tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137340462024-03-08T06:27:10.125-08:00Kassim AhmadEssays and commentaries from Malaysia's foremost thinker and philosopherKassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.comBlogger463125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-42130042743354318012017-09-11T12:35:00.001-07:002017-09-11T12:35:20.153-07:00THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC<div class="yui3-widget yui3-hovercard yui3-widget-positioned yui3-widget-stacked yui3-hovercard-hidden" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505157655569_1426" style="left: 308px; position: absolute; top: -10000px; z-index: 100;">
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8336"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8337"> </span>The famous ship, <i id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8338">The</i> <i id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8339">Titanic </i>(what a
name!) made by Great Britain in 1912. Its owners and caption boasted that even
God cannot sink it. To prove their faith in the “unsinkable” <i id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8340">Titanic </i>the owners purposely did not
provide enough life-boats in case it does sink.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8343"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8344"> </span><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8345"> </span>On that
fateful day, it left the Port Southampton and half an hour later it hit <span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8346"> </span>an iceberg and sank! All crew and passengers were
killed, except a few to tell the tale.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8349"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8350"> </span>It was a case of instantaneous punishment
by God in modern times. The Quran narrates tales of punishments by God of many
ancient communities who rebelled against God and His messengers -- <span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8351"> </span>the peoples of Noah, Hud and many others. Yet
do human beings take heed?</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8354"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8355"> </span>When God told the angels He was going to create
a vicegerent (khalifah) to rule the Earth, the angels protested, saying that
they will make corruption and shed blood. Human beings have surely shed blood
in two bloody world wars. God forbid that a Third World War fought with nuclear
arms take place! It would be the Human Community’s suicide. Taking examples
from God’s punishments of ancient peoples, the Human Family will persist, as
long as God wills. We have added the conditionality because Life is God’s trail
and teaching for the Human Family.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8358"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8359"> </span>Look at the vast, the very, very vast universe
that He has created. Why? He wants to tell the disbelievers if they can do the
same. Obviously they cannot. So submit, willingly or unwillingly. <span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8360"> </span>The universe has existed many million years ago
and can go on for many more millions of years. God is Energy-in-Chief, intelligent
Energy-in-Chief, that is.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8363"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8364"> </span>The Quran states that finally when universal
energy is exhausted, the universe would collapse upon itself, leaving God’s
Countenance. What is God’s Countenance? Can anyone imagine the simultaneous creation
of the universe and God’s Being? What is Time? What is Space? God fills all
Time and all Space.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8367"><span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8368"> </span>Why does God create the universe and the
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sinking of the “unsinkable” <i id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8376">Titanic</i>. It
is not for human beings, however great they are, <span id="yiv0238723094yui_3_16_0_1_1504729046632_8377"> </span>to boast. Only God is great. We will conclude
with the thought that God is a mistery and His ways are misterious. But not
irrational. The world is Supra-rasional. It is Higher Reason. The Uncaused
Cause. God is the Uncaused Cause. He stands by Himself. He is Intelligent
Power-Chief to Whom all contingent beings must submit. </b></span></span></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-64885345208697636652017-09-07T07:19:00.000-07:002017-09-11T12:36:34.510-07:00VISION OF A LIBERATED WORLD <br />
<u><b>VISION OF A LIBERATED WORLD</b></u><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="mailto:darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my">darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my</a></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I waved my hand bidding goodby to my
parents, uncles and aunties very many years ago on the train platform in Alor
Setar, I distinctly saw on my venerable mother’s face (who did not understand
why I had to go so far) as if she was saying I would do something great. For
the most part of my adult life, I am conscious of a mission, although at times
I was mad enough to want to be poor!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Malayan University in Singapore, I
joined the leftist<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>socialist club and
later joined the people’ party of Ahmad Boestamam, and quickly became its
leader for 18 years! Somehow or other I did not feel real about the power and
success of socialism. It was simply to identify myself with the poor to whom I
belong.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was therefore critical of things I
inherited from my ancestors. The first scholar I critisied was Imam Shafi’e for
his TWO PRINCIPAL SOURCES (Quran and Hadis). The book <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hadis -
Satu Peniliai Semula </i>in 1986 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>became
the topic of discussion for two months, half opposed and half supporting me.
After two months it was banned. </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book was soon translated into English and
Arabic, resulting in several Muslim authorities (Turkey, Saudi’s Fahd and Indian
Muslim scholar in UIA) following suit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not look back after this, strictly
following the Quran and all other teachings must go to the criticism of the Quran.
My critical view of the Hadis brought people from all over Malaysia to visit me
and hear from my own lips in 2014. Truth to tell, all of them without exception agreed
with me.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the religious authorities did not
like it. They arrested me for “dishonoring Islam” (Malay: “Menghina Islam”). I
was cleared in both civil and syari'ah courts at the highest levels. God be praised!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coming to my vision of a liberated world, I am sure
that it can be realized. Firstly, it is in accord with the teachings of the
Quran, God’s final scripture, the only scripture that is protected by God. A
vision based on this scripture must of necessity be realized. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></div>
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3104"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3105"> </span>The famous ship, <i id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3106">The</i> <i id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3107">Titanic </i>(what a
name!) made by Great Britain in 1912. Its owners and caption boasted that even
God cannot sink it. To prove their faith in the “unsinkable” <i id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3108">Titanic </i>the owners purposely did not
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3110"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3111"> </span><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3112"> </span>On that
fateful day, it left the Port Southampton and half an hour later it hit <span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3113"> </span>an iceberg and sank! All crew and passengers were
killed, except a few to tell the tale.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3115"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3116"> </span>It was a case of instantaneous punishment
by God in modern times. The Quran narrates tales of punishments by God of many
ancient communities who rebelled against God and His messengers -- <span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3117"> </span>the peoples of Noah, Hud and many others. Yet
do human beings take heed?</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3119"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3120"> </span>When God told the angels He was going to create
a vicegerent (khalifah) to rule the Earth, the angels protested, saying that
they will make corruption and shed blood. Human beings have surely shed blood
in two bloody world wars. God forbid that a Third World War fought with nuclear
arms take place! It would be the Human Community’s suicide. Taking examples
from God’s punishments of ancient peoples, the Human Family will persist, as
long as God wills. We have added the conditionality because Life is God’s trail
and teaching for the Human Family.</b></div>
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that He has created. Why? He wants to tell the disbelievers if they can do the
same. Obviously they cannot. So submit, willingly or unwillingly. <span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3124"> </span>The universe has existed many million years ago
and can go on for many more millions of years. God is Energy-in-Chief, intelligent
Energy-in-Chief, that is.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3126"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3127"> </span>The Quran states that finally when universal
energy is exhausted, the universe would collapse upon itself, leaving God’s
Countenance. What is God’s Countenance? Can anyone imagine the simultaneous creation
of the universe and God’s Being? What is Time? What is Space? God fills all
Time and all Space.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3129"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3130"> </span>Why does God create the universe and the
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<span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3132" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3133"> </span></span></b><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3244"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3132" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3279"><span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3133"></span>We began this essay with the lesson of the
sinking of the “unsinkable” <i id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3134">Titanic</i>. It
is not for human beings, however great they are, <span id="yiv0379489833yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503865365304_3135"> </span>to boast. Only God is great. We will conclude
with the thought that God is a mistery and His ways are misterious. But not
irrational. The world is Supra-rasional. It is Higher Reason. The Uncaused
Cause. God is the Uncaused Cause. He stands by Himself. He is Intelligent
Power-Chief to Whom all contingent beings must submit. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">20 August 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> It amazes me no end to see Muslims throughout the world make big doctrinal mistakes. Take the case of the syahadah or testimony of faith appears in the Quran in Surah 3 (<i>Ali-Imran)</i> verse 18. It goes “<b>GOD</b> bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.” That’s the one and only syahadah. It is testified by God Himself, the angels and those knowledgeable. It is a very strong testimony. The so called second syahadah appears in Surah 63 (<i>Al-Munaafeeqoon)</i> verse 1. It goes “When the hypocrites come to you they say, ‘We bear witness that you are the messenger of <b>GOD</b>.’ <b>GOD </b>knows that you are His messenger, and <b>GOD</b> bears witness that the hypocrites are liars.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Muslims throughout the world observe this so called second syahadah. What a tragedy! Where are the leaders and scholars? Why do not they read the Quran and follow the Quran? This amazes me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> In Prophet Muhammad’s time, there was no clock, hence the necessity for the call to prayer (azan). Today we know precisely when the times of prayer. There is no need for the call to prayer which is practiced throughout the Muslim world. Where is their thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> These are the major mistakes one can mention another one, the pilgrimage (the Hajj). Prophet Muhammad made his pilgrimage in the 12<sup>th</sup> month of the lunar/Muslim calendar. But the Quran (which Prophet Muhammad brought to the world) mentions 4 sacred months during which Muslims can make the pilgrimage. There are about 2 million Muslims who make the pilgrimage every year. If we divide 2 million by 4, we get 500,000 of pilgrims every time. We would avoid stampedes, killing a lot of people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> These are some of the major mistakes that Muslims throughout the world make. It is high time Muslims return to the teachings of the Quran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Whose crime is it that these mistakes are made? It is the crime, the horrible crime of the famous jurist named, Imam Syafi'e. It was he who stipulated <b>two principal sources</b>, i.e. the Quran and the Hadith. It was not said by the Prophet Muhammad in Surah 69 <i>(Al-Haaqqah)</i> verses 38-48, <b>GOD strongly warns Prophet Muhammad NOT to initiate any other teaching than the Quran,</b> thus making the Hadith(s) fabrications.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Malaysia happens to be a strong upholder of Hadith(s). Sometimes the so called experts, appearing on the Forum Perdana every Thursday night quote the Hadiths more than the Quran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Muslims scholars, Bukhari and five others, collected many thousands of so called hadiths and classified them as authentic or weak 250 to 300 years after the death of Prophet Muhammad. These are collections by the Sunni sect. The Syi’ah have their own collections of so called Hadiths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> To my mind, these fabricated Hadiths are a major source of confusion and downfall of Islam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> In the reign of the third caliph, Uthman Ibni Affan, the Arab Muslim armies of liberation swept through the two hegemonic powers at that time, the Roman and Persian empires. Islam became the TOPMOST COUNTRY in the world for eight centuries. Baghdad was the capital of the world. Medieval Europe came to seat at the feet of Baghdad for three centuries before their Renaissance. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> This fact most European historians seek to hide. Two major books, one by Robert Briffult, <i>The Making of Humanity</i> and G.Sarton's<i>, Multi volume Introduction to the History of Science. </i>These two European writers stated that everything that today’s Europe inherited came from the Arab-Muslim world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Today the Muslim world has lost its leadership of the world due to corruptions. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I want to mention another centre of Muslim civilization in the west in Andalusia, Spain. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> As to another mistake is that when they read the Quran, they sing whereas God has already told in the Quran that the Quran is not a song book. God also warns the Muslims NOT to worship two gods in Surah 16 (<i>Al-Nahl) </i>verse 51, referring to elevating Muhammad to a position of godhood. In most mosque and Muslim homes, the words 'Allah' is written on the right and 'Muhammad'on the left with the same size and on the level. This is elevating Muhammad to a position of godhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> It is high time that the Muslims guided by the divine protected Quran should regain their first position in the world. The falling European world will not last more than three decades from now. It is the duty of Muslims throughout the world to regain their position of world leadership and to save the world from near total nuclear destruction.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Some Muslim women or girls who visited me in 2015 refused to shake hands with me when I welcomed them. I told them that this is a misunderstanding of the word, 'touch'. In the context of the Quran, Maryam says "I have not been touched by a man; how can I bear a child? Hence, the word '<b>touch</b>' means sexual intercourse, not the shaking of hands. This is a huge misunderstanding. Shaking hands is an act of friendship; so it is highly recommended. How a misunderstanding of a word can cause a confusion!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> These are the major mistakes Muslims have made, resulting in the low 7th position they are in the world today. It is high time they reclaim their position of world leadership. Either the Muslims do, or the whole world will turn to Islam before long. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">THE MISTAKES
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Kassim Ahmad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Email add: darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> It amazes me no end to see Muslims
throughout the world make big doctrinal mistakes. Take the case of the syahadah
or testimony of faith appears in the Quran in Surah 3 (<i>Ali-Imran)</i> verse 18. It goes “<b>GOD</b>
bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those
who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there
is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.” That’s the one and only syahadah. It
is testified by God Himself, the angels and those knowledgeable. It is a very
strong testimony. The so called second syahadah appears in Surah 63 (<i>Al-Munaafeeqoon)</i> verse 1. It goes “When
the hypocrites come to you they say, ‘We bear witness that you are the
messenger of <b>GOD</b>.’ <b>GOD </b>knows that you are His messenger,
and <b>GOD</b> bears witness that the
hypocrites are liars.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Muslims throughout the world observe this so called second syahadah. What
a tragedy! Where are the leaders and scholars? Why do not they read the Quran
and follow the Quran? This amazes me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In Prophet Muhammad’s time, there was no clock, hence the necessity for
the call to prayer (azan). Today we know precisely when the times of prayer. There
is no need for the call to prayer which is practiced throughout the Muslim
world. Where is their thinking? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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These are the major mistakes one can mention another one, the pilgrimage
(the Hajj). Prophet Muhammad made his pilgrimage in the 12<sup>th</sup> month
of the lunar/Muslim calendar. But the Quran (which Prophet Muhammad brought to
the world) mentions 4 sacred months during which Muslims can make the
pilgrimage. There are about 2 million Muslims who make the pilgrimage every
year. If we divide 2 million by 4, we get 500,000 of pilgrims every time. We would
avoid stampedes, killing a lot of people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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These are some of the major mistakes that Muslims throughout the world
make. It is high time Muslims return to the teachings of the Quran. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Whose crime is it that these mistakes are made? It is the crime, the
Horrible crime of the famous jurist named, imam syafie. It was he who
stipulated <b>two principal sources</b>,
i.e. the Quran and the Hadith(s). It was not said by the Prophet Muhammad in
Surah 69 <i>(Al-Haaqqah)</i> verses 38-48, <b>GOD strongly warns Prophet Muhammad NOT to
initiate any other teaching than the Quran,</b> thus making the Hadith(s)
fabrications. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Malaysia happens to be a strong upholder of Hadith(s). Sometimes the so
called experts, appearing on the Forum Perdana every Thursday night quote the
Hadiths more than the Quran. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Muslims scholars, Bukhari and five others, collected many thousands of
so called hadiths and classified them as authentic or weak 250 to 300 years after
the death of Prophet Muhammad. These are collections by the Sunni sect. The Syi’ah
have their own collections of so called Hadiths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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To my mind, these fabricated Hadiths are a major source of confusion and
downfall of ISLAM. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> In
the reign of the third caliph, Uthman Ibni Affan, the Arab Muslim armies of
liberation sweat through the two hegemonic powers at that time, the Roman and Persian
empires Islam became the TOPMOST COUNTRY in the world for 8 centuries. Baghdad
was the capital of the world. Medieval Europe came to seat at the feet of
Baghdad for 3 centuries before their Renaissance. This fact most European historians
seek to hide. Two major books, one by Robert Griffult, <i>the making of Humanity</i> and G.Sarton<i>, the introduction to the multi-volume history of Science. </i>These two
European writers stated that everything that today’s Europe inherited came from
the Arab-Muslim world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Today the Muslim world has lost its leadership of the world due to
corruptions and wastage. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> I want to mention another centre of Muslim civilization in the west in Andalusia, Spain. As to another mistake is that when they read the Quran, they sing whereas God has already told in the Quran that the Quran is not a song book. God also warns the Muslims NOT to worship 2 gods in Surah 16 (<i>Al-Nahl) </i>verse 51, 52 referring to elevating Muhammad to a position of godhood. In most mosque and Muslim homes, the words Allah is written on the right and Muhammad is written on the left with the same size and level. This is elevating Muhammad to a position of godhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> It is high time that the Muslims guided by the
divine protected Quran should regain their first position in the world. The falling
European world will not last more than 3 decades from now. It is the duty of
Muslims throughout the world to regain their position of world leadership and
to save the world from near total nuclear destructions. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Some Muslim women or girls who visited me in 2015 refused to shake hands with me when i welcomed them. I told them that this is a misunderstanding of the word, 'touch'. In the context of the Quran, Mariam says "I have not been touched by a man; how can I bare a child? Hence, the word '<b>touch</b>' means sexual intercourse, not the shaking of hands. This is a huge misunderstanding. Shaking hands means an act of friendship so it is highly recommended. How misunderstanding of a word can cause confusion! </span></div>
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These are the major mistakes Muslims have made, resulting in their downfall. Either the Muslims reclaim their position os world leadership, or the whole world will become Muslim before long. Of that I am sure.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KITA SATU BANGSA
YANG AGUNG, <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">YANG BOLEH MEMBAWA
KEAMANAN,<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KESEJAHTERAAN DAN
KEBAHAGIAN KEPADA DUNIA: LAKUKAN! <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh: Kassim Ahmad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my">Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">16 September, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Mera’ikan Hari Malaysia Yang ke-48
dan Hari Kemerdekaan Yang ke-54)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ucapan Najib Yang Paling Baik</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Pada mulanya saya tidak bercadang
hendak menulis esei ini, tetapi apabila saya mendengar ucapan Perdana Menteri
kita, hati saya berkembang dan melafazkan: “Maha Suci Allah, Yang telah
menjadikan langit dan bumi dan di antara keduanya, yang telah memberi hidayat
kepada Perdana Menteri kami untuk
membuat ucapan yang paling baik sejak beliau mengambil-alih tampuk negara!”
Tidak ada kebencian, petualang besar Anwar Ibrahim tidak disedbut; tidak juga Mat Sabu si mulut celupar itu .
Ucapan itu rinkas dan padat, dalam bahasa sastera yang indah. Saya berasa hidup dan perjuangan
warga Malaysia yang baik sudah terbela.
Perasaan kegembiraan inilah yang mendorong saya menulis esei ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Pada waktu saya muda, berumur 26
tahun, saya menulis:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> /bersama-sama,
bersama-sama, kita mara, wahai saudara-saudaraku/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> seperti Tuah dan Jebat zaman dahulu/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> kita telah mengangkat tanah ini tanah
tumpah darah kita/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> sendiri kita akan mengawal di
pantai-pantainya/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> oleh itu, datanglah, wahai
petualang-petualang yang sibuk./<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> (<i>Kemarau di Lembah, </i>Pulau Pinang, 1967;
46)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Pada tahun 1958, waktu saya berumur 24
tahun, saya menulis:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> /ada besok maka pasti ada
suria/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> aku akan pergi dengan seribu
Jebat si anak tani/ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> kian lama kita mati dalam
setia/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> kali ini kita hidup dalam
derhaka./<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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; 48.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Nyatalah saya seorang pemberontak,
memberontak terhadap dunia lama yang menyongkong untuk mencipta dunia baru yang
bebas. Tetapi saya juga seorang patriot. Hari ini, setelah saya memasuki tahun
ke-78, pada 9 September, 2011 lalu, al-hamdulillah, saya bebas. Saya telah
menyatakan hasrat yang ada di lubuk hati saya. Dengan demikian, saya juga telah
melafazkan cita-cita luhur Bangsa Melayu. Saya telah melaksanakan misi hidup
saya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya ada dua tiga rancangan penulisan yang harus saya
selesaikan. Insya Allah, menjelang akhir tahun 2013 semua kerja saya akan
selesai. Selepas itu, saya siap untuk mengadap Tuan saya serta
mempertanggungjawabkan kehidupan saya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kejelekan Sistem Dwi-parti Barat<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Beberapa hari sebelum itu, puak
pembangkang dan pengikut-pengikut mereka secara terbuka mendabik dada akan
menawan Putrajaya dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-13. Dalam kebongkakan mereka,
mereka lupa bahawa sistem dwi-parti Pemerintah/Pembangkang itu satu kejelekan
sejarah Eropah. Kanak-kanak pun tahu
untuk menggunakan kedua-dua belah tangannya apabila memegang botol susunya, sedangkan
sesetengah orang dewasa kita mahu jadi pengikut buta Barat menggunakan sebelah
tangan untuk merosakkan kerja sebelah tangan lain! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Mereka sudah terpengaruh dengan ahli
falsafah Liberal Inggeris Thomas Hobbes yang menyifatkan masyarakat sebagai
medan perang “satu lawan yang lain” dalam karyanya <i>Leviathan</i>! Saya telah menulis tentang kedangkalan falsafah ini pada banyak tempat, kerana ia
bersifat primitif dan membazir. Primitif,
kerana itu perangai manusia pada tahap paling rendah – haiwan! Membazir,
kerana satu tolak satu jadi nol. Keadaan ini sudah pun kelihatan di Eropah
sendiri dengan banyak kerajaan mereka lemah dan tidak stabil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Kita harus kembali kepada falsafah
Islam: “Bekerjasama untuk kebaikan.” Arahan tetap kepada orang baik dalam Quran
berbunyai: “Seru kepada kebaikan dan larang kejahatan.” Surah 3, ayat 110
berbunyi: “Kamu sebuah masyarakat yang paling baik yang telah dilahirkan di
antara manusia; kamu mengajurkan kebaikan dan melarang kejahatan, dan kamu
beriman keada Tuhan …” Tidak ada yang lebih jelas daripada itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jadi, kita kenalah
susun suatu sistem pemeritahan yang selaras dengan falsafah ini. Semua
parti yang ada dalam masyarakat kita, mewakili pelbagai jalur suku-banga
dan ideologi, boleh bekerjasama dalam sutau permuafakatan besar untuk kebaikan
rakyat kita yang berbilang kaum dan agama.
Nyatalah ini suatu sistem yang jauh lebih baik. Nasihat, teguran dan
kritikan untuk mengatasi pelbagai penyelewengan (rasuah, pembaziaran dan
sebagainya) boleh dibuat dari dalam, sementara masyarakat sendiri, melalui
media dan pelbagai pertubuhan lain boleh juga memainkan peranan ini. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sesetengah rakyat kita salah sangka bahawa kelompok
suku-bangsa, seperti Melayu, atau Cina, atau India, atau lain-lain suku-bangsa
yang ada dalam Malaysia bercanggah dengan konsep Malaysia. Oleh itu, apabila
Timbalan Perdana Menteri kita berkata dia “Melayu dulu” , orang-orang ini
menuduh beliau rasis! Tidakkah mereka tahu bahawa Malaysia itu sebuah keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
suku-bangsa? Tidak ada kontradiksi di
antara kedua-dua kategori ini. Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Berstau (PBB)
dianggotai oleh 192 bangsa – China, India, Rusia, Indonesia, Amerika Syarikat
dan lain-lain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Manusia suatu keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
bangsa. Quran dalam Surah 49, ayat 13
mengisytiharkan: “Wahai manusia, telah Kami ciptakan kamu dari seorang lelaki
dan perempuan, dan menjadikan kamu pelbagai bangsa dan suku supaya kamu kenal
satu sama lain. Yang paling baik di antara kamu di sisi Tuhan itu mereka yang
bertakwa.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sudah tiba masanya kita meningkatkan jiwa kita menjadi jiwa
yang besar. Bangsa Melayu yang mendiami Gugusan Pulau-pulau Melayu, khasnya
Malaysia dan Indonesia, mempunyai banyak cirri yang sama. Kita satu bangsa –
Melayu, yang menutur bahasa Melayu (bahasa Indonesia itu berasakan bahasa
Melayu) dan yang beragama Islam. Jumlah bangsa Melayu yang beragama Islam 220
juta, keempat terbesar dalam dunia dan terbesar dalam dunia Islam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya sebut perkara ini bukan kerana saya lebihkan bangsa
Mealyu daripada bangsa-bangsa lain di
dunia. Tidak sama sekali. Semua bangsa sama. Tiap-tiap bangsa ada kekuatannya
dan kelemahannya. Dalam sejarah kita melihat tamadun Mesopotamia di Iraq,
tamadun Mesir, tamadun Yunani dan tamadun Romawi naik-jatuh silih-berganti.
Dalam zaman moden, tamadun Arab- Islam melalui Turki-Islam kemudian diganti
oleh tamadun Eropah Yahudi-Kristian. Sekarang tamadun Liberal Eropah (Amerika
Syarikat itu lanjutan Eropah) nyata sedang runtuh, setelah sistem
Komunis-Marxis runtuh di akhir abad ke-20. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Melayu Harus Pimpin Dunia<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ini menyebabkan kita berfikir tentang sistem ganti yang pasti
akan muncul dalam dua tiga dekad yang akan datang. Oleh kerana kita orang
Islam, dan kita tahu Islam itu agama yang direda oleh Tuhan (Quran, 3: 19).
Kita yakin hanya <i>deen</i> Islam
atau cara hidup Islam saja yang boleh membawa kemananan, kebahagiaan dan
kesejahteraan kepada dunia. Kita yakin kerana Islam itu “Jalan yang lurus”
(Quran, 1: 6) di antara dua penyelewengan besar Liberalisme dan Komunisme.
Berdasarkan keyakinan yang logik ini, maka kita ingin membuat saranan supaya
Bangsa Melayu di Malaysia dan Indonesia
bergabung tenaga untuk memimpin dunia kepada keamanan dan kesejahteraan dalam
Abad Ke-21. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sekali lagi, tanpa melebihkan bangsa Melayu daripada
bangsa-bangsa lain, bangsa Melayu itu satu bangsa yang agung. Mereka mempunyai
raja, pentadbir, ulama dan sarjana, pengarang, ahli falsafah, pelukis, pelakun,
penyanyi dan sebagainya yang ramai. Biar saya sebut beberapa nama saja: Sultan
Muzaffar Shah dan Sultan Mansur Shah, Bendahara Tun Mutahir dan Tun Perak dalam zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka Melaka,
Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Mahathir, Tun Daim Zainuddin) (pentadbir), Pendeta
Za’aba, Prof. Ungku Aziz, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim, Syed Hussein al-Attas,
Syed Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, Dr. Hassan Ahmad (sarjana), Prof. Ismail
Hussein (budayawan), Tunku Abdul Rahman, Ishak Haji Muhammad, Dr. Burhanuddin,
Ahmad Boestamam (ahli politik), Hamzah Fansuri (ahli Sufi), Tun Seri Lanang,
Abdullah Munsyi, Raja Haji Ali, Syed
Sheikh al-Hadi, Keris Mas, Osman Awang/Tongkat Warrant, Adibah Amin, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, H. B.Jassin
(pengarang), Prof. Asmah Hj Omar, Takdir Alisjahbana (ahli
tatabahasa Melayu), Muhammad Yusoff Hashim (sejarawan), A. Samad Ismail
(wartawan), Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali, (jurubank),
Seniman Agung P. Ramlee (pelakon/penyanyi), Hetty Koes Endang (penyanyi keroncong), Syed
Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Hamka (ahli falsafah), Syed Ahmad Jamal, Zakaria Ali
(pelukis), dan Hijjas Kasturi (juruukir).
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Bangsa Melayu tidak
akan dan tidak boleh menolak penyertaan sahabat-sahabat mereka dari suku-bangsa lain di Malaysia atau dari luar Malaysia yang
secara jujur ingin menyertai perjuangan besar ini. Ini perjuangan semua bangsa
yang mengiktiraf dan menjunjung perintah Ilahi untuk berjuang di
jalan-Nya. Quran menerangakan bahawa
semua masyarakat telah dikirimi rasul-rasul-Nya untuk mengajar intisari ajaran-ajaran-Nya
kepada mereka. (10: 47). Saya percaya arus ini akan bertemu menjadi satu
arus besar yang pasti akan membawa perubahan
besar kepada dunia dalam Abad
Ke-21. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tidak syak lagi, penentangan akan wujud dari dalam kalangan
bangsa Melayu sendiri untuk menggagalkan perjuangan besar ini. Ini sunnatullah.
Wujudnya undang-undang ini bertujuan untuk menguji siapa yang jujur siapa yang munafik.
Kedua-dua masyarakat Malaysia dan Indonesia mempunyai banyak etnik dengan
pelbagai latarbelakang budaya. Namun
demikian, mereka disatukan dalam satu kesatuan Bangsa Melayu, bahasa Melayu dan
agama Islam. Ini menyebabkan kita memilih Dunia Melayu untuk melaksanakan misi agung ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Kita mestilah
menguruskan penentangan ini dengan bijak supaya ia dapat dibataskan kepada
minimum. Tidak syak lagi, kemenangan akhir akan berada di tangan orang Islam
dan mukmin, kerana mereka memperjuangkan kebenaran Ilahi. Kemenangan bukan hanya bergantung kepada
bilangan yang besar, tetapi lebih-lebih lagi, kepada kebenaran perjuangan ini.
Kebenaran itu kebal. “Katakanlah, ‘Kebenaran telah datang dan kepalsuan hapus.
Kepalsuan senantiasa akan hapus.’ ” (Quran, 17: 81). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pada waktu ini, Islam mempunyai dua musuh besar: puak
Yahudi-Kristian Barat, khususnya dilambangkan oleh negara kolonial Israel di
Palestin dan pelindungnya adikuasa tunggal Amerika Syarikat. (Quran, 2: 120), dan puak musyrikin di Timur
dan Barat (Quran, 25: 55). Namun demikian, kita harus ingat bahawa benteng musuh Yahudi-Kristian Barat ini
bukan 100% kukuh, kerana wujud kumpulan humanis di antara mereka yang menentang
permusuhan ini. Umpamanya, penubuhan negara kolonial Zionis Israel di Palestin
ditentang oleh tokoh-tukoh Yahudi terkenal seperti Einstein dan Martin Bauber.
Ini kerana kumpulan spiritual-humanis ini terdiri daripada mereka yang berpijak
kepada ajaran spiritual Ilahi agama Yahudi.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Begitu juga dalam puak musyrikin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh yang demikian, pimpinan Melayu-Islam kita mestilah bijak
mencari kawan yang ramai dan musuh yang sedikit berdasarkan pandangann hidup
spiritual Yahudi-Kristian dan tradisi-tradisi spiritual yang lain dalam
Hinduisme, Budhaisme dan lain-lain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Seruan Kepada Kuasa Yahudi-Kristian Eropah<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Berdasarkan ini, Bangsa Melayu mesti menyeru kepada kuasa
Yahudi-Kristian Barat supaya bersikap adil dan saksama terhadap umat Islam dan
terhadap umat manusia seluruhnya. Dalam zaman pasca Perang Dunia Kedua, mereka
telah melakukan kezaliman demi kezaliman terhadap Dunia Islam dan Dunia Ketiga.
Mereka terus memingggirkan, malah mengeksploitasi kedua-dua dunia ini. Negara nasionalis-kolonial Israel di
tengah-tengah Dunia Islam tetap melambangkan kezaliman total yang selama 63 tahun masih tidak terurai. Penawanan
mereka terhadap Iraq, campur-tangan mereka di Afghanistan dan di Libya, dan
penguasaan mereka terhadap umat Islam dan umat manusia melalui Majlis
Keselamatan PBB yang anti-demokratik
(membohongi laungan demokrasi Barat!).
Semua ini telah menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam. Sesetengah umat Islam,
terdesak demikian, beralih memberontak – satu pemberontakan yang bersebab!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Musuh Yang Gelap<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mengikut seorang sejarawan Barat, Eric Hobbawn, dalam
bukunya, <i>The Age of Extremes – A History
of the World, 1914 – 1991 </i>(London: 1994), masa depan dunia gelap sekali.
Kata beliau: “Kita tidak tahu ke mana kita hendak pergi. Kita hanya tahu bahawa
sejarah telah membawa kit a sini, dan … mengapa. Walau bagaimana pun, suatu
perkara jelas. Jika kemanusiaan mahu ada suatu masa depan yang boleh kita
nampak, ia tidak boleh dengan memanjangkan masa lalu atau pun masa sekarang. Jika kita coba untuk membangunkan millennium
yang ketiga berdasarkan itu, kita akan gagal. Dan harga kegagalan ini, yakni
alternatif sebuah masyarakat yang
berbeza, hanya kegelapan.” (hlm. 585) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Orang kafir itu, kata
Quran, dia tidak tahu dan hidup seperti
binantang. (47: 12). Pesimime agung ini telah kita lihat dalam
karya-karya penulis-penulis Barat dalam
dalam zaman di antara dua peperangan dunia itu: dalam
karya-karya Albert Camus, Jean –Paul Sartre, W.B. Yeats dan T.S. Eliot (Kassim Ahmad, <i>Hadis – Satu Penilaian Semula, 1986</i>; hlm. 14-16.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <u>Amaran Keras kepada Musuh, Jaminan
Persahabatan kepada Sekutu<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jadi, biarlah kita beri amaran keras kepada mereka. Mansukhkan semua ketidak-adilanmu, wahai
adikuasa A.S.! Kami tidak takut kepadamu. Kamu pun di ambang kehancuran. Kamu
bangsa bangkrup yang hutangya sekarang meningkat puluhan trillion DAS! Daripada 317.8 juta
rakyatnya, serorang terhutang sebanyak DAS 175,800 dan DAS 666,593 per
keluarga. Begitu juga dengan sekutumu di
Eropah. Kamu semua bangkrup; maka itu kamu menjadi perompak! Merompak di Iraq
dan di Libya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Demikian juga kami beri
amaran keras kepada bakal musuh kami dalam Malaysia. Bangsa Melayu
terkenal sebagai satu bangsa yang sopan terhadap tetamu – “the gentlemen of the
East”, kata seorang penulis Perancis. Kerapkali mereka mengalah kepada tetamu,
bukan kerana takut, tetapi kerana kemurahan hati mereka. Tetapi apabila mereka
terdesak ke tembok, mereka akan beralih dan mengamuk, seperti Hang Jebat ,
seperti dalam Peristiwa Mei 13 (di Malaysia),
dan seperti dalam peritiwa
berdarah 30 September , 1965 atau Gestapu (di Indonesia). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sejarah membuktikan bahawa Malaysia berasal sebagai
negeri-negeri Melayu, dan Cina dan India sebagai pendatang. Berkat kemurahan
hati mereka, bangsa-bangsa pendatang ini telah diterima menjadi warganegara
Malaysia. Bangsa Melayu akan menghormati perjanajian ini sampai bila-bila.
Tetapi kami beri amaran keras kepada
mereka supaya jangan melampaui batas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kami memberi jaminan kepada
sahabat-sahabat kami dari pelbagai suku-bangsa dan agama di Malaysia dan di seluruh dunia bahawa kami hormat dan bersikap lembut kepada kamu.
Kamu sekutu kami dalam perjuangan besar ini. Ayuh, mara! Kejayaan besar di
pihak kita. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KASSIM AHMAD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">16
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KASSIM AHMAD seorang
penulis bebas Malaysia. Laman web beliau
<a href="http://www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com/">www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">SURAT TERBUKA KEPADA BANGSAKU</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KITA SATU BANGSA
YANG AGUNG, </span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">YANG BOLEH MEMBAWA
KEAMANAN,</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KESEJAHTERAAN DAN
KEBAHAGIAN KEPADA DUNIA: LAKUKAN! </span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh: Kassim Ahmad</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my">Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">16 September, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Mera’ikan Hari Malaysia Yang ke-48
dan Hari Kemerdekaan Yang ke-54)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ucapan Najib Yang Paling Baik</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pada mulanya saya tidak bercadang
hendak menulis esei ini, tetapi apabila saya mendengar ucapan Perdana Menteri
kita, hati saya berkembang dan melafazkan: “Maha Suci Allah, Yang telah
menjadikan langit dan bumi dan di antara keduanya, yang telah memberi hidayat
kepada Perdana Menteri kami<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>untuk
membuat ucapan yang paling baik sejak beliau mengambil-alih tampuk negara!”
Tidak ada kebencian, petualang besar Anwar Ibrahim tidak disedbut;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tidak juga Mat Sabu si mulut celupar itu .
Ucapan itu rinkas dan padat, dalam bahasa sastera<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yang indah. Saya berasa hidup dan perjuangan
warga Malaysia yang baik sudah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>terbela.
Perasaan kegembiraan inilah yang mendorong <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saya menulis esei ini.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sumpah Seorang Anak Muda</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pada waktu saya muda, berumur 26
tahun, saya menulis:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>/bersama-sama,
bersama-sama, kita mara, wahai saudara-saudaraku/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>seperti Tuah dan Jebat zaman dahulu/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>kita telah mengangkat tanah ini tanah
tumpah darah kita/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>sendiri kita akan mengawal di
pantai-pantainya/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>oleh itu, datanglah, wahai
petualang-petualang yang sibuk./</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kemarau di Lembah, </i>Pulau Pinang, 1967;
46)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pada tahun 1958, waktu saya berumur 24
tahun,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saya menulis:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>/ada besok maka pasti ada
suria/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>aku akan pergi dengan seribu
Jebat si anak tani/<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>kian lama kita mati dalam
setia/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>kali ini kita hidup dalam
derhaka./</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 10;"> </span>(Ibid.,
; 48.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nyatalah saya seorang pemberontak,
memberontak terhadap dunia lama yang menyongkong untuk mencipta dunia baru yang
bebas. Tetapi saya juga seorang patriot. Hari ini, setelah saya memasuki tahun
ke-78, pada 9 September, 2011 lalu, al-hamdulillah, saya bebas. Saya telah
menyatakan hasrat yang ada di lubuk hati saya. Dengan demikian, saya juga telah
melafazkan cita-cita luhur Bangsa Melayu. Saya telah melaksanakan misi hidup
saya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya ada dua tiga rancangan penulisan yang harus saya
selesaikan. Insya Allah, menjelang akhir tahun 2013 semua kerja saya akan
selesai. Selepas itu, saya siap untuk mengadap Tuan saya serta
mempertanggungjawabkan kehidupan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kejelekan Sistem Dwi-parti Barat</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Beberapa hari sebelum itu, puak
pembangkang dan pengikut-pengikut mereka secara terbuka mendabik dada akan
menawan Putrajaya dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-13. Dalam kebongkakan mereka,
mereka lupa bahawa sistem dwi-parti Pemerintah/Pembangkang itu satu kejelekan
sejarah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eropah. Kanak-kanak pun tahu
untuk menggunakan kedua-dua belah tangannya apabila memegang botol susunya, sedangkan
sesetengah orang dewasa kita mahu jadi pengikut buta Barat menggunakan sebelah
tangan untuk merosakkan kerja sebelah tangan lain! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mereka sudah terpengaruh dengan ahli
falsafah Liberal Inggeris Thomas Hobbes yang menyifatkan masyarakat sebagai
medan perang “satu lawan yang lain” dalam karyanya <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leviathan</i>! Saya telah menulis tentang kedangkalan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>falsafah ini pada banyak tempat, kerana ia
bersifat primitif dan membazir. Primitif,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>kerana itu perangai manusia pada tahap paling rendah – haiwan! Membazir,
kerana satu tolak satu jadi nol. Keadaan ini sudah pun kelihatan di Eropah
sendiri dengan banyak kerajaan mereka lemah dan tidak stabil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kita harus kembali kepada falsafah
Islam: “Bekerjasama untuk kebaikan.” Arahan tetap kepada orang baik dalam Quran
berbunyai: “Seru kepada kebaikan dan larang kejahatan.” Surah 3, ayat 110
berbunyi: “Kamu sebuah masyarakat yang paling baik yang telah dilahirkan di
antara manusia; kamu mengajurkan kebaikan dan melarang kejahatan, dan kamu
beriman keada Tuhan …” Tidak ada yang lebih jelas daripada itu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jadi, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kita kenalah
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</span>parti yang ada dalam masyarakat kita, mewakili pelbagai jalur suku-banga
dan ideologi, boleh bekerjasama dalam sutau permuafakatan besar untuk kebaikan
rakyat kita yang berbilang kaum dan agama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nyatalah ini suatu sistem yang jauh lebih baik. Nasihat, teguran dan
kritikan untuk mengatasi pelbagai penyelewengan (rasuah, pembaziaran dan
sebagainya) boleh dibuat dari dalam, sementara masyarakat sendiri, melalui
media dan pelbagai pertubuhan lain boleh juga memainkan peranan ini. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kategori Bangsa Sunnatullah, Bukan Rasisme</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sesetengah rakyat kita salah sangka bahawa kelompok
suku-bangsa, seperti Melayu, atau Cina, atau India, atau lain-lain suku-bangsa
yang ada dalam Malaysia bercanggah dengan konsep Malaysia. Oleh itu, apabila
Timbalan Perdana Menteri kita berkata dia “Melayu dulu” , orang-orang ini
menuduh beliau rasis! Tidakkah mereka tahu bahawa Malaysia itu sebuah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
suku-bangsa?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tidak ada kontradiksi di
antara kedua-dua kategori ini. Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Berstau (PBB)
dianggotai oleh 192 bangsa – China, India, Rusia, Indonesia, Amerika Syarikat
dan lain-lain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Manusia suatu keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
bangsa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quran dalam Surah 49, ayat 13
mengisytiharkan: “Wahai manusia, telah Kami ciptakan kamu dari seorang lelaki
dan perempuan, dan menjadikan kamu pelbagai bangsa dan suku supaya kamu kenal
satu sama lain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yang paling baik<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>di antara kamu di sisi Tuhan itu mereka yang
bertakwa.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bangsa Melayu Satu Bangsa Yang Agung</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sudah tiba masanya kita meningkatkan jiwa kita menjadi jiwa
yang besar. Bangsa Melayu yang mendiami Gugusan Pulau-pulau Melayu, khasnya
Malaysia dan Indonesia, mempunyai banyak cirri yang sama. Kita satu bangsa –
Melayu, yang menutur bahasa Melayu (bahasa Indonesia itu berasakan bahasa
Melayu) dan yang beragama Islam. Jumlah bangsa Melayu yang beragama Islam 220
juta, keempat terbesar dalam dunia dan terbesar dalam dunia Islam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya sebut perkara ini bukan kerana saya lebihkan bangsa
Mealyu daripada bangsa-bangsa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lain di
dunia. Tidak sama sekali. Semua bangsa sama. Tiap-tiap bangsa ada kekuatannya
dan kelemahannya. Dalam sejarah kita melihat tamadun Mesopotamia di Iraq,
tamadun Mesir, tamadun Yunani dan tamadun Romawi naik-jatuh silih-berganti.
Dalam zaman moden, tamadun Arab- Islam melalui Turki-Islam kemudian diganti
oleh tamadun Eropah Yahudi-Kristian. Sekarang tamadun Liberal Eropah (Amerika
Syarikat itu lanjutan Eropah) nyata sedang runtuh, setelah sistem
Komunis-Marxis runtuh di akhir abad ke-20.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Melayu Harus Pimpin Dunia</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ini menyebabkan kita berfikir tentang sistem ganti yang pasti
akan muncul dalam dua tiga dekad yang akan datang. Oleh kerana kita orang
Islam, dan kita tahu Islam itu agama yang direda oleh Tuhan (Quran,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3: 19).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Kita yakin hanya <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deen</i> Islam
atau cara hidup Islam saja yang boleh membawa kemananan, kebahagiaan dan
kesejahteraan kepada dunia. Kita yakin kerana Islam itu “Jalan yang lurus”
(Quran, 1: 6) di antara dua penyelewengan besar Liberalisme dan Komunisme.
Berdasarkan keyakinan yang logik ini, maka kita ingin membuat saranan supaya
Bangsa Melayu di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Malaysia dan Indonesia
bergabung tenaga untuk memimpin dunia kepada keamanan dan kesejahteraan dalam
Abad Ke-21. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sekali lagi, tanpa melebihkan bangsa Melayu daripada
bangsa-bangsa lain, bangsa Melayu itu satu bangsa yang agung. Mereka mempunyai
raja, pentadbir, ulama dan sarjana, pengarang, ahli falsafah, pelukis, pelakun,
penyanyi dan sebagainya yang ramai. Biar saya sebut beberapa nama saja: Sultan
Muzaffar Shah dan Sultan Mansur Shah, Bendahara <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tun Mutahir dan Tun Perak<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dalam zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka Melaka,
Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Mahathir, Tun Daim Zainuddin) (pentadbir), Pendeta
Za’aba,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prof. Ungku Aziz,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim, Syed Hussein al-Attas,
Syed Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Hassan Ahmad (sarjana), Prof. Ismail
Hussein (budayawan), Tunku Abdul Rahman, Ishak Haji Muhammad, Dr. Burhanuddin,
Ahmad Boestamam (ahli politik), Hamzah Fansuri (ahli Sufi), Tun Seri Lanang,
Abdullah Munsyi, Raja Haji Ali,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syed
Sheikh al-Hadi, Keris Mas, Osman Awang/Tongkat Warrant, Adibah Amin,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pramoedya Ananta Toer, H. B.Jassin
(pengarang),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asmah Hj Omar, Takdir Alisjahbana (ahli
tatabahasa Melayu), Muhammad Yusoff Hashim (sejarawan), A. Samad Ismail
(wartawan), Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali, (jurubank),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seniman Agung P. Ramlee (pelakon/penyanyi),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hetty Koes Endang (penyanyi keroncong), Syed
Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Hamka (ahli falsafah), Syed Ahmad Jamal, Zakaria Ali
(pelukis), dan Hijjas Kasturi (juruukir).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bangsa Melayu tidak
akan dan tidak boleh menolak penyertaan sahabat-sahabat mereka <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dari suku-bangsa <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lain di Malaysia atau dari luar Malaysia yang
secara jujur ingin menyertai perjuangan besar ini. Ini perjuangan semua bangsa
yang mengiktiraf dan menjunjung perintah Ilahi untuk berjuang di
jalan-Nya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quran menerangakan bahawa
semua masyarakat telah dikirimi rasul-rasul-Nya untuk mengajar intisari ajaran-ajaran-Nya
kepada mereka. (10: 47).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>percaya arus ini akan bertemu menjadi satu
arus besar yang pasti akan membawa perubahan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>besar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kepada dunia dalam Abad
Ke-21. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Kaum Penentang</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Tidak syak lagi, penentangan akan wujud dari dalam kalangan
bangsa Melayu sendiri untuk menggagalkan perjuangan besar ini. Ini sunnatullah.
Wujudnya undang-undang ini bertujuan untuk menguji siapa yang jujur siapa yang munafik.
Kedua-dua masyarakat Malaysia dan Indonesia mempunyai banyak etnik dengan
pelbagai latarbelakang budaya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Namun
demikian, mereka disatukan dalam satu kesatuan Bangsa Melayu, bahasa Melayu dan
agama Islam. Ini menyebabkan kita memilih Dunia Melayu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>untuk melaksanakan misi agung ini.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kita mestilah
menguruskan penentangan ini dengan bijak supaya ia dapat dibataskan kepada
minimum. Tidak syak lagi, kemenangan akhir akan berada di tangan orang Islam
dan mukmin, kerana mereka memperjuangkan kebenaran Ilahi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kemenangan bukan hanya bergantung kepada
bilangan yang besar, tetapi lebih-lebih lagi, kepada kebenaran perjuangan ini.
Kebenaran itu kebal. “Katakanlah, ‘Kebenaran telah datang dan kepalsuan hapus.
Kepalsuan senantiasa akan hapus.’ ” (Quran, 17: 81). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pada waktu ini, Islam mempunyai dua musuh besar: puak
Yahudi-Kristian Barat, khususnya dilambangkan oleh negara kolonial Israel di
Palestin dan pelindungnya adikuasa tunggal Amerika Syarikat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Quran, 2: 120), dan puak musyrikin di Timur
dan Barat (Quran, 25: 55). Namun demikian, kita harus ingat bahawa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>benteng musuh Yahudi-Kristian Barat ini
bukan 100% kukuh, kerana wujud kumpulan humanis di antara mereka yang menentang
permusuhan ini. Umpamanya, penubuhan negara kolonial Zionis Israel di Palestin
ditentang oleh tokoh-tukoh Yahudi terkenal seperti Einstein dan Martin Bauber.
Ini kerana kumpulan spiritual-humanis ini terdiri daripada mereka yang berpijak
kepada ajaran spiritual Ilahi agama Yahudi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Begitu juga dalam puak musyrikin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh yang demikian, pimpinan Melayu-Islam kita mestilah bijak
mencari kawan yang ramai dan musuh yang sedikit berdasarkan pandangann hidup
spiritual Yahudi-Kristian dan tradisi-tradisi spiritual yang lain dalam
Hinduisme,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Budhaisme<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dan lain-lain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Seruan Kepada Kuasa Yahudi-Kristian Eropah </span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Berdasarkan ini, Bangsa Melayu mesti menyeru kepada kuasa
Yahudi-Kristian Barat supaya bersikap adil dan saksama terhadap umat Islam dan
terhadap umat manusia seluruhnya. Dalam zaman pasca Perang Dunia Kedua, mereka
telah melakukan kezaliman demi kezaliman terhadap Dunia Islam dan Dunia Ketiga.
Mereka terus memingggirkan, malah mengeksploitasi kedua-dua dunia ini.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Negara nasionalis-kolonial Israel di
tengah-tengah Dunia Islam tetap melambangkan kezaliman total yang selama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>63 tahun masih tidak terurai. Penawanan
mereka terhadap Iraq, campur-tangan mereka di Afghanistan dan di Libya, dan
penguasaan mereka terhadap umat Islam dan umat manusia melalui Majlis
Keselamatan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PBB yang anti-demokratik
(membohongi laungan demokrasi Barat!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Semua ini telah menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam. Sesetengah umat Islam,
terdesak demikian, beralih memberontak – satu pemberontakan yang bersebab!</span></div>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Musuh Yang Gelap</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mengikut seorang sejarawan Barat, Eric Hobbawn, dalam
bukunya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Age of Extremes – A History
of the World, 1914 – 1991 </i>(London: 1994), masa depan dunia gelap sekali.
Kata beliau: “Kita tidak tahu ke mana kita hendak pergi. Kita hanya tahu bahawa
sejarah telah membawa kit a sini, dan … mengapa. Walau bagaimana pun, suatu
perkara jelas. Jika kemanusiaan mahu ada suatu masa depan yang boleh kita
nampak, ia tidak boleh dengan memanjangkan masa lalu atau pun masa sekarang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jika kita coba untuk membangunkan millennium
yang ketiga berdasarkan itu, kita akan gagal. Dan harga kegagalan ini, yakni
alternatif<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sebuah masyarakat yang
berbeza,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hanya kegelapan.” (hlm. 585)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orang kafir itu, kata
Quran, dia tidak tahu dan hidup seperti<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>binantang. (47: 12). Pesimime agung ini telah kita lihat dalam
karya-karya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>penulis-penulis Barat dalam
dalam zaman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>antara dua peperangan dunia itu: dalam
karya-karya Albert Camus, Jean –Paul Sartre, W.B. Yeats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dan <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T.S. Eliot (Kassim Ahmad, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hadis – Satu Penilaian Semula, 1986</i>; hlm. 14-16.) </span></div>
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Persahabatan kepada Sekutu</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jadi, biarlah kita beri amaran keras kepada mereka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mansukhkan semua ketidak-adilanmu, wahai
adikuasa A.S.! Kami tidak takut kepadamu. Kamu pun di ambang kehancuran. Kamu
bangsa bangkrup yang hutangya sekarang meningkat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>puluhan trillion DAS! Daripada 317.8 juta
rakyatnya, serorang terhutang sebanyak DAS 175,800 dan DAS 666,593 per
keluarga.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Begitu juga dengan sekutumu di
Eropah. Kamu semua bangkrup; maka itu kamu menjadi perompak! Merompak di Iraq
dan di Libya!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Demikian juga kami beri<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>amaran keras kepada bakal musuh kami dalam Malaysia. Bangsa Melayu
terkenal sebagai satu bangsa yang sopan terhadap tetamu – “the gentlemen of the
East”, kata seorang penulis Perancis. Kerapkali mereka mengalah kepada tetamu,
bukan kerana takut, tetapi kerana kemurahan hati mereka. Tetapi apabila mereka
terdesak ke tembok, mereka akan beralih dan mengamuk, seperti Hang Jebat ,
seperti dalam Peristiwa Mei 13 (di Malaysia),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>dan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seperti dalam peritiwa
berdarah 30 September , 1965 atau Gestapu (di Indonesia). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sejarah membuktikan bahawa Malaysia berasal sebagai
negeri-negeri Melayu, dan Cina dan India sebagai pendatang. Berkat kemurahan
hati mereka, bangsa-bangsa pendatang ini telah diterima menjadi warganegara
Malaysia. Bangsa Melayu akan menghormati perjanajian ini sampai bila-bila.
Tetapi kami beri<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amaran keras kepada
mereka supaya jangan melampaui batas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kami memberi jaminan kepada
sahabat-sahabat kami dari pelbagai suku-bangsa dan agama di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Malaysia dan di seluruh dunia bahawa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kami hormat dan bersikap lembut kepada kamu.
Kamu sekutu kami dalam perjuangan besar ini. Ayuh, mara! Kejayaan besar di
pihak kita. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KASSIM<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AHMAD seorang
penulis bebas Malaysia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laman web beliau
<a href="http://www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com/">www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KITA SATU BANGSA
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KESEJAHTERAAN DAN
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh: Kassim Ahmad</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my">Darul_hikmah33@yahoo.com.my</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">16 September, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Mera’ikan Hari Malaysia Yang ke-48
dan Hari Kemerdekaan Yang ke-54)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ucapan Najib Yang Paling Baik</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pada mulanya saya tidak bercadang
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kita, hati saya berkembang dan melafazkan: “Maha Suci Allah, Yang telah
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>/bersama-sama,
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>seperti Tuah dan Jebat zaman dahulu/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>kita telah mengangkat tanah ini tanah
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>sendiri kita akan mengawal di
pantai-pantainya/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>oleh itu, datanglah, wahai
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kemarau di Lembah, </i>Pulau Pinang, 1967;
46)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pada tahun 1958, waktu saya berumur 24
tahun,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saya menulis:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>/ada besok maka pasti ada
suria/</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 385.1pt;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>aku akan pergi dengan seribu
Jebat si anak tani/<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>kian lama kita mati dalam
setia/</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>kali ini kita hidup dalam
derhaka./</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 10;"> </span>(Ibid.,
; 48.)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nyatalah saya seorang pemberontak,
memberontak terhadap dunia lama yang menyongkong untuk mencipta dunia baru yang
bebas. Tetapi saya juga seorang patriot. Hari ini, setelah saya memasuki tahun
ke-78, pada 9 September, 2011 lalu, al-hamdulillah, saya bebas. Saya telah
menyatakan hasrat yang ada di lubuk hati saya. Dengan demikian, saya juga telah
melafazkan cita-cita luhur Bangsa Melayu. Saya telah melaksanakan misi hidup
saya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya ada dua tiga rancangan penulisan yang harus saya
selesaikan. Insya Allah, menjelang akhir tahun 2013 semua kerja saya akan
selesai. Selepas itu, saya siap untuk mengadap Tuan saya serta
mempertanggungjawabkan kehidupan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kejelekan Sistem Dwi-parti Barat</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Beberapa hari sebelum itu, puak
pembangkang dan pengikut-pengikut mereka secara terbuka mendabik dada akan
menawan Putrajaya dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-13. Dalam kebongkakan mereka,
mereka lupa bahawa sistem dwi-parti Pemerintah/Pembangkang itu satu kejelekan
sejarah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eropah. Kanak-kanak pun tahu
untuk menggunakan kedua-dua belah tangannya apabila memegang botol susunya, sedangkan
sesetengah orang dewasa kita mahu jadi pengikut buta Barat menggunakan sebelah
tangan untuk merosakkan kerja sebelah tangan lain! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mereka sudah terpengaruh dengan ahli
falsafah Liberal Inggeris Thomas Hobbes yang menyifatkan masyarakat sebagai
medan perang “satu lawan yang lain” dalam karyanya <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leviathan</i>! Saya telah menulis tentang kedangkalan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>falsafah ini pada banyak tempat, kerana ia
bersifat primitif dan membazir. Primitif,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>kerana itu perangai manusia pada tahap paling rendah – haiwan! Membazir,
kerana satu tolak satu jadi nol. Keadaan ini sudah pun kelihatan di Eropah
sendiri dengan banyak kerajaan mereka lemah dan tidak stabil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kita harus kembali kepada falsafah
Islam: “Bekerjasama untuk kebaikan.” Arahan tetap kepada orang baik dalam Quran
berbunyai: “Seru kepada kebaikan dan larang kejahatan.” Surah 3, ayat 110
berbunyi: “Kamu sebuah masyarakat yang paling baik yang telah dilahirkan di
antara manusia; kamu mengajurkan kebaikan dan melarang kejahatan, dan kamu
beriman keada Tuhan …” Tidak ada yang lebih jelas daripada itu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jadi, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kita kenalah
susun suatu sistem pemeritahan yang selaras dengan falsafah ini.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Semua<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>parti yang ada dalam masyarakat kita, mewakili pelbagai jalur suku-banga
dan ideologi, boleh bekerjasama dalam sutau permuafakatan besar untuk kebaikan
rakyat kita yang berbilang kaum dan agama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nyatalah ini suatu sistem yang jauh lebih baik. Nasihat, teguran dan
kritikan untuk mengatasi pelbagai penyelewengan (rasuah, pembaziaran dan
sebagainya) boleh dibuat dari dalam, sementara masyarakat sendiri, melalui
media dan pelbagai pertubuhan lain boleh juga memainkan peranan ini. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kategori Bangsa Sunnatullah, Bukan Rasisme</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sesetengah rakyat kita salah sangka bahawa kelompok
suku-bangsa, seperti Melayu, atau Cina, atau India, atau lain-lain suku-bangsa
yang ada dalam Malaysia bercanggah dengan konsep Malaysia. Oleh itu, apabila
Timbalan Perdana Menteri kita berkata dia “Melayu dulu” , orang-orang ini
menuduh beliau rasis! Tidakkah mereka tahu bahawa Malaysia itu sebuah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
suku-bangsa?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tidak ada kontradiksi di
antara kedua-dua kategori ini. Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Berstau (PBB)
dianggotai oleh 192 bangsa – China, India, Rusia, Indonesia, Amerika Syarikat
dan lain-lain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Manusia suatu keluarga besar yang terdiri dari pelbagai
bangsa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quran dalam Surah 49, ayat 13
mengisytiharkan: “Wahai manusia, telah Kami ciptakan kamu dari seorang lelaki
dan perempuan, dan menjadikan kamu pelbagai bangsa dan suku supaya kamu kenal
satu sama lain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yang paling baik<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>di antara kamu di sisi Tuhan itu mereka yang
bertakwa.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bangsa Melayu Satu Bangsa Yang Agung</span></u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sudah tiba masanya kita meningkatkan jiwa kita menjadi jiwa
yang besar. Bangsa Melayu yang mendiami Gugusan Pulau-pulau Melayu, khasnya
Malaysia dan Indonesia, mempunyai banyak cirri yang sama. Kita satu bangsa –
Melayu, yang menutur bahasa Melayu (bahasa Indonesia itu berasakan bahasa
Melayu) dan yang beragama Islam. Jumlah bangsa Melayu yang beragama Islam 220
juta, keempat terbesar dalam dunia dan terbesar dalam dunia Islam. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saya sebut perkara ini bukan kerana saya lebihkan bangsa
Mealyu daripada bangsa-bangsa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lain di
dunia. Tidak sama sekali. Semua bangsa sama. Tiap-tiap bangsa ada kekuatannya
dan kelemahannya. Dalam sejarah kita melihat tamadun Mesopotamia di Iraq,
tamadun Mesir, tamadun Yunani dan tamadun Romawi naik-jatuh silih-berganti.
Dalam zaman moden, tamadun Arab- Islam melalui Turki-Islam kemudian diganti
oleh tamadun Eropah Yahudi-Kristian. Sekarang tamadun Liberal Eropah (Amerika
Syarikat itu lanjutan Eropah) nyata sedang runtuh, setelah sistem
Komunis-Marxis runtuh di akhir abad ke-20.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Melayu Harus Pimpin Dunia</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ini menyebabkan kita berfikir tentang sistem ganti yang pasti
akan muncul dalam dua tiga dekad yang akan datang. Oleh kerana kita orang
Islam, dan kita tahu Islam itu agama yang direda oleh Tuhan (Quran,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3: 19).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Kita yakin hanya <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deen</i> Islam
atau cara hidup Islam saja yang boleh membawa kemananan, kebahagiaan dan
kesejahteraan kepada dunia. Kita yakin kerana Islam itu “Jalan yang lurus”
(Quran, 1: 6) di antara dua penyelewengan besar Liberalisme dan Komunisme.
Berdasarkan keyakinan yang logik ini, maka kita ingin membuat saranan supaya
Bangsa Melayu di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Malaysia dan Indonesia
bergabung tenaga untuk memimpin dunia kepada keamanan dan kesejahteraan dalam
Abad Ke-21. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sekali lagi, tanpa melebihkan bangsa Melayu daripada
bangsa-bangsa lain, bangsa Melayu itu satu bangsa yang agung. Mereka mempunyai
raja, pentadbir, ulama dan sarjana, pengarang, ahli falsafah, pelukis, pelakun,
penyanyi dan sebagainya yang ramai. Biar saya sebut beberapa nama saja: Sultan
Muzaffar Shah dan Sultan Mansur Shah, Bendahara <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tun Mutahir dan Tun Perak<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dalam zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka Melaka,
Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Mahathir, Tun Daim Zainuddin) (pentadbir), Pendeta
Za’aba,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prof. Ungku Aziz,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim, Syed Hussein al-Attas,
Syed Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Hassan Ahmad (sarjana), Prof. Ismail
Hussein (budayawan), Tunku Abdul Rahman, Ishak Haji Muhammad, Dr. Burhanuddin,
Ahmad Boestamam (ahli politik), Hamzah Fansuri (ahli Sufi), Tun Seri Lanang,
Abdullah Munsyi, Raja Haji Ali,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syed
Sheikh al-Hadi, Keris Mas, Osman Awang/Tongkat Warrant, Adibah Amin,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pramoedya Ananta Toer, H. B.Jassin
(pengarang),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asmah Hj Omar, Takdir Alisjahbana (ahli
tatabahasa Melayu), Muhammad Yusoff Hashim (sejarawan), A. Samad Ismail
(wartawan), Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali, (jurubank),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seniman Agung P. Ramlee (pelakon/penyanyi),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hetty Koes Endang (penyanyi keroncong), Syed
Muhammad Naguib Al-Attas, Hamka (ahli falsafah), Syed Ahmad Jamal, Zakaria Ali
(pelukis), dan Hijjas Kasturi (juruukir).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bangsa Melayu tidak
akan dan tidak boleh menolak penyertaan sahabat-sahabat mereka <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dari suku-bangsa <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lain di Malaysia atau dari luar Malaysia yang
secara jujur ingin menyertai perjuangan besar ini. Ini perjuangan semua bangsa
yang mengiktiraf dan menjunjung perintah Ilahi untuk berjuang di
jalan-Nya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quran menerangakan bahawa
semua masyarakat telah dikirimi rasul-rasul-Nya untuk mengajar intisari ajaran-ajaran-Nya
kepada mereka. (10: 47).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>percaya arus ini akan bertemu menjadi satu
arus besar yang pasti akan membawa perubahan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>besar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kepada dunia dalam Abad
Ke-21. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kaum Penentang</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tidak syak lagi, penentangan akan wujud dari dalam kalangan
bangsa Melayu sendiri untuk menggagalkan perjuangan besar ini. Ini sunnatullah.
Wujudnya undang-undang ini bertujuan untuk menguji siapa yang jujur siapa yang munafik.
Kedua-dua masyarakat Malaysia dan Indonesia mempunyai banyak etnik dengan
pelbagai latarbelakang budaya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Namun
demikian, mereka disatukan dalam satu kesatuan Bangsa Melayu, bahasa Melayu dan
agama Islam. Ini menyebabkan kita memilih Dunia Melayu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>untuk melaksanakan misi agung ini.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kita mestilah
menguruskan penentangan ini dengan bijak supaya ia dapat dibataskan kepada
minimum. Tidak syak lagi, kemenangan akhir akan berada di tangan orang Islam
dan mukmin, kerana mereka memperjuangkan kebenaran Ilahi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kemenangan bukan hanya bergantung kepada
bilangan yang besar, tetapi lebih-lebih lagi, kepada kebenaran perjuangan ini.
Kebenaran itu kebal. “Katakanlah, ‘Kebenaran telah datang dan kepalsuan hapus.
Kepalsuan senantiasa akan hapus.’ ” (Quran, 17: 81). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pada waktu ini, Islam mempunyai dua musuh besar: puak
Yahudi-Kristian Barat, khususnya dilambangkan oleh negara kolonial Israel di
Palestin dan pelindungnya adikuasa tunggal Amerika Syarikat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Quran, 2: 120), dan puak musyrikin di Timur
dan Barat (Quran, 25: 55). Namun demikian, kita harus ingat bahawa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>benteng musuh Yahudi-Kristian Barat ini
bukan 100% kukuh, kerana wujud kumpulan humanis di antara mereka yang menentang
permusuhan ini. Umpamanya, penubuhan negara kolonial Zionis Israel di Palestin
ditentang oleh tokoh-tukoh Yahudi terkenal seperti Einstein dan Martin Bauber.
Ini kerana kumpulan spiritual-humanis ini terdiri daripada mereka yang berpijak
kepada ajaran spiritual Ilahi agama Yahudi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Begitu juga dalam puak musyrikin.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oleh yang demikian, pimpinan Melayu-Islam kita mestilah bijak
mencari kawan yang ramai dan musuh yang sedikit berdasarkan pandangann hidup
spiritual Yahudi-Kristian dan tradisi-tradisi spiritual yang lain dalam
Hinduisme,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Budhaisme<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dan lain-lain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Seruan Kepada Kuasa Yahudi-Kristian Eropah</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Berdasarkan ini, Bangsa Melayu mesti menyeru kepada kuasa
Yahudi-Kristian Barat supaya bersikap adil dan saksama terhadap umat Islam dan
terhadap umat manusia seluruhnya. Dalam zaman pasca Perang Dunia Kedua, mereka
telah melakukan kezaliman demi kezaliman terhadap Dunia Islam dan Dunia Ketiga.
Mereka terus memingggirkan, malah mengeksploitasi kedua-dua dunia ini.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Negara nasionalis-kolonial Israel di
tengah-tengah Dunia Islam tetap melambangkan kezaliman total yang selama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>63 tahun masih tidak terurai. Penawanan
mereka terhadap Iraq, campur-tangan mereka di Afghanistan dan di Libya, dan
penguasaan mereka terhadap umat Islam dan umat manusia melalui Majlis
Keselamatan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PBB yang anti-demokratik
(membohongi laungan demokrasi Barat!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Semua ini telah menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam. Sesetengah umat Islam,
terdesak demikian, beralih memberontak – satu pemberontakan yang bersebab!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dunia Musuh Yang Gelap</span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mengikut seorang sejarawan Barat, Eric Hobbawn, dalam
bukunya, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Age of Extremes – A History
of the World, 1914 – 1991 </i>(London: 1994), masa depan dunia gelap sekali.
Kata beliau: “Kita tidak tahu ke mana kita hendak pergi. Kita hanya tahu bahawa
sejarah telah membawa kit a sini, dan … mengapa. Walau bagaimana pun, suatu
perkara jelas. Jika kemanusiaan mahu ada suatu masa depan yang boleh kita
nampak, ia tidak boleh dengan memanjangkan masa lalu atau pun masa sekarang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jika kita coba untuk membangunkan millennium
yang ketiga berdasarkan itu, kita akan gagal. Dan harga kegagalan ini, yakni
alternatif<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sebuah masyarakat yang
berbeza,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hanya kegelapan.” (hlm. 585)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orang kafir itu, kata
Quran, dia tidak tahu dan hidup seperti<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>binantang. (47: 12). Pesimime agung ini telah kita lihat dalam
karya-karya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>penulis-penulis Barat dalam
dalam zaman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>antara dua peperangan dunia itu: dalam
karya-karya Albert Camus, Jean –Paul Sartre, W.B. Yeats <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dan <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T.S. Eliot (Kassim Ahmad, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hadis – Satu Penilaian Semula, 1986</i>; hlm. 14-16.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Amaran Keras kepada Musuh, Jaminan
Persahabatan kepada Sekutu</u></span></div>
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hati mereka, bangsa-bangsa pendatang ini telah diterima menjadi warganegara
Malaysia. Bangsa Melayu akan menghormati perjanajian ini sampai bila-bila.
Tetapi kami beri<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amaran keras kepada
mereka supaya jangan melampaui batas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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sahabat-sahabat kami dari pelbagai suku-bangsa dan agama di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Malaysia dan di seluruh dunia bahawa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kami hormat dan bersikap lembut kepada kamu.
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pihak kita. </span></div>
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penulis bebas Malaysia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laman web beliau
<a href="http://www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com/">www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-27564853018644335472017-07-19T03:25:00.002-07:002017-08-21T14:44:35.384-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ON PROPHET MUHAMMAD<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Kassim Ahmad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">29th July, 2016</span></sup><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="mailto:darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I am writing this article to clarify my position once and for all on
Prophet Muhammad. My detractors accuse me of belittling him. I never did. In
fact, I was like them before, repeating parrot-like, their mantra on him (“May God
bless him and may peace be on him”) which I inherited from my ancestors.
However, I felt uneasy, though amazed and perplexed, at Muhammad’superelevated
position.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Truth to tell, I began to study the Quran from the age of seventeen.
Every year I would repeat it, comparing one translation with another till I was
54 in 1986. By that time I have studied it for 36 years! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In the meanwhile, I studied Arabic as a subsidiary subject at the
University, and continued to study it later. By then I had collected most of
the Malay and English translations. I now have in my library 13 translations,
including what consider to be the best
English translation by Dr. Rashad Khalifa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yesterday was a hectic yet productive day for me. In the morning I
visited the Grand Old Man of Malaysia (GOMM) at his office in Putrajaya. Sadly,
I found him not to be his old confident self any more. Last year, in the evening,
as I walked beside him to go home, he said that he was like my older brother.
In 2014 when I first appeared as an accused at the Syari’ah Court in Putrajaya,
he attended the court, to the obvious surprise of everyone, including the
judge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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To continue my story, I walked away a little disappointed. Not only age
has taken toll on him, but Malaysia’s conservative Shafi’e religious school of
thought has distanced himself from the young exuberant forward-looking
Malaysians. Although I am nearing 83 and not physically young, I am as young in
spirit as ever. God be thanked! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I
raced to Setia Alam in Shah Alam in order to be in time for my last appointment
at 5.00 p.m. Luckily, the persons I was
to meet were also late. A few minute later they turned up. We had a productive
conversation for almost three hours. My new acquaintance, Abdul Karim Abdullah,
is a lecturer in one of our institutes of advanced learning. To my great joy,
we shared the same thoughts on all topics.
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Muhammad is the last prophet of God, ending a series of prophets
beginning with Prophet Adam, through prophets
Abraham, Moses and Jesus, teaching the same
religion of monotheism to their national communities. The only difference is
that Prophet Muhammad was sent to the whole world and delivered the
divinely-protected Quran . Hence he is “a mercy to the world.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Muhammad was an Arab. He had the
qualities to be the receptacle of a new revelation in Arabic, the language that
God chose to reveal the Quran in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is my position vis-à-vis Prophet Muhammad. My rejection of the
second syahadah is based on the Quran where it is rejected in Surah 63,verse 1.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You see I love God The Truth, and I obey Him. What wrong did I do for
the human religious authorities to accuse of belittling Islam? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author.
His website is </span><a href="http://www.kassimahmad.blogspot.cm/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">www.kassimahmad.blogspot.cm</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-71085010507886782832017-07-19T03:22:00.001-07:002017-07-19T03:22:17.625-07:00ON PROPHET MUHAMMAD<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ON PROPHET MUHAMMAD</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Kassim Ahmad</span></div>
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<sup><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">29th July, 2016</span></sup><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="mailto:darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">darul_hikmah333@yahoo.com.my</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am writing this article to clarify my position once and for all on
Prophet Muhammad. My detractors accuse me of belittling him. I never did. In
fact, I was like them before, repeating parrot-like, their mantra on him (“May God
bless him and may peace be on him”) which I inherited from my ancestors.
However, I felt uneasy, though amazed and perplexed, at Muhammad’superelevated
position.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Truth to tell, I began to study the Quran from the age of seventeen.
Every year I would repeat it, comparing one translation with another till I was
54 in 1986. By that time I have studied it for 36 years! </span></div>
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</span>In the meanwhile, I studied Arabic as a subsidiary subject at the
University, and continued to study it later. By then I had collected most of
the Malay and English translations. I now have in my library 13 translations,
including what <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consider to be the best
English translation by Dr. Rashad Khalifa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yesterday was a hectic yet productive day for me. In the morning I
visited the Grand Old Man of Malaysia (GOMM) at his office in Putrajaya. Sadly,
I found him not to be his old confident self any more. Last year, in the evening,
as I walked beside him to go home, he said that he was like my older brother.
In 2014 when I first appeared as an accused at the Syari’ah Court in Putrajaya,
he attended the court, to the obvious surprise of everyone, including the
judge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To continue my story, I walked away a little disappointed. Not only age
has taken toll on him, but Malaysia’s conservative Shafi’e religious school of
thought has distanced himself from the young exuberant forward-looking
Malaysians. Although I am nearing 83 and not physically young, I am as young in
spirit as ever. God be thanked! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
raced to Setia Alam in Shah Alam in order to be in time for my last appointment
at 5.00 p.m. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, the persons I was
to meet were also late. A few minute later they turned up. We had a productive
conversation for almost three hours. My new acquaintance, Abdul Karim Abdullah,
is a lecturer in one of our institutes of advanced learning. To my great joy,
we shared the same thoughts on all topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Muhammad is the last prophet of God, ending a series of prophets
beginning with Prophet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam, through prophets
Abraham, Moses and Jesus, teaching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same
religion of monotheism to their national communities. The only difference is
that Prophet Muhammad was sent to the whole world and delivered the
divinely-protected Quran . Hence he is “a mercy to the world.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Muhammad was an Arab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had the
qualities to be the receptacle of a new revelation in Arabic, the language that
God chose to reveal the Quran in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is my position vis-à-vis Prophet Muhammad. My rejection of the
second syahadah is based on the Quran where it is rejected in Surah 63,verse 1.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You see I love God The Truth, and I obey Him. What wrong did I do for
the human religious authorities to accuse of belittling Islam?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author.
His website is </span><a href="http://www.kassimahmad.blogspot.cm/"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">www.kassimahmad.blogspot.cm</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-661419205152919612017-07-16T13:49:00.003-07:002017-07-16T13:49:41.418-07:00NO HAND-SHAKING. IT IS FORBIDDEN<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_2958">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3059">NO HANDSHAKING! IT IS FORBIDDEN!</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3059"> By: Kassim Ahmad</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3059"> 17 July, 2017</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"> darul_hikmaf333@yahoo.com.my</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"><br /></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"> Some women and student-girls who visited
me after my arrest by Jawi to find out my position on the hadith
(recall a journalist who asked the deputy police inspector-general when
he visited Kota Bharu, Kelantan, when he would arrest me -- imagine a
citizen of Malaysia -- "head of the Malaysian anti-hadith movement" to
be arrested!), refused to shake hands with me. Their reason: it is religiously forbidden. What is the proof? I am not sure. In the Quran there is the idiom, 'to touch your women', meaning to 'make love'. So this is the source! How misunderstanding a word can cause confusion!</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"> What exasperates me is that some religious scholars who appear on "Forum Perdana Ehwal Islam" make the mistake. Like the call to prayer, repeating the so-called second syahadah ("I testimy that Muhammad is the messenger of God") that is practised throughout the Muslim world! It would be tedious to repeat these mistakes if the face of the contrary taught by God in His last scripture to mankind, the Noble Quran. Likewise the wearing of the
Muslim woman's tudung or full headscarft, which is traceable to the
corrupted teachings of the Bible. Bless be God Who has sent us the
protected Quran to confirm and supersede previous scriptures!</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"> Now hand-shaking is a sign of friendship, "glad-to-know-you" type of thing. It is common decantsy. It is to be welcome. How some of us have made it hedious! </b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057"><br /></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057">______________________</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500234331778_3057">KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website is <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></b></div>
Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-88697214812772989032017-07-16T08:17:00.002-07:002017-07-16T08:22:42.224-07:00MAJLIS KERA'IAN HARI JADI SAYA YANG KE-80<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PENGUMUMAM ATURCARA<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MAJLIS KERA’IAN
HARI JADI SAYA YANG KE-80 <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Atas kehendak dan daya usaha
sahabat-sahabat saya di Kuala Lumpur, satu majlis kera’ian hari jadi saya yang
ke-80 (9 September, 2013) diadakan pada 15 Februari, 2014 di dewan Yayasan
Kepimpinan Perdana di Putrajaya bermula pada 9.00 pagi hingga 5.00 petang.
Beberapa orang sarjana akan membicarakan secara kritis karya-karya saya dalam
bidang-bidang politik, sastera, agama dan falsafah. Negarawan ulung Malaysia,
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, akan merasmikan acara ini.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Pada hari keesokannya (16 Februari),
saya akan memberi ucapan bertajuk “Halatuju Negara untuk Tiga Puluh Tahun Akan datang”. Beberapa orang tokoh akan mengupas ucapan ini. Juga akan ada sesi
Soal-Jawab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Kehadiran dengan jemputan. Jamuan
makan akan disediakan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Acara disusun oleh Jawatankuasa
Penaja yang dipimpin oleh En. Nik Aziz Hassan (012-2624336).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 50%;">KASSIM AHMAD,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 50%;">Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 50%;">8 Febriari, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-67313491258066184622017-07-12T14:13:00.001-07:002017-07-12T14:13:45.441-07:00MUSLIM WOMEN HEADSCARFT <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_11964">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_14244">MUSLIM WOMENS' HEADSCRAFT. IS IT NECESSARY?</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13195"> Let me quote the Quran on the Muslim dress code. "Tell the believing men that they shall subdue their eyes and to maintain their chastity. This is purer for them. God is fully cognizant of what they do. Tell the believing women to subdue their eyes and maintain their chastity. They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. They shall cover their chests, and shall not relax this code in the presence of other than their husbands, their fathers ... (See Quran, 24: 30-31)</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13193"> Thus the tudung or full-fledged headscarf is not ordained by God.</b><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13191">
The corrupt religious scholars insists on Muslim women to cover their
'aurat. 'Aurat is an Arabic word meaning nakedness. Thus a woman's hair
is not her 'aurat or nakedness. I would put to men's chauvinism to conceal the beauty of their women. God knows better and ordains appropriately to conceal their beauty.</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13207"> Seventy years ago women did not wear the tudung</b>. <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13348">My mother never did. Her contemporaries never did. They wore selendang, a partial headcover</b>.<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13378"> Were they not schooled? Not likely. Thus the complete headcover is a new teaching after the theocratic revolution in Iran</b> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13510">in 1979. I am sure the Iranian women themselves will revolt
against this unhealthy attire that allows no air to run over her hair.
Moreover when taking ablution to pray they have to wipe their heads of dust. </b></div>
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Some people regard this as fashion. However not all Muslim women agree
with this. A fashion that has negative results to her head is not to be
tolerated. However, we can trace this habit to a corrupted source -- New Testament, Corinthian 1, 11: 2-16.
Let me quote the passage, "Tetapi tiap-tiap perempuan yang berdoa atau
bernubuat dengan kepala yang tidak bertudung menghina kepalanya, sebab
ia sama dengan perempuan yang dicukur rambutnya. Tetapi jika bagi
perempuan adalah penghinaan bahawa rambutnya digunting atau dicukur,
maka haruslah ia medungi kepalanya ..."</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499886083612_13510"> Do our tudung-clad women know this? Do our religious scholars who insist on the tudung know this? If they do do not, and they do not, they better learn!</b></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-49238211783479883932017-07-11T16:01:00.001-07:002017-07-11T16:01:11.913-07:00SATU ATAU DUA SYAHADAH?<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499801403975_4600">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499801403975_4838"> Oleh: Kassim Ahmad</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499801403975_4838"> 12 Julai, 2017</b></div>
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Walaupun Quran mengajar satu syahadah saja, kebanyakan orang Islam di
seluruh dunia mengamalkan dua kalimah syahadah. Praktik ini kita warisi
dari nenek-moyang. Ini saya panggil Islam baka - Islam yang sudah
berubah, yang pertama digubal oleh Imam Shafi'e (m. 204 AH/820 A.D}.</div>
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Satu-stunya syahadah disebut dalam Quran berbunyia, "Tuhan naik saksi
tiada tuhan melainkan Dia, dan begitu juga para malaikat dan mereka yang
berilmu. Yang sebenar dan saksama, Dia tuhan yang mutlak. Tidak ada
tuhan kecuali Dia, Yang Maha Berkuasa dan Yang Maha Bijaksana. (3: 18)
Apa yang dikatakan syahadah kedua dibatalkan dalam Quran (Lihat 62:1)
Pembatalan itu berbunyi, "Apabila orang muafifik datang kepada kamu,
mereka berkata, "Kami naik saksi kamu rasul Allah. Tuhan mengetahui kamu
rasul-Nya dan Tuhan naik saksi orang munafik itu pendusta."</div>
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Ini nyata dan logik. Nabi Muhammad salah seorang daripada dua puluh
nabi lagi rasul yang disebut dalam Quran. Mustahil Nabi Muhammad sendiri
melafazkan sayahadah ini, apalgi nabi-nabi sebelumnya! Quran memaklumka
keapada kita Tuhan mengirim rasul kepada tiap-tiap masyarakat. Bilangan
rasul mestilah beribu-ribu.</div>
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Seorang sahabat saya menyatak, jika demikian, kita menentang arus
perdana. Jawab saya dalam hal keimanan yang menentukan bukan bilangan
tangan yang diangkat, tetapi kebenaran,</div>
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Apa akibat dari kesilan besar ini? Umat Islam duduk di mana sekarang?
Nombor tujuh atau lapan dalam dunia di belang Amerika Syarikat, Britain,
Francis, China, India, Rusia dan lain-lain. Dulu setelah 30 tahun Nabi
Muhammad wafat, bala-tentera pembebasan Islam membebaskan penindasan
rakyat dari dua kuas besar penindas Parsi dan Baizantium.dan menjadi
kuasa utama di dunia. Ia kelak di situ selama 800 tahun. Baghdad ibu
kota dunia. Eropah zaman pertengahan datang belajar di Baghdad selama
300 tahun. Baca buku Robert Brifualt, <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499801403975_6080">The Making of Humanity</i> (1919) dan G. Sarton, <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499801403975_6244">Introduction to A History of Science </i>(1931)</div>
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Baru-baru ini dalam satu emel yang panjang seorang kawan memberitahu
saya ahli sains dari NASA setelah mengkaji surah "Malam Penentuan"
(Surah 97) masuk Islam, kalau saya tidak silap. Dalam autobiografi saya
yang bakal keluar hujung tahun ini, saya menyatakan sama ada orang Islam
kembali kepada ajaran Quran sebagai autoriti utama atau dunia akan
masuk Islam melalui ajaran Quran sebelum akhir tahun 2017, Saya tidak
waswas lagi ini akan berlaku. Seperti yang telah ditegaskan dalan Quran
"Kebenrana telah datanf dan kepalsuan hapus, dan kepalsuan senantiasa
akan hapus." </div>
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KASSIM AHMAD seorang pengarang Malaysia. Laman webnya <www .kassimahmag.blogspoy.my=""> </www></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-55513372710809355652017-07-03T13:10:00.001-07:002017-08-21T14:38:07.490-07:00THE MUSLIM PRAYER<div id="yiv2049088925">
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Let me quote the Lord's prayer. "Our Father in Heaven, hallowed by thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil. For thy is the kingdom and the power and the glory, for ever.
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<b id="yiv2049088925yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498861266512_6030"> The Muslim prayer is contained in the first Surah called the <i id="yiv2049088925yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499032623754_14767">Fatehah</i> or <i>The Key</i>.
It goes like this: "In the name of God, the Beneficieant and the
Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgement. Only You do we worship and
from only You do we ask for help. Lead us in the straight path, the path
of those whom You bless, nor of those who have deserved wrath, nor of
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To explain the crass materialism of the Lord's prayer as compared to
the Muslim prayer and its beautiful avoidance of this crass materialism
and yet contains man's physical needs we have to put it in framework of
Jesus's time. Jesus lived 6,000 years ago. He was a Jew as was Moses.
His mother was Maryam and father was unknown , but believed to be a
carpenter. Jesus was a special messenger of God. God endowed him with many miracles, curing leprosy and even creating life! Yet the Lord's Prayer is inferior to the Muslim Prayer. While the Muslim prayer majestically avoids this crass materialism,
yet it provides for man's physical needs. The so-called hadiths are
fabrications hung on the head of Prophet Muhammad without his
permission. Prophet Muhammad was warned by God not to initiate any other teaching except the Quran. (See Surah Al-Haaqqah (69), verses 38-48) </b></div>
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<b id="yiv2049088925yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498861266512_6030"> The early Muslims, within 30 years, liberated the two empires of then world, the Sassanian
and the and most of the Byzantine, to be the number one power for eight
centuries. Medieval Europe sat at the feet of Baghdad for three
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Today where stands the Muslim world? Number seven or eight below the
USA, Britain, France, Russia, China, India and even South Korea. Their
Islam, the way of life, decreed by God for them has become nothing more
than mere rituals. Even then their azan or their call to prayer blithely opposed God's standing order to worship Him alone.</b></div>
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<b id="yiv2049088925yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498861266512_6030"> Now God is All-Great and All-Powerful and does not need peoples' worship of Him. It is the people who need to worship God. </b><br />
<b> This is happening throughout the Muslim world. Where are their leaders and scholars? </b></div>
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English poet John Keats said, "Beauty is Truth/Truth Beauty/That is all I know/That is all there is to know/.</div>
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In my experience, this came several times. In a dialogue organized by ABIM. a Muslim youth organization on my book <i id="yiv9869779809yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498068380298_11324">Hadis - Satu Penilian Semula </i>(translated <i id="yiv9869779809yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498068380298_11415">Hadith - A Re-evaluation</i>).</div>
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When the Malay original came out,in 1986 the Malaysian skies fell on me
like a ton of bricks. Our cartoonist Lat depicted this event very well
with me carrying a beg with dark skies and storms brewing on the
right.. The book was discussed in the print media for two months, half
supporting me and half opposing. After the two months of wide
discussions, the reactionary religious authorities banned it. It was a
primitive act inherited from the European Middle Ages. Soon it was
translated into English and Arabic and read throughout the world,
bringing positive consequences in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. In
Malaysia six rejoinders soon appeared, repeating their tired old
arguments, which I had already demolished in the book in the first
place.</div>
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I was not the first to be critical of hadith. Several writers before me
had done so. But, without wanting to boat, mine was the first all round
and scientific treatment of the matter.</div>
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The book originated from a five-part article that I wrote for my weekly
column in a weekly magazine.The editor, fearful of negative
repercussions in a fanatically Shafi'e-influenced Malaysia, refused to
publish it. I learned later that the matter was discussed in the Cabinet
and even raised in the Malay Rulers' Council. The education minister
then, Abdullah Badawi, acting for the Cabinet, I guessed, rightly argued
for freedom of academic discourse. My friends in the a department of
sociology and anthropology in <i id="yiv9869779809yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498068380298_12596">Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia</i>
was ready to sponsor the seminar I called for. However, it was
cancelled by Pusat Islam/Islamic Centre. Lastly, I had to resort to
publishing it through my friend-publisher Azran Abd. Rahman, bringing
the skied down on my head, as I said.</div>
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My Arab philosopy professor-friend Dr Hassan Hanafi chided me for
raising an abstract matter, arguing I should focuss my attention to
bread-and-butter issues..I replied that I wanted those things as well,
but these can only be had through a philosophical outlook.</div>
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Coming back to my story about the ABIM dialogue: several scholars in
attendance yelled at me accusing me of arrogance. In fact one prayer
leader denounced me in a Friday prayer sermon when I was in front of
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the prayer I looked at the village youths who attended the prayer. They
simply smiled! I thought if I were in Pakistan or Bangladesh. I would
have been beaten to death! </div>
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Two three years later all of them -- those religious scholars who
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<b id="yiv0916131372yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497688748282_10343"> Oleh: Kassim Ahmad </b></div>
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Buku: Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hassan, <i id="yiv0916131372yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497688748282_10355">Ide-ide Reformasi Islam Malaya Kini</i>, 2017,Strategic Information Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.</div>
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Ini sebuah buku yang penting dengan tajuk yang relevan, ditulis oleh
seorang tokoh Malaysia (Melayu). Rjujukan-rujukannya banyak dari segi
buku atau temubual.Kebanyakan rujukan buku oleh ulama tradisional. Ada
satu bab bertajuk "Seminar Pemikiran Kassim Ahmad ..."</div>
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Malangnya, penulis tidak mengenakan analisis kritikal. Beliau berat
sebelah nama-nama tokoh-tokoh yang besar. Sementara beliau tidak
kritikal terhadap tokoh-tokoh ini (malah beliau amat kagum terhadap
mereka),beliau amat kritikal terhadap pemikiran saya. Saya
mengalu-alukan kritikan terhadap karya-karya saya. Saya mendukung kuat
pemikiran bahawa yang salah harus dilawan dengan yang benar di medan
perbahasan yang sihat dan bebas. Saya menjemput perbahasan dari adat
primitif mengharamkan buku (dua buku saya dan dua risalah saya telah
diharamkan melalui fatwa). Demikianlah saya akan melawan buku ini dengan
hujah-hujah yang lebih baik.</div>
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Di lokasi lain, saya telah menulis eses-esei tentang "The Mistakes Man
Makes", "Dua Jenis Islam, "The Rise and Fall of Islam", "Misi Besar
Dunia Melayu", dan lain-lain (semuanya telah disiarkan dalam blog saya
<www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></div>
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Saya akan sebut beberapa kesalahan besar dalam buku ini. Pertama,
beliau mengulangi jenayah Imam Shafi'e yang buat pertama kali membuka
pintu kepada konsep DUA SUMBER UTAMA (iaitu Quran dan Hadis). Nabi
Muhammad membawa sebuah buku saja, iaitu Quran. Ada banyak bukti yang
boleh diberi dari Quran. Salah satu aduan Nabi Muhammad yang agung
kepada Tuannya, yang berbunyi, "Ya Tuanku,umatku telah membelakangkan
Quran ini. Demikian Kami wujudkan musuh bagi setiap nabi dari kalangan
penjenayah. Tuanmu cukup sebagai pemberi hidayah dan penolong. " (Surah
Al-Furqan (25), ayat 30-31.) </div>
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Kesalahan besar dua kalimah syahadah. Syahadah hanya satu.Syahadah ini terdapat dalam Surah <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497815129785_11451">Ali-Imran</i>
(3), ayat 18. Apa yang kita warisi dari nenek-moyang (Islam baka), apa
yang didakwa syahadah kedua dibatalkan dalam Quran Surah Al-Munafiqun
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Ini semua amat jelas. Mengapa pengarang ini bersama dengan kebanyakaan
orang Islam baka lain tidak mahu mengerti? Saya amat dukacita. Lihat
akibat kesilapan kita. Orang Islam duduk di mana hari ini dalam dunia?
Number tujuh atau lapan. Tiga puluh tahun selepas Nabi Muhammad wafat
umat Islam melonjak naik menjadi kuasa nombor satu dalam dunia. Kita
kekal di situ selama lapan abad. Eropah zaman pertengahan datang belajar
di Baghdad selama tiga ratus tahun sebelum kebangkitan Eropah.</div>
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Adakah deen Islam sekarang ritual semata-mata? Cerdik pandai Islam harus jawab soalan ini.</div>
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Penulis juga menyentuh perkara apa yang dipanggil hukum hudud. Ia merjujuk kepada frasa Quran <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497815129785_10892">tilka hududul'Lah </i>yang disebut beberapa kali. Maknanya "sempadan Allah" Jangan kita langgar sempadan Allah. </div>
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Apakah makna sempadan Allah di sini? Dalam tiap-tiap perbuatan manusia
ada satu sempadan yang tidak boleh kita langgar. Kita kena makan, tidur,
bersenam, dan lain-lain, tetapi kita tidak boleh melakukan aktiviti ini
berlebihan. Itulah makna sempadan. Ia bukan hukuman, apalagi yang
tetap. Dalam zaman Nabi, Muhammad wujud hamba-abdi, tetapi Quran
mengarahkan kita membebaskan mereka. Dalam zaman Nabi kaum wanita kelas
dua yang harus dipimpin oleh kaum lelaki, tetapi pada tahap
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Hanya wujud dua jenis hukuman. Pertama hukuman setimpal, yakni seberat
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Ada orang
bertanya, khasnya tentang syahadah, kita melawan arus seluruh dunia
Islam. Kita akan menghadapi kemarahan seluruh dunia Islam. Saya jawab,
"Dalam hal ini, (kebenaran, iman) bukan jumlah tangan yang diangkat yang
dikira. Tuhan, yakni Kebenaran dengan T besar, yang menentukan. Dan
hanya ada satu Kebenaran, sepertimana Tuhan itu Satu, Tidak boleh ada
dua Tuhan. Dua tuhan bermakna satu lebih. Tidak boleh. Tuhan telah
memberi amaran kepada kita dalam Quran, "Jangan sembah dua tuhan, Tuhan
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Tuhan
juga mengingatkan kita supaya jangan ikut nenek-moyang buta-tuli.
Bagaimana kalau nenek-moyang kita tidak mendapat petunjuk? Kita harus
semak apa yang kita warisi daripada nenek-moyang. Jangan ikut buta-tuli.
Di Hari Pembalasan, kita akan ditanya. Video akan menunjukkan apa yang
telah kita lakukan di dunia. Kita tidak boleh lari. Inilah yang
disifatkan dalam Quran kita akan hukum diri kita sendiri. </div>
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Saya ingin mengulang. Jangan ikut nenek-moyang kita buta-tuli, walau
bagaimana besar nama mereka. Tidak ada manusia yang sempurna. Yang
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Saya juga mengagumi falsafah Shah Waliyullah. Tetapi saya tidak fanatik
kepada dia. Ilmu falsafah berkembang dari satu tahap ke tahap yang
lebih tinggi. Kita kena ingat dan beri perhatian kepada perkara ini.</div>
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Biasanya tiap-pagi selepas aku mandi pukul 6.0 aku akan duduk di depan
di bawah berenda rumahku mendengar keroncong atau musik klasik Barat
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Adatku dari aku muda dulu, aku akan bangun pukul 2.00 pagi dan
sembahyang sunat tahajjud. Kemudian aku akan masuk ke dalam
pejabat/perpustakaanku serta menulis sajak atau artikel yang akan aku
siarkan dalam majalah dan akhbar tempatan. Oleh kerana sekarang aku
dianggap penulis kontroversi, aku siarkan artikel-artikelku dalam
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Dua tiga hari dulu, sedang aku duduk begitu, aku melihat burung cak
rumah dan burung tekukur liar terbang ke sana kemari. Aku terfikir
mengapa Tuhan menciptakan burung cak rumah yang kecil itu. </div>
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Mengikut Quran, Tuhan jadikan seluruh alam raya ini untuk berkhidmat
kepada manusia. Aku tanya diriku, "Apa guna burang cak kecil itu
kepadaku?" Mungkin sebagai satu perhiasan bagi mataku. Tetapi bagaimana
dengan alam yang amat besar dan luas itu dengan pokok dan binatang,
termasuk binatang buas, seperti singa dan harmaus? ? Untuk membuktikan
kekayaan dan kekuatan-Nya? Boleh jadi. </div>
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Alam raya ini begitu luas. Ia tidak bertepi. Tetapi bagaimana pula
dengan Tuhan? Apakah yang ada sebelum Dia? Atau para ateis betul.
Mula-mula hanya ada gas, kemudian gas ini meletup dalam satu kejadian
yang dahsat yang dikenal dengan bunyi letupan yang besar yang berkembang
menjadi alam raya dengan alam pokok, alam binatang dan kemudian alam
manusia. Apabila manusia pertama zahir, <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497375769768_6475">Homo sapiens, </i>dunia
bertukar melalui proses evolusi. Ini berlaku sejuta tahun dulu dan,
mengikut perkiraan para ahli, akan berterusan hingga berbilion tahun
lagi. Apabila tenaga dalam alam raya ini habis, ia akan telungkup
semuanya tanpa apa-apa pun, kecuali, mengikut Quran, Wajah Tuhan. </div>
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Jadi yang mula-mula wujud Wajah Tuhan; sama-sama denga Wajah Tuhan
wujud bayangan-Nya, iaitu alam raya. Wajah Tuhan itu Wujud Mutlak (<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497375769768_8372">Neccery Being</i>),
sedangkan alam raya wujud ciptaan (Contingent Being). Bolehkah kita
bayangkan masa sebelum wujudnya Tuhan, kerana Tuhan wujud dan berdiri
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Mengapakah aku bertanya ini semua? Kerana aku ingin tahu. Mengikut
penyarir Inggeris John Ketas, "Beauty is Truth/Truth Beauty/That is all I
know/That is all there is to know/ Itu jawapan Keats yang didatangi
inspirasi. Semua manusia ada kalanya ia didatangi inspirasi. Pada waktu
ini kesedarannya meningkat naik. Kia kata dia ditadani inspirasi atau
ilhan atau juga wahyu. Quran itu wahyu Tuhan kepada Nabi Muhammad. Pada
masa yang sama Quran disifatkan sebagai "perkataan rasul yang mulia".
Quran dalam bahasa Arab. Mengapa Tuhan pilih bahada Arab untuk Quran?
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Most Muslims everywhere are not even aware they have committed the
greavious crime of associating God with Muhammad. The attestation of
faith is contained in Surah <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497205389704_7169">Ali-Imran</i>,
(3) verse 18, "God bears witness there is no god except He, and so do
the angels and those who possess knowledge, Truthfully and equitably He
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In Surah <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497205389704_6850">Al-Munafiqun </i>(63<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497205389704_6850">: </i>1)
the second testimony is rejected. This second testimony goes, "When the
hypocrites come to you, they say, "We bear witness that you are the
messenger of God." God knows that you are His messenger and God bears
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Twenty-five messengers of God are mentioned in the Quran. Why does this
second testimony mention Muhammad alone? How did prophets Ibrahim,
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Religion or <i>deen</i>,
meaning a way of life is the way of life decreed by God. Because
Prophet Muhammad (note that I do not distinguish him from from other
prophets) except that he was the last, and he sent to the world with the
last divine scripture. This scripture is protected by an awesome
mathemetically-structured code called Code 19.</div>
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Most Muslims, when Muhammad's name is mentioned, repeat the mantra <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497205389704_7517">sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam</i>
. (on him be God's help and peace), blithely forgetting that a few
verse before that (verse 43) states God's help to believers. The verse
on God helping Muhammad is 56. See how most Muslims go against God's
order. Look at the consequences. We have fallen to a very low place in
the world. We were the Number One Power sixty years after the prophet's
death. We occupied that place for eight centuries. Baghdad was the
capital of the world. Medieval Europe sat at the feet of Baghdad for
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Amazingly Muslim scholars have not answered the question of the fall of
Islam. Do they think of Islam as simply rituals? Do they not know that
Islam made great contributions to world civilization? It is high time
they do and pave the way for a second Muslim civilization that must
come. It must come because Europe and by extension the U.S is bankrupt
and finished. Genuine Islam as contained in the Quran must be creatively
applied to suit modern circumstances. </div>
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It is reported that Islam is the fastest growing religion now. This is
good news, but that alone is not enough. There must be thinkers and
philosophers who can think through the maze of modern life, clearly
define the Muslim way of life and solve its problems. successfully. </div>
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In this great endeavour, we must distinguish between Arabization and
Islam. An Arab is a national category; Islam is a religious category.
The two are not the same. </div>
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KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></div>
Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-81268422926071419522017-06-10T12:32:00.002-07:002017-06-14T11:42:22.449-07:00GOD'S BOUNDARIES<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_2480">
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<b>GOD'S BOUNDARIES</b></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3979">
By: Kassim Ahmad</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3980">
11 June, 2017</div>
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The Quran mentions the phrase God's boundaries several times. Since Man
first appeared in the world a million years ago, the world changed in
accordance with his wishes, mistakes or no mistakes. In another
location, I have written about the many mistakes man makes. When the
last of the prophet-messengers was sent to the world between 610-632
A.D. -- he was called by God, "a mercy to the world", because he
delivered the profound Quran to the wold. In fact, the Quran is said to
be the "words of a noble messenger". When he received the Quran, he was
under inspiration. Inspiration equals revelation.</div>
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It was reported that Muhammad had 40 writers. Whenever a revelation
came to him, those present of the 40 writers, including himself, would
write down the Quran. The tradition the he was illiterate is false,
since he was sent by a prominent and rich lady in Mecca (Khatijah) later
to be married to him, to trade. A businessman must be able to count
and therefore read and write. His companions, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman and
Ali were litertate Khatijah later proposed to him and lived a happy
monogamous happy marriage of 25 years.</div>
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The phrase "God's boundaries" does not refer to what some Muslim
scholars called "fixed punishments" A crime takes place under all sorts
of circumstances. A man may steel money to buy milk for his daughter.
One cannot punish this man as he can a habitual robber. The phrase
refers to an action that is balanced. A person must eat; but he should
not overeat He must sleep, but he cannot oversleep. He must work, but
he cannot overwork, and so on. That is what it means</div>
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It is amazing how scholars can err. Therefore never deify so-called
great people. Use your critical thinking. God gives you a mind that is
placed at the top of your person, and covered in a hard cover. Think! </div>
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__________________________</div>
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KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website is <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-52476393682206897662017-06-10T12:28:00.002-07:002017-06-10T12:28:30.982-07:00GOD'S BOUNDARIES<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_2480">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_2993">
<b>GOD'S BOUNDARIES</b></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3979">
By: Kassim Ahmad</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3980">
11 June, 2017</div>
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<darul_hikmah333 yahoo.com.my=""></darul_hikmah333></div>
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The Quran mentions the phrase God's boundaries several times. Since Man
first appeared in the world a million years ago, the world changed in
accordance with his wishes, mistakes or no mistakes. In another
location, I have written about the many mistakes man makes. When the
last of the prophet-messengers was sent to the world between 610-632
A.D. -- he was called by God, "a mercy to the world", because he
delivered the profound Quran to the wold. In fact, the Quran is said to
be the "words of a noble messenger". When he received the Quran, he was
under inspiration. Inspiration equals revelation.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3523">
It was reported that Muhammad had 40 writers. Whenever a revelation
came to him, those present of the 40 writers, including himself, would
write down the Quran. The tradition the he was illiterate is false,
since he was sent by a prominent and rich lady in Mecca (Khatijah) later
to be married to him, to trade. A businessman must be able to count
and therefore read and write. His companions, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman and
Ali were litertate Khatijah later proposed to him and lived a happy
monogamous happy marriage of 25 years.</div>
<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3824">
The phrase "God's boundaries" does not refer to what some Muslim
scholars called "fixed punishments" A crime takes place under all sorts
of circumstances. A man may steel money to buy milk for his daughter.
One cannot punish this man as he can a habitual robber. The phrase
refers to an action that is balanced. A person must eat; but he should
not overeat He must sleep, but he cannot oversleep. He must work, but
he cannot overwork, and so on. That is what it means</div>
<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497117410700_3838">
It is amazing how scholars can err. Therefore never deify so-called
great people. Use your critical thinking. God gives you a mind that is
placed at the top of your person, and covered in a hard cover. Think! </div>
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__________________________</div>
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KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website is <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-80065091641267822312017-06-09T13:33:00.001-07:002017-06-09T13:33:18.949-07:00IS A WOMAN'S HAIR HER 'AURAT?<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497034686926_6284">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497034686926_7796">IS A WOMAN'S HAIR HER 'AURAT?</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497034686926_6883"> By: Kassim Ahmad</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497034686926_6977"> 10 June, 2017</b></div>
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Most Muslim women throughout the world wear the inavitble <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497034686926_6978">tudung</i>
or fully-clad headscarf, wrongly thinking that her hair is her 'aurat
and should be covered. 'Aurat is an Arabic word meaning "nakedness" It
is not logical her hair is her nakedness. </div>
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Let me quoted the Quran on the dress code for women, "Tell the
believing women that they subdue their eyes and maintain their chastity.
They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is
necessaru. They shall cover their chests and shall not relax this code
in the presence of other than their husbands, their fathers ..." (24:
31) Thus a woman's hair is not her 'aurat and need not be covered.
Covering her hair is also not healthy. It smells.</div>
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However, the origin of this is traceable to the Torah in Korintus, 11:
5. Bunyinya, "Tetapi tiap-tiap perempuan yang berdoa atau bernubuat
dengan kepala yang tidak bertudung, menghina kepalanya, sebab ia sama
dengan perempuan yang dicukur rambutnya. Sebab jika perempuan tidak mahu
menudungi kepalanya, maka haruslah ia juga menggunting rambutnya .." </div>
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How many of our tudung-clad women know this? I bet none. If they do,
they would scurry to do away with their tudung! On the other hand, some
are proud of wearing the tudung, wrongly thinking that the tudung shows
their religiosity. What amazes me why their religious scholars do not
tell them this. Is it they too do not know? </div>
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___________________________</div>
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KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website is <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> </www></div>
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Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-12014849712518012282017-06-08T13:17:00.000-07:002017-06-08T13:17:27.082-07:00TWO TYPES OF ISLAM<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496944487992_6540">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496944487992_6674">TWO TYPES OF ISLAM</b> </div>
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By: Kassim Ahmad</div>
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9th June, 2017</div>
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Do not be mistaken. There are two types of Islam, one that we inherited
from our ancestors, and the true one that is taught in God's final
scripture, the protected Quran. No scripture could be protected before
this -- man's scientific,knowledge has not attained that stage as yet.
Therefore all scriptures before the Quran have been tempered with. </div>
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Even the Quran has been tempered with! See how the Devil works? Surah <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496944487992_8537">Al-Bara'ah </i>(9)
originally has 127 verses. During the time Uthman (third califh), a
commision was set up to check the Quran, his order being that two or
more witnesses must confirm each verse. One of the commission's members,
Khuzaimah, suggested to credit the Prophet by adding two more verses to
this Surah, i.e. 128 and 129. The original Quran ended at verse 127. </div>
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This is confirmed by history. Hafsah's copy of the Prophet's own
manuscript that he wrote himself was ordered to be burnt by later
caliph, Marwan! If the revised copy was the same as the Prophet's copy,
why was the order made? Note that Surah 9, does not begin with the usual
<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496944487992_6912">basmallah</i> . The All-knowing
God knew that this chapter was going to be tempered with; He therefore
withheld His stamp of approval. This was not to be known for centuries
until Dr. Rashad Khalifa discovered the awesome Code 19. The discovery
of this code contained in Surah 74, verse 30 so encouraged Dr. Kalifa
that he claimed himself to be messenger of the covenant, which was to be
Prophet Muhammad. The context of verse proves this.</div>
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I happened to know Dr. Khalifa and I dissuaded him from making the
claim, telling him over the phone. if that were true, to let God Himself
show it. He failed to take my advice, leading him to be stabbed to
death! I happend to see that Dr Khalifa was prone be egoistical. So in
my prayers I always pray that I am protected from that weakness. </div>
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The other Islam is the true Islam to be found in the Quran. The Prophet
was strongly warned by God not to initiate any other teaching than the
Quran. (See Surah 69, verses 38-48), thus rendering the so-called
hadiths as fabrications tied to the great name of the Prophet. </div>
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Strangely, of late someone has began a movement called the Quran-hour.
Although I should welcome it, I am a bit scaptical. I would rather begin
a Quran academy, training hundreds of students the methodology of Quran
study so that in a few years we may have many, many proficient students
of the Quran. The students must of course study classical Arabic. I
studied Arabic at the university as a subsidiary subject.. </div>
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It has been said that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the
world. Yet all over the world, the call to prayers is made, although
there is no need to now since we know the times of prayers. Worse they
repeat the so-called second syahadah against the clear prohibition in
the Quran (see Surah 63, verses 1-2). Prophet Muhammad, the last prophet
bringing the last divine scripture to the world, was only one of 25
prophets mentioned in the Quran. The ones that are not mentioned must
number thousands, since every community was sent a prophet-messenger to
deliver God's teachings. .</div>
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KASSIM AHMAD is a Malaysian author. His website is <www .kassimahmad.blogspot.my=""> .</www></div>
Kassim Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059909735396467315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13734046.post-22115272741894180552017-06-07T13:07:00.000-07:002017-06-07T13:07:00.855-07:00INDIVIDUAL verse STATE TERRORIM<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_8944">
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_11243">INDIVIDUAL TERRORISM VERSES STATE TERRORISM</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_11319"> By: Kassim Ahmad</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_10126"> 8 June, 2017</b></div>
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Of late there have been outbreaks of terrorism in many places. One can
date it from the famous knock down of the twin towers in the U.S known
as 9/11. The latest were in Manchester in Great Britain. Incidently,
note this term "Great Britain". Confessedly, Britain is the home of
Shakesphere and Isaac Newton -- two great names. But who termed it
great? Going back in history, when Arab-Islam was the the Number One
Power in the world for eight centuries contributing brilliantly to world
civilization and culture, Baghdad was called the capital of the world.</div>
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Medieval Europe sat at the feet of Baghdad to learn for three centuries
before its Renaissance. Most Western historians conspired to erase this
brilliant contribution of Islam to world civilization. To refute this,
read Robert Briffault <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_10329">The Making of Humanity </i> and Gordon Saturn's four-volumn <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_11652">History of Science. </i></div>
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<i> </i>Most
Western countries were colonialist. The first wave of colonialism was
Portuguese and Spanish; the followed by the second wave of Dutch,
French, German and British. Was there a good side to European
colonialism, meaning to awaken sleeping peoples? No. For example, the
great Malay 15th to 16th trading port of Malacca was visited by more
than 80 nations -- that must comprise all the nations of the world at
that time. Malay the l<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496730694477_10694">ingua fanca</i>. Was there any need for it to be congured by the Portuguese, except to colonize and steal its riches? </div>
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To day the Muslim nations everywhere are the inheritors of our once
great civilization. We remember how we were colonized by European
powers. Should we not be angry at how we were treated by the West? Has
anyone count the cost in lives and property of European colonialism? I
expect the cost is beyond count. It is too large. This is their current
reason for the so-called "terrorist" attacks at Western cities.</div>
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Of course the world cannot go on in this way. But can we blame the
besieged Muslim alone? What about the colonial powers? Must they not be
responsible too? We have to be candid. The colonial powers must
apologize openly to the colonized peoples and pay token compensation,
and two sides can come to and amicable solution, and thereby usher in a
truly peaceful world administered in a truly democratic deliberative way
without the so-called five nuclear-armed superpowers dictating upon us
all!</div>
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