Good Morning everybody! It is Sunday morning! I am up early today. Can't believe it huh? Yeah.. It is real early to see me not on the bed this time during weekend like this.
Mmm.. I have abondoned my beloved blog for days. I have so may things to blog about. You know, there are so many issues being raised lately. All the silly issues.
Let me start from events that happen in our country and narrow down to what happened recently in my Uni.
1. ALLAH issue
This year shows that 2010 doesn't start off pretty good. There are many sensitive religious and racial issues have been brought up.
5days after the Christians merrily celebrated The Savior's birthday, Christians in Malaysia, especially those in Sabah and Sarawak were given a long waited good news that we are now officially and legally allowed to use the word ALLAH in our praise & worship.
I can't really recall when was exactly this issue first being raised up. I guess few years back when the Minister of Home Ministry then stopped the publication of Catholic Herald's Magazine because of the usage of word " ALLAH".
The catholics have been figting for their right to use the word since then, and finally few hours just before 2009 closed its curtains, the Catholics rejoiced as the High Court gave them her green to use ALLAH in their bulletin.
Well, the good news didnt last very long though, when few days after the approval, Dr. M, the UMNO politicians, Muslim NGOs and many other Muslim Associations or individual Muslim objected the final decision by High Court.
Basically their point of argument are that they scared that the ALLAH usage will confused the fellow muslims in this country, that the ALLAH word is so sacred and holy that it can only be used and restricted to Muslims..
Well, I believe not all Muslims think that way. Only those with lack of historical facts, emotional, and live in fear of others converting their people to other religions would think so. ESpecily those who are from West Malaysia. Because these people just live among themselves, never stepped their feet to Sabah and Sarawak, see how we here with a multiracial backgrounds, multi-religions identitties can live in harmony and tolerate each other well.
Non-muslims in Sabah Sarawak have been using this ALLAH word even before we were united with the West to form Malaysia. And there have not been a fuss here about the word ALLAH. Only recently a group of people in the West who suddenly got enlightenment from dunno where, realize that
ei, I thought that when we say ALLAH, it means the God of Islam. Why the non Muslim also use ALLAH? Why only now they use ALLAH? Nie mesti ada niat buruk nie. Ini tak bole jadi nie, kena ban nie.They are the one who started this mess and poison the mind of the rest of Muslims, make them think that only Muslims have the every right to use ALLAH.
Well, To those who raise this issue up. If you scare that confusion will hunt your people after allowing the usage in non-muslims, why don't you educate your people and strengthen their faith, instead of banning the rest from using it?
MMM, are the muslims particularly those in Malaysia very weak in their faith, deficient in their knowledge to differentiate ALLAH in Christian, ALLAH in Sikh & ALLAH in Islam? The argument they made seems to claim it that way. I have came across comments from our fellow muslims friends in their blogs and in the internet, some of them are very pissed off with this bunch of people especially the politicians and the media who purposely splash some oil to heat up this issue. Some of them also find banning the Non-muslims, not only the Christians, from using the word ALLAH, portrays that Muslim are easily confused, just by a word. Because they think that this act of banning indirectly shows the muslims are fragile in faith and are easily confused.And they don't see why the word should be restricted only to Muslims.
Well, in issues like this, everyone has their says, some sounds very rational, and some are just bullshiting around.
Well, from my point of view, the word should not be restricted to Muslims only. I don't say this just because I am a Catholic. But I say it from my knowledge, facts and history bout the word ALLAH.
When I see the arguments of those who back the ALLAH usage for everyone. I can see the points. They have facts from the History. Not only the Christians, but also some of our fellow Muslims find this issue ridiculous.
How could A ban B and C from using the word ALLAH when B and C have been using the word long long long before A come into existence? Not only Christians, but the Sikh also use the word ALLAH in reference to their God. Just because the intepretation of ALLAH in Islam is different from the Non-Islam, they could ban the rest from using the word, in fear of by using the word, the meaning of ALLAH is Islam would be confused by the Muslims?
Muslims in this country have been blessed and given so many privileges and priorities in practising their faith. Pendidikan Islam has been in our curriculum since the Malaysia gained its independence. Whereas, the students of other religions are thrown into one group and take the common subject Pendidikan Moral, instead of our own religion subject. And I don't see people from other religion, like the Sikh and the Christians confused by the word ALLAH. Why they with all the religious lessons given to them everywhere, in school (from primary to tertiary and higher education level), broadcast-ed in television programmes like Al-Kulliyah, and so many others still could be confused easily by the word ALLAH?
Even the Islamic countries like Arab, Indonesia don't make a fuss about this issue. They don't ban the Non-muslims from using the word. Because it is clearly from the history, that the ALLAH word predates Islam and it has been used by the Non-muslims long before the Muslims use it.
Why in a multi-racial country like Malaysia, who just busy promoting One Malaysia, all of a sudden after 50 years of independence , ban the rest from using the word ALLAH?
The Muslims who object the word ALLAH being universal to everyone, talk about the sensitivity of the Muslims when they argue about this. They said don't raise the anger among Muslims, don't violate the rights of Islam being the official religion in Malaysia, that Islam is protected under the Perlembagaaan Persekutuan, that no one in this country has the right to question it.
Well, to people who raised the Muslim sensitivity, all the while when you argue this issue, have you ever thought about there are people who are not Islam also listening to your arguments? When you busy talking about muslims sensitivity, where the Sensitivity of the rest gone when you allow your mouth to speak before your brain? Do you think that only the Muslims in this country has feelings? The rest don't? Oh spare me God!
Have you ever considered it just for a few seconds when you accused us the Christians have HIDDEN AGENDA by using the word, that we are christianizing and spread christianity to the Muslims in this country by using the word ALLAH?
Gosh.. I was taken aback, feel so hurt when I first read the news. Goodness.. Yeah I know we are in the midst of serious arguments. But accusing others to defend yourselves, so you can win??? I just cant take it. I am so sad that there are actually a bunch of people who think that way. Gosh.. We use ALLAH merely to refer our ALmighty God in our own praise and worship. How could you even said those thing to us?
You are such a loser that in order to win, you attack people instead of defensing yourselves. Not to mention the ugly incidents 2 days ago when 4 churches have been burnt, damaged by home-made petrol bom. They also damaged the cars and other properties that showed signs of Christianity. There are also sms spread around that we Christians better take all the rosary, cross or any things that tell we are christians, off from our belongings and properties. Or else, they will damage it. Could you imagine, after 50 years of independece, there are people out there still with a 3rd world mentality? I just couldn't imagine it.
I am not talking bad about all Muslims. Because I strongly believe most of the Muslims in our country don't believe in violence. It is just that these stupid idiot who (dare) to call themselves Muslim hold on firmly and resort to violence when they can't achieve what they want. They are using the Jihad as an excuse to hurt others. It is people like them who tarnish the good image of Islam.
I have many good nice muslims friends. I just hate it when this kind of issue being brought up, it could easily spoil the good relationship among the Muslims and the Nons.
I just hope that this issue can be settled as soon as possible. A win-win resolutions to both parties.
I think I should give this issue a rest, and let the wise speaks and make a wise decision for all.
Ermm, a long winding opinion about this. It takes all my energy out that now I am too tired to talk about other thingss..
Got to have some rest first. Headache is still her looking for opportunity to attack me.
Enjoy your Sunday weekend people!!!