(I goal someone will brazen this Blog to the attention of HRH the Raja Muda of Perak Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah Muhibbuddin - since there have been the little points that might be of aptitude to HRH the Raja Muda).
Yesterday we attended the Press Conference announcing the International Conference upon Global Movement of Moderates that is starting to be held in Kuala Lumpur upon 17th - 19th January 2012.
Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, in his genius as Prime Minister, is the Patron for the Conference as great as will additionally deliver the keynote address to be patrician "Global Movement of Moderates : The Way Forward". At the same time the Prime Minister will additionally launch theGlobal Movement of Moderates Foundationwhich shall establish the citation of this movement as great as its destiny activities.
The Press Conference yesterday was hosted by Tan Sri Razali Ismail (our former Ambasador to the UN as great as former President of the United Nations General Assembly). Tan Sri Razali Ismail is additionally the Advisor to this Conference. we goal Tan Sri Razali Ismail will go upon to be involved with the new Foundation that is starting to be set up. You will need the diplomat to hoop this well. Do read on.
The Conference is starting to be utterly the grand affair. There will be 200 internal participants, 450 general participants, 55 speakers as great as twelve moderators.
Among the venerable speakers who will be speaking during the discussion will be
1. His Royal Highnes! s the Ra ja Muda of Perak, Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin
2. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
3. Prof Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Kamal Hassan (President of the Int'l Islamic University)
4. the President of the Maldives
5. Dr Surin Pitsuwan (the Sec Gen of Asean)
6. Prof Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore
7. Dr Jusuf Kalla (former Vice President of Indonesia)
8. Prof S Jayakumar (former Deputy PM, Senior Minister as great as Foreign Minister of Singapore)
(Well between the list of general speakers is the "shaiky" guy from the UK representing the little substructure declared after the bulan puasa. The substructure is actually the a single male show. Some of these folks do trip by - its an all losses paid trip.)
The impetus behind this Conference was the Prime Minister's debate during the 65th session of the United Nations General Asembly in 2010 where the Prime Minister addressed the vital religions in the world.
To quote yesterday's Press welfare : "Y. Bhg Dato Sri Mohd Najib called for members as great as leaders of the world's vital faiths to condemnation as great as reject their own extremists as great as jointly await the "movement of moderates".
(For offer sum we can revisit the GMM2012 central website during www.gmm2012.org).
The vital bearing of the PM's debate during the UN that has sparked this Global Movement of Moderates was his concern over eremite extremism.In the preamble yesterday Tan Sri Razali Ismail as great as the other speakers spoke about :
i. starting beyond just organising the single conference
ii. we should rise the "program for the future"
iii. Malaysia contingency take the lead in this Global Movement of Moderates
iv. as great as 'Malaysia contingency explain' what it is to be moderate
So during subject time we got up as great as as usual asked the argumentative question, that did put Tan Sri Razali Ismail the Advisor to the Global Moderates Conference in the bit of the spot.
we raised the point that in Malaysia we still have Islamic eremite laws enacted as great as implemented by the Federal Government in the Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan as great as Putrajaya) as great as by the assorted State Governments that can arrest, take to court as great as afterwards fine or prison people for carrying differing Islamic beliefs. we was referring to intra-religious dogmatism between Muslims in Malaysia that is acquitted by legislation as great as State sponsored have use of of force (arresting people, jailing people as great as so on).
we referred to the fatwas that have been preiodically upheld that have cursed assorted groups or people as 'deviating' from Islam. (For e.g. against the Arqam, Tabligh, Tarekat, Shia, Ayah Pin as great as most others). People have been arrested underneath these eremite laws as great as afterwards jailed, fined or both. we referred to the latest case where the organisation of Shiahs were arrested in Gombak recently by the Selangor Religious Authorities.
Religious extremism -which was the focus of the PM's debate during the UN as great as that additionally forms the large partial of the raisson d'etre behind this Global Movement of Moderates- unequivocally does not pop up unexpected overnite, full blown as great as ready to explode, all by itself. Religious extremism is the long process.
Muslims turn religiously fanatic as great as uncover loathing for the ! single a nother's eremite ideology since such indoctrinations have been embedded in them from unequivocally early on. And "intolerant" legislation (like the Islamic Religious Enactments that we have in Malaysia) certainly encourages this sort of eremite extremism as great as intolerance.
We additionally have eremite leaders who take impassioned views upon most matters. For e.g. the single Mufti is great known for his stand upon most eremite matters. One Mufti once done the explain that thousands of Muslims were being converted to Christianity. This matter from the eremite personality caused much anxiety via the nation as great as even endangered public order, leading the Police to meddle as great as hoop the situation. we am not surprised that this Mufti is not the orator during this Conference upon the Global Movement of Moderates. (I goal HRH the Raja Muda of Perak will take note here).
My point yesterday was if Malaysia longed for to fool around the lead purpose in the Global Movement of Moderates the credibility would be seriously influenced if we still have Islamic Religious Laws that arrest, take to court as great as prison Muslims for their different eremite beliefs. It would be the case of paying "lip service" usually to this suspicion of "moderation".
If we wish to uncover the great example(uswatan hasanah)Malaysia should lead trhe approach as great as rescind these eremite laws. We do not need these laws. Not all Muslim countries even have these sort of laws, notwithstanding the little of them carrying vital narrow-minded differences between their Muslim populations. Then secondly we contingency have such laws unconstitutional - so that no the single can re-enact them again anytime in the future.
The Quran final that the Muslims should lead the approach in being the assuage village (ummatan wasatan). Here is the Quran :
2 :143 We to illustrate done we the assuage community(ummatan wasatan), that we might offer as witnesses between the people, as great as the follower serves as the declare between you. . . . . GOD is Compassionate towards the people, Most Merciful.
The unhappy thing or worrying thing is the Quran says "wakazaalika jaalnaa kum ummatan wasatan"which means 'And to illustrate We done we the assuage community'. This village has already been done as great as established. But it is not the 'Islamic' village that we see around the world today. So it has to be someone else.
At yesterday's Press Conference, Tan Sri Razali Islamil additionally asked about the approach forward. He pronounced this Global Movement of Moderates Conference should not be the a single time event only.
My personal goal is that it will begin the ball rolling for the origination of that still elusive creature :the assuage Muslim. Such the person does not yet exist (err . . we am articulate about we too, dear Muslim readers).
The following two verses in the Quran do point the approach brazen for the Muslims:
4:136 O we who believe, we shall hold in GOD as great as His messenger, as great as the scripture He has revealed by His messenger, as great as the scripture He has revealed before that. Anyone who refuses to hold in GOD, as great as His malaikah, as great as His Books, as great as His messengers, as great as the Akhirat, has indeed strayed far astray.
According to this elementary hymn any one who believes in
1. Allah
2. the Malaikah
3. the Scriptures
4. the Mesengers and
5. the Akhirat
is the believer. What if they do not believe? The next hymn provides the answer :
4:137 Su rely, those who believe, afterwards disbelieve, afterwards believe, afterwards disbelieve, afterwards thrust deeper into disbelief, GOD will not pardon them, nor will He beam them in any way.
Nothing during all is prescribed in this hymn about what to do with people who believe, disbelieve, afterwards believe, afterwards mistrust again as great as endure in disbelief. It is up to Allah to understanding with them - He will not pardon them nor beam them.
So we goal this Global Movement of Moderates will pay heed to what the Quran says.
We shall endeavour to be anummatan wassatanor assuage community. Part of being the assuage village is to sense to thoughts your own business. Dont go around measuring other peoples' faiths as great as afterwards plague them or take to court them when their understanding of conviction does not match your own.
What if it is we whose conviction is not up to standard? Have we suspicion about that?
Finally we goal that the venerable internal speakers during this Conference -particularly the Prime Minister or HRH the Raja Muda of Perak- will have the matter that the assorted eremite enactments in the nation that seek to arrest, take to court as great as prison people over differences in understanding Islam will be rescinded as great as done unconstitutional. That will unequivocally get the ball rolling towards formulating the assuage as great as non nonconformist multitude in Malaysia.
Posted bySyed Akbar Ali
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