February 21, 2012
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Project Amanat Negara 2012: A View from the Stands
by Syazwan Zainal
I equate myself blessed to have been means to attend Projek Amanat Negara 2012 in London recently. It never occurred to me which such an event, sensitive nonetheless it competence have seemed to most of us in the UK, would be illegal if it were organised in the Malaysian varsity. But which is an article for an additional day.
I was very interested in Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz's speech upon egghead arrogance. At the glance, the title does indicate which the writer is an arrogant airhead vital in his own bubble. But after consulting the dictionary, you suspicion the word "criticism" was apt.
This article is the humble attempt to indicate out what appears to me to be the faults of Islamic practices in Malaysia whilst perplexing to keep my feet planted resolutely upon earth.
A few examples have been given. Needless to contend these have been non-exhaustive. This is not the comprehensive assessment of Islamic practices in Malaysia. It should also be remarkable which these have been not "Islamic" practices per se, nonetheless rsther than an anti-intellectual culture which is embedded in the essence as axiomatically non-Islamic.
It is not the vigilant of the writer to leave out the fellow Malaysians who have been non-Muslims. you am merely concerned which the substantial series of Muslims have been allowing these dangerous idle practices to foster. Indeed you consider it would do the nation good if the non-Muslim friends would give us helpful critique as well as if need be, slap the little clarity into us.
Christmas Day is haram
At the time when Europe is! fiercel y atheistic, it is diverting which the little commentators still plead Christianity as the justification for the complete anathema upon Muslims to applaud Christmas. If you wish to have the case opposite something, during slightest have sure which the case would be means to withstand open scrutiny. It competence crop up which you have been merely doling out these edicts as well as invoking the most available classify as an excuse.
Personally you do not see anything quite wrong with joining in an additional faith's jubilee as long as one's conviction is not compromised. you frequency consider which to have the Yuletide tree inside your house as well as to exchange presents upon Dec 25 each year counts as the radical depart of faith.
Besides, Christianity is substantially the final thing upon the minds of most of the people who applaud Yuletide each year. Yuletide is wildly renouned in Japan as well as China even though, Christianity is merely the minority religion in both countries.
As you have settled above, most Europeans have been atheists nonetheless they still applaud Christmas. The jubilee afterwards is not the manifestation of their conviction in Christianity nonetheless rsther than to have the authorised holiday where they can applaud together as family as well as friends.
Intellectual discourse
We appear to put sure buliding of multitude upon the pedestal; over criticism. This in truth is the dangerous development. you concur which insult as well as critique should be obviously distinguished. When the American authorised complement ruggedly protects the right to insult (which you privately disagree with), the little buliding in Malaysia unfortunately have been even curtailing critique formed upon egghead discourse.
Even nonetheless this is done merely by governmental vigour as well as not around authorised sanctions, you would disagree which this is dangerous, as it would stifle debate. Quite the series of us Muslims for exam! ple appe ar to consider which just because an individual binds an perspective dissimilar to an ulama, it becomes an act estimable of condemnation.
I recollect the quite controversial impulse during the Projek Amanat Negara. A
member pointedly dismissed Zainah Anwar (right) as unworthy of commenting upon Islamic law simply because she did not have an Islamic Law degree.
At initial glance, this might appear like an understandable critique upon the partial of the participant. But it does give us an denote which there is the idea existent amongst multitude which there have been sure things over the contention as well as plead (note which you am not articulate about insults here nonetheless rsther than egghead discourse).
Zainah's answer you suspicion was elementary as well as all encompassing. She responded by arguing which if Islam is to turn the source of law or open policy, afterwards its opposite interpretations must also be open to plead as well as contention with the open as the whole.
Before any zealots out there start wielding their knives as well as get ready to run amok during the audacity of such the statement, it should be remarkable which even Khalifah Umar al-Khattab (may Allah's blessings be upon him) authorised open critique of his process as well as went upon to change it.
It was reported which when Umar longed for to put the maximum top upon the volume of Mahr for marriages, the woman stood up as well as invoked the verse from the Quran establishing which the Mahr is the right of the woman, as the result the Caliph had no management or power to put the top upon the volume of Mahr. Umar immediately concluded as well as discontinued the policy.
All Muslims can demonstrate formed upon the large stories as well as anecdotes which Umar as well as t! he rest of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. have been all Islamic intellectuals in their own right. It would appear which by extension, critique of the government policy, even if it is formed upon an Islamic injunction, is not wrong per se.
Indeed it is impending for the development of multitude to have completely free as well as informed contention of all issues involved. Insult of march should be discouraged. But it would be dejection as well as doom if the single cannot even plead an emanate which is of open interest openly as well as in an egghead manner.
The bigger picture
I concur you might be wrong in my opinion, nonetheless which is unimportant. Truthfully the only reason because you write in the initial place is to spark plead as well as discussion. Nothing more.
The day when you as Malaysians in ubiquitous as well as Muslims in particular, concur the right as well as requisite to consider as well as plead upon the dual feet is the day when you cease to turn functioning servants of God as well as citizens. So vigilant have been you during ensuring which the details of the stately mural is not longed for which you destroy to learn the beauty of the design as the whole.
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