith: “The Messenger of Allah (saw) forbade that a foodstuff be monopolized.” [Athram] and “Whoever monopolized is a wrongdoer.” [Muslim].

Under the Khilafah of Umar ibn-al Khattab (ra), Madinah experienced a famine. Umar (ra) ordered his governor of Egypt, ‘Amr bin al-As, to dig a canal from the River Nile to the Red Sea to transport grain to the Arabian Peninsula. Umar did not eat anything more than oil and dry bread until he was sure that everyone in Madinah was full.

The Muslim community is also responsible for ensuring that all people within the community are fed. This is based on the following narration of the Prophet (saw):

“Any community, whosoever they are, if a person among them became hungry, they will be removed from the protection of Allah the Blessed, the Supreme.” [Ahmed]

Welcome Dr M....., to the BLOGWORLD

Have not been updating my blog lately, office work ma..., and the last 2 weeks have been especially long-hours and body draining. Keep looking though....

Just like to welcome our exPM, Dr Mahathir Mohamad to the world of blogs - guess he is also finding at last that our MSM (my friend hates this acronym as it coincides with his initials), despite his insistance when he was in power then, is not free afterall (well, The Sun is distributed free of charge but that's not what I meant - much like what the SPR claimed that our election is 'tranparent' since we are now using 'transparent' boxes....).

I would say, BRAVO Dr M, his views and thoughts especially on strategic issues are definitely always welcomed - especially if one can separate it from his 'machiavellian politics thinking' that forms the other perspective of this exPM of Malaysia. Of course it remains to be seen if he (or his team) will keep track of the many comments posted on his blog (last count 892 comments on 1 posting done May 1st) - being a super busy man and so on, but then again he is a master at speed reading.

I like most (for now) his writing style - 'bulleted, straight to the point', and the preface is 'classy' - "This site is dedicated to publishing my writings as and when I am able to pen my thoughts and opinion". His blog can be reached at http://www.chedet.com/.

On the other side of the coin, we already have Anwar Ibrahim's blog which can be accessed via http://anwaribrahimblog.com/ .

Guess it is also not too late to also welcome Dr Khir Toyo - very brave of him: it's either a case of him being 'awakened' by the real needs of the rakyat, or him as in the slick 'opportunist'. However, I can't expressed my dissappointment with Ali Rustam. What's the point of having a blog and then turning off the commentaries - you might as well have a column in Utusan Malaysia - still have not learned the importance of listening to the real 'stakeholders'.

Well, welcome to all the new bloggers (despite I'm being a newbie too) but please, please, please remember this: GOD MADE US 2 EARS, AND 1 MOUTH, so it pays to listen more, and speaks (or write) less.......

Salam.

They Never Learn, Do They......?

Here's what came out yesterday in Bernama. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news.php?id=325474

April 08, 2008 19:42 PM

Govt Allocates RM5.8
Billion For Staff Quarters In Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, April 8 (Bernama) -- The
government has allocated RM5.8 bilion to build more than 23,000 units of staff
quarters for civil servants working in the federal government's administrative
capital here.Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said
the quarters would be ready by 2010 and placed under the jurisdiction of the
property management division (BPH) of the Prime Minister's Department."So far,
11,213 units, costing about RM3.7 billion, are ready and most have been
occupied. Another 12,073 units are scheduled for completion by 2010," he said at
a meeting with community leaders at the Putrajaya Quarters here Monday.At the
function, he also launched the BPH Strategic Plan for 2008-2010 to improve the
quality of life of residents at its quarters in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, the
KL International Airport, Nilai in Negeri Sembilan, Tanjung Kupang in Johor and
Labuan.Mohd Sidek said BPH spent RM4.7 million on maintenance of its quarters
last year.He called on the residents to help reduce the cost.On a circular which
revokes the eligibility of civil servants from occupying government quarters if
they owned houses within 25km radius from their workplace, Mohd Sidek said they
could continue to stay at government quarters if they were willing to pay twice
the fee.The circular took effect on April 1."The higher fee should not be an
issue considering that facilities like schools, community centres, recreation
centres and so on are provided in the area," he added.-- BERNAMA

They never learn, do they......?

Just some quick calculations:

1. RM5.8bil = RM 5,800,000,000 (notice how many zeros there is - kosong manyak mahal lo..),
divided by 23,000 units = RM252,173.91 per unit.

2. The completed ones of 11,213 units at the cost of RM3.7bil = RM329,974.14????????

Reasonable? Well you can see for yourself the kind of accomodation the government provides for our civil servants - take a trip to Putrajaya. Is it reasonable? Judge for yourselves.....

While writing and toggling between sites, I noticed this posting on Malaysia Today by Little Bird:

New Curi Duit Stories: Ong Tee Kiat, RM4.6 Bil PKFZ, RM5.8 Bil Putrajaya
Gomen Staff Quarters

http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/5762/1/