Israelis Applaud Massacre of Palestinians

Among the terrible pictures that I have seen on the Web, pictures that Palestinians and friends of Palestine have sent me, the most terrible was not of shattered, mutilated bodies, of blasted lives and unendurable pain. The most terrible was a picture of young Israelis standing within their secure borders (of occupied Palestine!) looking at the devastation being visited on the terrified civilians of Gaza a couple of miles away. And the unremitting horror of that image was that those who watched the bombs bursting in air and the puffs of death rising—they were smiling.

I searched my memory banks to recall where I’d seen such an image before. It was many years ago in a book about the Civil Rights struggle in America and it showed a lynching of a black man and a crowd of grinning whites—men, women and children in a party mood under the limbs of the tree upon which hung the burnt and crucified corpse. It used to be possible for travelers in the apartheid US south to purchase postcards depicting such scenes—and they had captions like, “One less Nigger to worry about!”

Source: Press Action

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The world should now realize who's the real terrorist. Even their people were very happy watching the Palestinians be killed. My heart was deeply touched, full with anger when I watched a group of Israelis, men and women, gathered just to watch and enjoy the massacre few days ago on television. We'll wait till their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, relatives and friends be killed in front of their eyes, whether they can still applaud and enjoy it.

Martin Luther wrote in his book, On the Jews and Their Lies (1543):

There is no other explanation for this than the one cited earlier from Moses — namely, that God has struck [the Jews] with 'madness and blindness and confusion of mind.' So we are even at fault in not avenging all this innocent blood of our Lord and of the Christians which they shed for three hundred years after the destruction of Jerusalem, and the blood of the children they have shed since then (which still shines forth from their eyes and their skin). We are at fault in not slaying them. Rather we allow them to live freely in our midst despite all their murdering, cursing, blaspheming, lying, and defaming; we protect and shield their synagogues, houses, life, and property. In this way we make them lazy and secure and encourage them to fleece us boldly of our money and goods, as well as to mock and deride us, with a view to finally overcoming us, killing us all for such a great sin, and robbing us of all our property (as they daily pray and hope). Now tell me whether they do not have every reason to be the enemies of us accursed Goyim, to curse us and to strive for our final, complete, and eternal ruin!

Qatar, Mauritania suspends ties with Israel

DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar and Mauritania froze ties with Israel on Friday over its three-week-old offensive on Gaza and a meeting of Arab and Muslim leaders in Doha called for a suspension of the Arab peace initiative with the Jewish state.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said Qatar, the only Gulf Arab state with ties to Israel, would ask the Jewish state to close its trade office in Doha and remove its staff until the situation improved.

In Nouakchott, Mauritania said it had frozen political and economic ties with Israel following the recall of its ambassador for consultations last week in protest at the Gaza offensive, but stopped short of a full severing of diplomatic ties.

The Doha meeting called on Arab countries to review their ties with Israel over the offensive that has killed more than 1,100 Palestinians and to suspend the Arab peace initiative.

The 2002 Arab initiative offered Israel normal relations in return for full withdrawal from all Arab land and a just solution to the issue of Palestinian refugees.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose country has been engaged in indirect peace talks with Israel, said the Arab peace initiative was "dead" and urged Arab states to end all "direct and indirect" ties with the Jewish state.

"I consider the Arab initiative with Israel "dead", he said.

Khaled Meshaal, Hamas's Damascus-based leader, told the opening session of an emergency conference on Gaza his group would not accept Israeli conditions for a truce and would fight on until the offensive ended.

"Despite all the destruction in Gaza, I assure you: we will not accept Israel's conditions for a ceasefire," Meshaal said.

Continue reading here.

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Does Islam Promote Violence?

Excerpt from the 20 Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims (who have some knowledge of Islam), by Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik.
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DOES ISLAM PROMOTE VIOLENCE?

Question:

Doesn’t Islam promote violence, bloodshed and brutality since the Qur’an says that Muslims should kill the kuffar where ever they find them?


Answer:

A few selected verses from the Qur’an are often misquoted to perpetuate the myth that Islam promotes violence, and exhorts its followers to kill those outside the pale of Islam.

1. Verse from Surah Taubah

The following verse from Surah Taubah is very often quoted by critics of Islam, to show that Islam promotes violence, bloodshed and brutality:

“Kill the mushriqeen (pagans, polytheists, kuffar) where ever you find them.”
[Al-Qur’an 9:5]

2. Context of verse is during battlefield

Critics of Islam actually quote this verse out of context. In order to understand the context, we need to read from verse 1 of this surah. It says that there was a peace treaty between the Muslims and the Mushriqs (pagans) of Makkah. This treaty was violated by the Mushriqs of Makkah. A period of four months was given to the Mushriqs of Makkah to make amends. Otherwise war would be declared against them. Verse 5 of Surah Taubah says:

“But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is oft-forgiving, Most merciful.”
[Al-Qur’an 9:5]

This verse is quoted during a battle.

3. Example of war between America and Vietnam

We know that America was once at war with Vietnam. Suppose the President of America or the General of the American Army told the American soldiers during the war: “Wherever you find the Vietnamese, kill them”. Today if I say that the American President said, “Wherever you find Vietnamese, kill them” without giving the context, I will make him sound like a butcher. But if I quote him in context, that he said it during a war, it will sound very logical, as he was trying to boost the morale of the American soldiers during the war.

4. Verse 9:5 quoted to boost morale of Muslims during battle

Similarly in Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 5 the Qur’an says, “Kill the Mushriqs where ever you find them”, during a battle to boost the morale of the Muslim soldiers. What the Qur’an is telling Muslim soldiers is, don’t be afraid during battle; wherever you find the enemies kill them.

5. Shourie jumps from verse 5 to verse 7

Arun Shourie is one of the staunchest (most firm/steadfast) critics of Islam in India. He quotes the same verse, Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 5 in his book ‘The World of Fatwahs’, on page 572. After quoting verse 5 he jumps to verse 7 of Surah Taubah. Any sensible person will realise that he has skipped verse 6.

6. Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 6 gives the answer

Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 6 gives the answer to the allegation that Islam promotes violence, brutality and bloodshed. It says:

“If one amongst the pagans asks thee for asylum (refuge), grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure that is because they are men without knowledge.”
[Al-Qur’an 9:6]

The Qur’an not only says that a Mushriq seeking asylum during the battle should be granted refuge, but also that he should be escorted to a secure place. In the present international scenario, even a kind, peace-loving army General, during a battle, may let the enemy soldiers go free, if they want peace. But which army General will ever tell his soldiers, that if the enemy soldiers want peace during a battle, don’t just let them go free, but also escort them to a place of security?

This is exactly what Allah (swt) says in the Glorious Qur’an to promote peace in the world.

By: Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik

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May this brief explanation help to improve the understanding of my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters, as well as the Non-Muslims in understanding the real Islam. Islam is a religion that promotes peace and serenity.

Who says boycott campaign won’t work?

I was called to give response to a letter entitled “Boycotting US products won’t work”, sent by a reader, which appeared here. Personally, to some extent, I don’t agree with him. It’s up to the readers to judge it. But everyone has his/her own opinion.

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Boycotting US products won’t work

DOES former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seriously think that boycotting US products will work?

(Yes, I agree that the boycott campaign will definitely work, provided that everyone unites for it. And Tun Dr. Mahathir was not the first and the only one who initiated the move. Many international Muslim scholars have given the fatwa that boycotting the enemies’ products is necessary, at least to weaken them, err..but no fatwa from Malaysian scholars yet, particularly from JAKIM, National Fatwa Council, or Mufti of each state)

I say his suggestion, though noble, will never work because Malaysians, especially the young, love the US too much for the boycott to work.

(How can he’s very sure that the young Malaysians love the US to much? Prove it. Or the writer is one of those who love the US very much. As long as the information is delivered, and proper explanation is given, it’s impossible that everyone will just close their eyes. If one of every 10 person supports the boycott, it will still make difference and small change. Maybe the writer has never heard about the Starfish story)

There is also a call to boycott Israeli products. Unless I have been asleep all these years, as far as I know Malaysia does not have direct trade with Israel, least of all diplomatic ties. So what products are we supposed to boycott?

(I think the writer has been asleep all these years. The boycott campaign states that we should boycott all the products and companies that had track record of financially supporting Israel. And of course, when they support Israel financially, they support the killing of innocent people too, particularly Muslims. And not all products that contribute to the development of Israel come from the US. Some of them are from Switzerland, France, etc. So read, listen and think carefully before giving any comments)

I know of products that are marketed in Malaysia that are manufactured by American Jews, British Jews, French Jews, Russian Jews and so on. But they are not Jews who live in Israel and, as the unwritten rule goes, they are exempted and can trade with Malaysia.

Or is Dr Mahathir also referring to them too? If that is so, then I can tell you our country will be totally crippled overnight. The reality of it all is that we are too dependent on the US. It is our No. 1 trade partner, and we have no other choice but to be dependent on the US.

(I agree that US is one of the main trade partner of Malaysia. But who says that we have no other choice but to be dependent on the US? Opps..the writer said so. For certain categories of products, yes it’s true. For the moment, we may not have alternative for Intel (the microprocessor). In fact, the whole world is depending on it. But instead of Dell, there’re many other alternatives. We can still buy and use Toshiba, Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Compaq, Sony, BenQ, etc. Look at the list of the brands that financially supports Israel. Is it true that we don’t really have alternatives? Unless you love their products very much, of course you don’t want to use other brands, it’s your own choice. I don’t have to list down all the products here since they’re being spread everywhere now)

We must be realistic and use the means at hand to get the world to unite against the US and Israel. We must be more forceful and vocal in the United Nations, NAM and OIC. We must bust their veto power.

(Yeah, be realistic. It means that we have to wait till all Palestinians be killed or chased out from their land, and Palestine will be erased from the world map. Only at that time the world will unite against the US and Israel. Who will listen to us? UN, NAM, OIC, Arab League are all no use now. They take months to meet and make decision, and by the time they agree on certain decisions, the Jews have succeeded in killing Muslims and conquering the world)

Malaysia may be a small country but with proper planning and support of all UN members it can work. I think Wisma Putra should be able to initiate this move. Forget boycotting US and Israeli products as it is a waste of time and energy.

(Boycotting is not a waste of time and energy. It’s one of the actions that we are merely capable of, other than praying, donating money, joining the protest, signing the petition, etc. If someone thinks that it’s a waste of time and energy, then he doesn’t need to join it. But don’t disturb others who are willing to do it. Another alternative, he can wait until he becomes the Prime Minister of Malaysia, or the chairman of OIC, or the Secretary General of UN so that he can get the world to unite against the US and Israel. I pray that the day will come very soon)

Arab leaders risk losing legitimacy: Qaradawi

By: Anwar Elshamy

ISLAMIC scholar Sheikh Dr. Yousuf al-Qaradawi yesterday warned the leaders of Arab nations against “losing legitimacy if they kept turning a deaf ear to the voice of their peoples,” while renewing his call for a boycott of Israeli and US goods over “the ongoing onslaught on the Gaza Strip.”

In his Friday sermon at the Munira al-Suweidi mosque, Qaradawi criticised the failure of Arab regimes to “even convene an emergency summit to tackle the assault on Gaza.”

“I wonder what is the use of the arms which Arab regimes buy for billions of dollars and stockpile until they rust. I would like to tell them: Shame on you rulers to see your brethren being slaughtered while you are sitting on the fence,” he told a large congregation gathered from around Qatar to attend a rally in protest against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.

Qaradawi, who is the president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, also urged Muslims around the world to reach out to the Palestinians by all possible means.

“It is the duty of all Muslims around the world to fight against an enemy invading any Muslim nation. But because border and crossing points are closed, Muslims are required to help out the resistance by giving donations and boycotting the goods of enemies,” he added.

The scholar also slammed the US stance on the Gaza crisis, saying it “failed to lead the world both in politics and economics. It has double standards for everything.”

“America is behaving as if it is a deity of the world. The West will fall the same way the former Soviet Union collapsed if they do not reconsider their stances,” he added.

Qaradawi also hailed the the Venezuelan president’s decision to expel Israel’s ambassador as a “courageous stance”, saying that no Arab country among those maintaining ties with Israel dared even to “threaten the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador.”

He also called for activating the boycott of the products of specific companies working in the Muslim world, saying that some of these companies were thought to support Israel.

“In Qatar we have Marks & Spencer which allocates the profits of Saturdays for Israel on a regular basis. Also there is Starbucks which contributes to the education and armament of Israel,” he said.

He also called on the Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas not to “sit on the fence and blackmail the people of Gaza.”

Source: Gulf Times

Boycott US goods and currency

PUTRAJAYA: The world community should boycott the United States’ currency and products to pressure the superpower to stop supporting the violent attacks by Israel against Palestine, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

The former prime minister said while governments might not be able to support the move as many were “scared stiff” of the superpower, the people could play their part to “save Palestine.”

“The people can act and they have the capacity to act,” he said, saying that the people need not consume US-branded soft drinks and that the government can’t force them to drink it.

“If we need to buy weapons, we can always buy them from Russia instead of the United States.

“The boycott will have to be a universal effort. If confined to Malaysia alone, it is not going to be effective, but Malaysians must also play their part.

“We must not allow ourselves to be cowed. Even if we do little things, I think we can achieve quite a lot,” he told a press conference Monday to talk on the latest developments in the Middle East.

Dr Mahathir, who is also the chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War, however acknowledged that there would be a price to pay if countries stopped trading with the world’s major trading nation.

“There is a price to pay for everything. If we want to do something good, then there will be a price to pay. I think if you whittle down involvement with the United States, slowly we will get used to it,” he said.

He said the best and the quickest solution to the Palestine issue was for the United States to stop supporting Israel’s atrocities, adding that while Israel was to be blamed for the deaths and maiming of thousands of Palestinians including women and children, the US and British governments should also be blamed for their “supportive role.”

“The United States is already paying the price for this. Their embassies have to have high walls and barbed wire all around. People hate the United States, but if they want to be hated by people it’s their business. But the support (for Israel) must stop,” he said.

Dr Mahathir said Malaysia’s effort to initiate the convening of a special United Nations general assembly should be supported, adding the assembly should meet and seek a resolution for Israel to pull out of Gaza and stop the atrocities.

“There are opinions that the fight between Israelis and Palestinians is about religion. The crisis is not a religious struggle between Muslims and Jews. It is a fight about territorial issues,” he said.

Dr Mahathir said he would talk with local non-governmental organisations on boycotting US products and would also write to several leaders to urge them to play their part in putting a stop to the killings in Palestine.

Source: The Star Online

SMS Palestin

Menyayat hati sungguh tatkala mendengar dan melihat penderitaan umat Islam di Palestin yg tiada penghujungnya. Zionist laknatullah terus berselera meratah daging dan menghisap darah saudara-saudara kita di sana. Hati mana yg tidak rasa sakit. Tapi apakan daya, kita tidak mampu untuk sama-sama mengangkat senjata bersama mereka. Padahal kewajipan jihad sudah datang pada setiap umat Islam tatkala ini. Hanya sempadan geografi dan politik yg menjadi penghalang..

Semalam dan hari ni saya ada menerima SMS yg sama, tapi daripada 2 orang yg berbeza. Begini bunyinya:

"Tolong bacakan Lailahaillah, allahuakbar & Surah al-Ikhlas 3x utk masjid Aqsa yg sedang dikepung oleh israel. SMSkan kpd 10 org rakan anda. AMANAH".

Saya percaya, ramai yg di luar sana juga menerima SMS sebegini. So, what do you think? Bila saya menerima SMS ini, geli hati pun ada juga. Apakah dengan membaca Lailahaillah, allahuakbar & Surah al-Ikhlas 3x cukup utk menyelamatkan masjid Aqsa dan memusnahkan Yahudi? Padahal dalam masa yg sama, sedar atau tak, kita masih lagi membantu Yahudi dengan membeli dan menggunakan produk mereka serta produk yg menyumbang ke arah pembangunan Yahudi.

Alangkah baik kalau SMS tu meminta kita berdoa sungguh-sungguh pd Allah agar menyelamatkan umat Islam dan menghancurkan musuh. Dalam ramai yg mengangkat dan menadah tangan memohon bantuan Allah, pastinya ada yg mustajab. Ataupun gunakan SMS utk menyebarkan kpd rakan-rakan tentang produk yg menyumbang kepada pembangunan Yahudi, yg mana haram dibeli dan digunakan (melainkan tiada alternatif lain).

Tidak salah membaca Lailahaillah, allahuakbar & Surah al-Ikhlas, malahan akan beroleh pahala berzikir & membaca Qur'an bila kita ikhlas kerana Allah. Tapi apa pula kaitannya antara bacaan Lailahaillah, allahuakbar & Surah al-Ikhlas dengan jaminan keselamatan dan kemenangan umat Islam di Palestin? Umat Islam dan bukan Islam kini di seluruh dunia berdemonstrasi mengutuk Israel, menandatangani petsiyen, menyerahkan memorandum, memboikot barangan Israel serta lain-lain lagi.

Perkara semacam ini samalah dengan membacakan Al-Qur'an utk dihadiahkan pd si mati. Orang kita lebih suka memilih bacaan Qur'an, dengan harapan pahala bacaan tersebut dpt dihadiahkan pd si mati. Sedangkan para ulama' berkhilaf pendapat tentang bacaan ini, samada ia sampai atau tidak kepada si mati. Apatah lagi kalau yg membaca Qur'an itu mendirikan solat pun tidak, ataupun dengan bacaan yg tidak betul, ataupun sekadar memenuhi undangan keluarga si mati sahaja. Ada ke pahala utknya atas bacaanya? Bagaimana dia nak hadiahkan pahala tersebut pd si mati? Dalam hadith Rasulullah pula menyebut, hanya amalan dan doa anak yg soleh sahaja antara yg menjadi bekalan si mati, bukannya org lain.

Berdoa utk kesejahteraan si mati adalah lebih baik dlm hal ini. Doa, apabila dimakbulkan Allah, maka sudah tentu si mati akan mendapat manfaatnya. Doa boleh terus dibuat kepada Allah, tanpa memerlukan sebarang perantaraan.

Berbalik kepada SMS tadi, kemudian ia perlu dihantar kpd 10 rakan yg lain kerana ia adalah AMANAH. Ye, beginilah segelintir dari kalangan kita. Pantang dapat SMS, terus di forward pd org lain tanpa memikirkan kebenaran & rasionalnya dulu walaupun niat kita utk berbuat kebajikan.

Ayuh kita fikirkan!

Message to my fellow brothers and sisters

My blogging activity has been temporarily off for more than a month. But today, I feel it's one of my responsibilities to write something in response to the Israeli's attack on Gaza, which has killed more than 400 innocent Muslims after a week. What a shame on Arab leaders who just stay away, like nothing happened. But some have done something...something terrible and shameful when Egypt and Jordan did not even open their borders to let the Palestinians go thorough. Maybe they're happy to see their fellow Muslims be killed innocently.


Yeah, it's true that the Jewish will never make peace with Muslims till the Day. If that's the case, so we are. We'll keep fighting them till death, and never make peace with them. We have to believe that one day, they will be slaughtered in their current illegal land which they have stolen from Muslims. That's the promise, the fact anyone cannot deny before the Day comes.

In this current situation, all Muslims should protest and go against the Israeli, no matter how. The least, of course we can always pray to Allah, to give the strength to our fellow Muslims there to keep fighting the Israeli. Some ask to sign the petition, join the demonstration, give donations, boycott all the Israeli's and others' who support Israel. Yeah, do it. At least we do something. Come on my fellow brothers ans sisters. Show our sensitivity towards our fellow Muslims there.

Boycotting all products that contribute to Israel can be a very significant effort. But what I feel sorry is, Muslims just keen to do it just for a while. Hangat-hangat tahi ayam. After few days or weeks, we start to forget it. Then we start to buy and use all those products again. Come one! If we decide to do it, then do it wholeheartedly, and no turning back. Just imagine that every single dollar that we pay, they will use it to buy a bullet to kill our Muslims brothers and sisters there. Of course it's haram to support them. I agree that some products we don't really have alternatives. Maybe that's an execption, but very few. I believe that we have so many other alternatives, in fact our own Muslims' product.



Look here what Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi said:

"Each riyal, dirham …etc. used to buy their goods eventually becomes bullets to be fired at the hearts of brothers and children in Palestine. For this reason, it is an obligation not to help them (the enemies of Islam) by buying their goods. To buy their goods is to support tyranny, oppression and aggression."

Let us do it together. Let us begin now, and remember, no turning back. You can have good informations about this Boycott Israel Campaing at Innovative Minds. May Allah consider this as a jihad in helping our borthers and sisters in Palestine. Let me list down some of the significant products that really contribute to Israel, and of course support the killing of Muslims. There're still hundred of them actually. Details of each product can be retrieved by clicking on its name.

- Starbucks
- Nestle
- Coca-cola
- Nokia
- Disney
- McDonalds
- Danone
- Johnson & Johnson
- Arsenal Football Club

Let us save and help our fellow Muslims.

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!