COMMENT UMNO's right-wing appendage Perkasa never fails to live up to its image, upon condition which nonetheless an additional comic relief.
Last July, a organisation threatened to interrupt a outrageous Bersih rally for electoral reforms in a capital, usually to confess which dozens, maybe reduction than a dozen, of its members turned up to loaf around a Lake Gardens.
This time, a organisation is incensed by a decision of a Election Commission to exercise a memorable ink order upon voters during a entrance polls.
While not a singular Muslim ulama, not even a whiskered as well as "nur (light)-upon-thy-face"-type UMNO young ulama, had ever questioned a permissibility of a ink being applied upon Muslim fingers, Perkasa has come up with what is maybe a initial 'fatwa' to indicate which a ink is not available underneath Islamic laws.
The Islamic credentials of its cabinet member general Syed Hasan Syed Ali is unclear, alternative than a fact which his name carries a pretension 'Syed' usually indifferent for a Prophet's lineage, yet one can never discuss it upon which side of a Quraysh clan (to which a Prophet belonged) this sold gentleman hails from. After all, some of a Prophet's strongest adversaries had been his own red blood relatives. That said, here in Malaysia there have been most "Friday Syeds", you know, those born upon a Friday as well as therefore a 'Syed'!
Mr Syed hints which a memorable ink is un-Islamic, notwithstanding it being used in populous Muslim democracies such as Pakistan as well as Bangladesh, or more recently in Tunisia, or even in a seat of Islamic learning, Egypt, where a initial sincerely tra! nsparent elections were recently hold as well as saw a clever support of Islamist parties. Perhaps now, a halal-ness of a Islamists' victory is questionable.
Says Mr Syed: "It is a disgrace which a more modernized nation than these building countries wants to use memorable ink in a general election.
"We have been not similar to Somalia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cambodia as well as alternative backward nations which do not have worldly identification, which usually use handwritten papers as their temperament documents. What a shame," fumes a 'First World' born Mr Syed.
Interestingly, Mr Syed makes this derogatory view of his Muslim brethren upon a same day a Malaysian council passes a check which restricts any try by adults to gather peacefully, unlike their counterparts in a more modernized countries for which Mr Syed has taken pains to become a part of.
The ultimate fatwa by Perkasa, meanwhile, to be fair, is not a "do-what-I-command" type of edict. It shows which Perkasa's 'Shariah committee' (from which we presume this perspective by Mr Syed might have been based), is not made up of intolerant as well as self-righteous Islamic scholars out to impose their interpretation of Islam upon others but perplexing to qualify their edicts with gentle exhortation as required by Islam.
According to Mr Syed, a memorable ink order is a conspiracy to discourage Malay-Muslims from entrance out to cast their ballots.
"There is a large probability which we myself will not come out to opinion if a memorable ink statute is implemented," say! s Mr Sye d, walking a speak as well as display leadership by example. So far, his Islamicity remains as solid as a rock during Bukit Malawati.
"And there is a probability which a large number of Perkasa members will not come out to vote. Who will be a crook when Perkasa as well as Malays refused to vote?" he asks.
Valid question. Let's see. Judging by Perkasa's own claim of its membership, which would ! possibly mean hundreds of thousands of divine Malay-Muslims out to defend their race as well as religion not lining up during polling centres, or a dozen or so prefering to outlay polling day during a Lake Gardens.
Meanwhile, Perkasa has spoken.
The ulama of a Muslim universe should right away arise up from their slumber. From a universities of Madinah through a investigate halls of Qom to a ivory towers of Al-Azhar, it looks similar to Perkasa is set to be a speak between Islamic scholars, thinkers as well as intellectuals.
Lo as well as behold! The entrance days as well as weeks will discuss it us whether a ulama of a Muslim universe have been ready to confess their mistakes, confess their sins, as well as find forgiveness from a tellurian Muslim Ummah for not questioning a memorable ink as well as for allowing millions of Muslim voters to have a devil's paint upon their fingers.
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