Malaysians and 'Rahman prophecy'

Glad to share this opinion, found here. At least someone has written and expressed the funny things of this so-called 'prophecy' which I myself had doubt when I first knew it many years ago. You read and you think upon it, and I believe that definitely you'll agree with it.

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Mat Al-Jajawi: I have never heard of a more imbecilic 'prophecy' than this and wonder who was the smart Alec who started it, as if Malaysia does not have enough follies already.

The first prime minister was not Rahman, but Tunku Abdul Rahman. So his name starts with a ‘T' and not R. Even if one drops the Tunku part, his name will start with an ‘A'.

Granted that in the case of the second PM, his name was Abdul Razak Hussein; so the first letter of his name is obviously ‘A'. Similarly, Hussein Onn's name fits into the ‘prophecy' as it starts with an ‘H.'

So do the two succeeding PM's Dr Mahathir Mohamed and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. When it comes to Najib, his name is Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak, so his first letter is an ‘M', not an ‘N'.

In summary, the prophecy is correct only in four out of six cases - or two-thirds correct. Granted this fraction happens to coincide with the parliamentary majority required to amend the Malaysian constitution.

But to use this ‘performance' to justify the prophecy is ridiculous and shows how naive we Malaysians can be.

I would have thought that for a country that boasts of having launched a man into space, this kind of prophecy would have been nipped in the bud, when it first appeared in the 1970s.

Using the true first letters of the five names who have been prime ministers, and Najib who is tipped to be the next one, their first letters spell ‘Tahmam'.

The nearest Arabic word that comes closest to this is tuhmah. It means an accusation. Readers please check other languages.

Oil price

Malaysian are currently paying RM2 per liter petrol despite the global oil price has reduced to USD55 per barrel. Have you ever calculated that the price we are paying is the actual petrol price that people in other countries are paying too? Plus, our government has promised to give subsidy of RM0.30 for every liter of the oil.. But the government has just announced that there is no more subsidy given as the oil price is significantly going down.

Found a simple, but practical analysis on the actual oil price here. It's worth reading it, no harm!

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Ganesh: Malaysians are paying too much for petrol. Even after the recent reduction, we are actually paying RM1 more per litre than what we are supposed to and this money goes into the government's pocket.

One barrel of crude oil can produce of 159 litres of petrol. The price of US$55 per barrel should be multiplied with 3.5 being the exchange rate of the US dollar to Ringgit Malaysia.

The total should then be divided with 159 litres. Thus, US$56 x 3.5 = RM196 divided 159 litres = RM1.23 per litre.

The government has informed us that we are receiving a subsidy of 30 sen per litre. So, RM1.23 per litre - 30 sen = 93 sen per litre. But Malaysians are paying RM2 per litre! (the new price after the Nov 17 reduction)

By right, Malaysians should be paying 93 sen per litre and not RM2 per litre. The reduction given by the government does not make any sense at all and does not correspond to the reduction in price of crude oil per barrel.

Kita cari yang tersembunyi, kita biarkan yang nyata

Beberapa petikan daripada tulisan Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin yg bertajuk Bila Yang Nyata Dibiar, Yang Tersembunyi Dicari.

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Amat dukacita bagi masyarakat kita, jika kita sibuk mendedahkan maksiat yang tertutup yang disuruh oleh prinsip Islam agar kita tidak membukanya, dalam masa yang sama kita membiarkan berleluasa maksiat yang terbuka yang dilakukan atas pentas, dalam filem dan dijual dengan harga yang mahal.

Amatlah dukacita jika penguat kuasa agama ada masa yang cukup untuk pergi mengintip, memecah pintu milik peribadi orang lain bagi memastikan maksiat wujud ataupun tidak, namun dalam masa yang sama tiada masa untuk menghenti suami yang zalim memukul isteri yang sudah berulang kali membuat aduan, tidak cukup masa untuk menyelesaikan kes-kes kezaliman rumah tangga dan seumpamanya.

Aduhai dukacita, jika mereka bersemangat sampai sanggup tunggu pukul 2, 3 pagi untuk mengintip pasangan berkhalwat tetapi tiada cukup tenaga untuk membantah majalah-majalah yang terang-terang siang dan malam dijual yang mempamerkan aksi-aksi panas pasangan yang tidak berkahwin. Kita cari yang tersembunyi, kita biarkan yang nyata.

Sesetengah media, memang suka berita sensasi tentang maruah ‘orang lain’ untuk dilelong. Namun Islam menentang cara yang demikian. Maksiat yang dibanteras secara keras oleh Islam adalah maksiat yang berlaku secara terbuka kerana ia menggalakkan aktiviti mungkar dan mencemarkan iklim masyarakat Muslim. Adapun maksiat berlaku secara sembunyi dan hanya membabitkan soal peribadi insan, bukan keselamatan awam, maka ia tidak didedahkan.


Berkenaan isu lelaki menyerupai wanita, dan wanita menyerupai lelaki:

Ini adalah pengetahuan am yang diketahui umum, sekalipun orang mereka yang tidak mendalam agama dan tidak membaca keputusan fatwa. Namun persoalannya adalah pelaksanaan. Memang wujud wanita yang hidup ‘bergaya’ lelaki. Namun, maksiat terbuka yang banyak kelihatan jika penguat kuasa agama ingin mencegahnya adalah lelaki yang menyerupai wanita. Entah berapa ramai selebriti lelaki negara kita yang berwatak seperti perempuan. Entah berapa banyak pula drama, pertunjukan dan filem kita yang seakan mengiktiraf ‘wanita jadi-jadian’. Sehingga seakan kita ada tiga spesis; saudara, saudari dan ‘saudarai’. Inilah maksiat terbuka yang lebih patut dibantah daripada mencari-cari ‘kemungkinan’ maksiat di belakang pintu yang berkunci.


Sumber: Minda Mufti

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Pada saya, selagi pihak-pihak yg memegang jawatan di Jabatan Agama Islam tidak boleh ditegur dan melaksanakan apa yg sepatutnya, selagi itulah masalah yg timbul takkan dapat diselesaikan. Adakah mereka merasakan bahawa mereka kebal drp melakukan kesilapan & pantang ditegur? Padahal bukan semuanya mereka tahu, dan bukan semua yg mereka tahu & laksanakan itu betul. Tetapi dek keegoan dan rasa diri serba tahu, segalanya jadi tunggang terbalik!