September 19, 2011 Najib :A Whiff of His Fathers Leadership by

September 19, 2011

Najib :A Whiff of His Fathers Leadership

by M. Bakri Musa
Morgan-Hill, California

In announcing the dissolution of the Internal Security Act as great as alternative odious laws, Prime Minister Najib Razak secures for himself an enshrined mark in Malaysian history.

Of the most courteous comments upon Najibs ancestral announcement, the a single which struck during the heart of the emanate was which by former Mufti of Perlis, Dr. Asri Zainul Abidin. He declared, The ISA is an un-Islamic law. It infringes [upon] particular rights as great as can be simply dissipated by leaders, so repealing it was the really Islamic move. Amen!

Najibs announcement, Asri continued, is some-more profitable than any bonus remuneration or income increase since repealing the ISA equates to the restoration of human rights which is some-more profitable than money. That is putting things in their proper perspective.

I disagree however, with the Muftis characterization of Najibs pierce as the present to the people. When someone robs you of something as great as afterwards earnings it, which is no gift, merely restoring what is righteously yours. The ISA as great as alternative restrictive laws sack us of the precious possession, the freedom. That is Allahs present to us, as enshrined in the Koran. It is not for mere mortals, no matter how prominent their earthly positions, to tamper.

Nonetheless you do hear the Mufti. Good M! uslims o ught to be beholden for their blessings, however small. you wish to be the great Muslim, as great as Najibs proclamation ! is the cuddle e blessing, so you am really grateful. Alhamdulillah! Praise be to Allah!

Missing the Islamic Visuals

Najib as great as his policymakers must have deliberated for the little time. Perhaps it was not the fluke which usually the week progressing Najibs younger brother, Nazir Razak (left), the conduct of the GLC bank, intimated the need for Malaysia to change lest it risks the Middle East type of upheaval. Significantly, he done it during the Malaysia-China Trade Investment Conference.

Pursuing the eremite theme, you was surprised which Najib as great as his advisors did not choose an arise with the little Islamic symbolism to make his momentous announcement.

Not which there was anything wrong with selecting Malaysia Day. However, you usually finished Ramadan usually the fortnight ago. Surely Najib had decided then. Imagine if he had announced it upon Hari Raya, which additionally coincided (more or less) with Merdeka Day. What improved way to denote as great as acknowledge the special blessings of Ramadan as great as live the spirit, as great as perform the aspirations of merdeka freedom! Ramadan is after all about remembrance as great as lapse remembrance upon the origin of Islam as great as lapse to the essence, in Eboo Patels purposeful phrase.

When Islam was revealed, it set free the Arabs from their Age of Jahiliyiah (ignorance); likewise, getting absolved of the ISA would save Malaysians, lifting us from the Age of Fear. As for the hint of Islam, the conviction c! ommands us to do great as great as forbid evil. Getting absolved of ISA is getting absolved of evil; it cannot be some-more Islamic than that!

Imagine the powerful mystic impact globally had Najib done the proclamation during the end of Ramadan, entrance a! s it was usually the few days prior to the tenth anniversary of the horrible 9-11, as great as with it the unavoidable violence of Islamophobia.

Imagine the great which would do to the cause as great as picture of Islam! One Muslim nation bravely discarding the superannuated odious laws, as great as you do so not in response to mass demonstrations or civil disobedience though as the normal spin of events. The contrast with Americas renewed joining to the Patriot Act as great as the Guantanamo apprehension camp could not be starker.

Speaking of image, had you been the administrations open family consultant, you would have organised with the proclamation the simultaneous release of the little ISA prisoners. you would have alerted the headlines media so they could hire their reporters as great as cameras outside the gate of Kamunting prison.

Imagine the stunning as great as mystic visuals! While Najib was creation his announcement, the prisoners would arise the single by the single in to the arms of their eagerly awaiting desired ones. If there were to be the mosque nearby, you would superimpose the call of Azzan to the visuals. you would additionally have the producer put upon the separate screen; upon the single side would be the Prime Minister creation his solemn announcement; upon the other, the prisoners with their families joyously celebrating their freedom, with the takbir (affirmation to the greatness of Allah) superimposed as the credentials soundtrack.

I cannot suppose the some-more powerful symbolism. Those tapes would additionally be great campaign materials!

The Najib Administration forks out tens of millions to unfamiliar consultants in an bid to de! bonair u p the image. Alas those documentaries which supposedly portrayed Malaysia in great light, as great as the most interviews Najib landed upon the general media, all turned out to be unmitigated fiascos. Those reporters as great as interviewers were zero some-more than hired hacks.

Yet when the rare as great as superb opportunity arose as with the recent announcement, those rarely paid open relations! pros mi ssed it! Perhaps which should not be the surprise. After all they have been all foreigners as great as non-Muslims to boot; they could not possibly pick up upon the Islamic nuances you alluded to earlier. However, their fumbling upon the general stage where they have been supposedly the experts cannot be readily excused. There is no fact for their lack of professionalism, if not downright unethical behaviors there.

As can be seen, a great process is the most appropriate PR. Notice the auspicious comments locally as great as in respected unfamiliar media to Najibs ultimate initiative, as great as it did not price the supervision the ringgit to get them! Focus upon crafting cordial policies, as great as the auspicious publicity would ensue. Even if you do not get any, the great process is prerogative in itself. Your people will be beholden for it.

A Whiff Of His Father

In committing to dissolution the ISA, Najib did something no alternative budding ministers prior to him had dared even to contemplate. And Najib had the little mighty considerable predecessors. In so doing, Najib additionally demonstrated the whiff of his late fathers great leadership qualities.

The late Tun Razak ! did not demur to suspend parliament following the May 1969 race riots. Despite the utterance protests during home as great as abroad, Razak was undeterred for he had the consequential pursuit to do; restore assent as great as fortitude to the nation repelled by the horrors of which tragedy. And may Allah magnify his soul, he achieved his idea in reduced order.

To those who would slur which achievement, let me remind them which the 1969 riot coincided with the flare ups of narrow-minded violence in Northern Ireland. While Malaysians have ! been enj oying assent for the past 4 decades, those folks in Northern Ireland have been still bustling settling their lethal scores.

To this day, Tun Razak remained singular in being the usually personality in the universe who grabbed energy during the national emergency to aspire to the much needed vicious goal, as great as afterwards frankly gave which energy up once he finished his mission. No alternative personality could explain that. On the contrary, story is filled with leaders who had to be pushed or dragged out, or worse. Libyas Gaddafi as great as Syrias Assad have been usually the ultimate examples.

I am not concerned with how Najib arrived during his decision; you am focused usually upon the decision. There is no shortage of skeptics out there, as great as they have been not without their reasons. After all Najibs flip-flopping rivals which of his immediate prototype (Badawi).

No about spin for Najib

Even if those skeptics were to be proven right later, there would be no branch back. Najib has obviously spoken his niat (intention) to dissolution the ISA. In Islam, niat is what counts. We declare the niat prior to you pray, fast, give zakat or undertake the Hajj. If Najib fails to live up to his Nawaitu, afterwards he has to answer not usually to his Maker upon the Day of Judgmen! t though additionally some-more practically, to his domestic makers the electorate right here upon earth as great as now, as in the subsequent election.

Najibs Nixon-in-China Moment

Najibs declaration last Wednesday reminded me of Nixons pioneering 1972 outing to China. It took another 7 years prior to America would send the initial Ambassador to Beijing. ! Today, o ver thirty years later, you wondered because upon earth it took America so prolonged to recognize the viewable being of this most populous nation. Regardless, America, China, as great as the universe have been right away improved for it.

Nixon basked upon the glory of his China outing as great as went upon to win the landslide for his second term. Alas which triumph proved short-lived, for he was soon forced out of his presidency in contrition upon counts unrelated to his China initiative. Nonetheless his trailblazing China impulse retained the luster in an differently blemished legacy.

If Najibs Malaysia Day niat proves to be usually which as great as zero more, well, similar to Nixon, during least he will have which as his legacy, as great as usually that. However, if it proves to be ikhlas (sincere) as great as usually his initial step, with most some-more courageous moves ahead, afterwards greatness awaits him, as great as Malaysia.

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