Opinion (Malaysianinsider)
JUNE 9 we have never feared to rivet in any egghead sermon or even in any antagonistic debate. But admittedly we had the bout of anxiety when invited to speak upon PAS's "Negara Berkebajikan" during the 8th Dinner Talk upon June 2 organized by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM).
It isn't since I'm unknown to SABM. Indeed, it's utterly the contrary. Yes, SABM's subdivision isn't my usual kind of assembly perhaps. But we have intent even more antagonistic participants, both locally as great as abroad, transparent upon hostile issues underneath the rubric of "political Islam".
Frankly, it's the theme make the difference of "Negara Berkebajikan" or right away translated as "Nation of Care as great as Opportunity" or in short the "Benevolent Nation" which was causing the anxiety. It was my lass debate of sorts upon this topic. we couldn't unequivocally fathom the kind of response my speak would elicit.
Are they seriously in wanting to know more of this brand new advocacy of PAS, we thought to myself? Or will they simply fire during me again upon the topics of hudud or apostasy, with little seductiveness for the theme of the "Benevolent State"?
Besides, how could we teach as great as transparent the theme without being perceived as "proselytising upon Islam". Should we speak off the slap or deliver an academic lecture which might gimlet the assembly to slumber?
Consequently, we proposed the speak by violation belligerent rule No. 1 upon public speaking i.e. with an apology. we told the assembly which we was honestly uncertain as to how we was to pitch this talk. My discer! ning han dshaking around progressing gave me the grasp of the profile of the audience.
As we told them which we was not about to be "proselytising upon Islam", we deflected the earnest of the introduction by an ice-breaker, observant which we was not here to run down the BN supervision since they have already ran themselves down enough.
With their laughter to hail me, we fast set in to suit my speak which enabled me to give the short snapshot of the "dire state of the nation". With seven grim scenarios of the republic from the sum fiscal mismanagement of the rich nation finale with really most bad people, to the deepening of the racial as great as eremite order of late the assembly was "primed" to accept the actuality which the beloved republic is in apocalyptic straits.
It's the kind of "ABU" set of symptoms environment in; the standard sign of despondency as great as despondency uniquely Malaysian. Lest you're still unaware, it's dubbed "Anything But Umno" or also in reality in Bahasa "Asal Bukan Umno" therapy. Surely, as we emphatically said, the charge of redeeming the republic beset with such predicaments wouldn't be an easy feat.
But because PAS's "Benevolent Nation" as the solution? Foremost in their minds was what has happened to PAS's Islamic state? Anticipating the subject which has rapt the minds of many, not least since it has been demonised by PAS's domestic nemesis Umno, we had to carefully debunk all apprehension.
Umno is in actuality accusing PAS of not only deconstructing the Islamic state though of late, worse still, of Islam, for the solitary reason of PAS wanting to achieve sovereign domestic power. This has become Umno's biggest unsteadiness of late. Worst still, Umno compounded the attacks with racial overtones as great as "Islam-under-siege" eremite paranoia.
PAS is accused of "selling out" Islam to the DAP, alleging Malay domestic energy would be exceedingly diminished with the "diluted Islam" with PAS's brand new "Benevolent State". To whi! ch end, the NGOs Perkasa as great as JATI came handy.
Against this domestic backdrop, we was all the more penetrating to teach upon the judgment of the Benevolent State to my audience. we was fervent to make them understand which PAS's brand new image is not only politically-driven or an profitableness of the domestic celebration in to the vicious choosing year.
Indeed PAS, similar to most of its Islamist counterparts the universe over, generally in the Middle-Eastern countries in post Arab-Spring democratisation, is experiencing the "generational shift" in its "democratic" ideological discourse, the brand new account or even "scholarship", the direct product of an egghead renovation or "ijtihad" of ? la mode Islamist thinkers.
Islamists right away understand improved upon how to rivet "democratically" as great as by the ballot box in the language comprehensible to all. PAS likewise has actually transformed itself in to the ? la mode Islamist domestic organisation which exudes bargain of the context as great as demands of brand new realities in an emerging "New Politics".
The judgment of the "Benevolent Nation" describes it all. It wasn't easy to insist all these phenomena to the Malaysian assembly with hardly any bearing to "Political Islam", most reduction to appreciate "Islamists" experiencing the "shift" of sorts. Perhaps we right away understand my progressing anxiety.
But my difficulty was utterly simply overcome when we motionless to chuck behind the subject during them. "Why do you, as believers of alternative faiths as great as ideological convictions, hatred so most the thought of an Islamic state"? The expected answers came spontaneously from the assembly almost spot-on.
Among their commonest angst of an Islamic state were syariah will be enforced, hudud will be applied upon all, people of alternative faiths will be done in to second-class citizens or "zimmi" (read the conquered) and, misfortune of it all, they felt alienated.
Empathising with th! eir grou ses, we wasted no time in expounding the judgment of the "Nation of Care as great as Opportunity" for almost an hour, once in the while posing questions during the assembly so as to break the monotony of an "academic lecture".
Lest we have deluded myself to believe which we have given the debate worthy of the "dinner talk", permit me to allude to the couple of lines of emails we perceived from the organiser the really same night as great as from the Christian personality participant.
On interest of the SABM Core Group, we would similar to to appreciate we for making the Dinner Lecture the memorable learning experience.
Your exposition of the "Nation Of Care as great as Opportunity" truth as great as perspectives upon inhabitant issues was excellent.
The display was really great received. The feedback from the largely civic middle class assembly was really positive. Many were delighted to have met we in person.
Thanks the million for the seamless approach we handled the tough questions.
And another from A Christian Leader:
"Thank we really most for the succinct as great as transparent exposition of the stream in front of of PAS which we gave during the SABM cooking as great as speak upon Saturday night 2 June 2012.
I am really glad to note which PAS looks to the gratification of all Malaysians by being the blessing to all others. Truly this is the "PAS for all" tagline which we once saw upon the ensign in the 2008 elections in Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam though currently is improved articulated as great as elaborated in the PAS pamphlet "Nation of Care as great as Opportunity" signed Tan Kong Beng, A Christian leader.
Permit me to coop down the outline of the distinct highlights.
PAS's "Nation Of Care as great as Opportunity" is the "national proposition" to set free the republic which has been exceedingly compromised by leaders who did not actually place the citizenry as ! the idea lisation stakeholders though whose mandate they shamelessly got in each election.
PAS's "Benevolent State" provides for both "equitable event for all" while catering for the special needs of the disadvantaged groups based upon need as great as not race, eremite or even domestic affiliation in providing for "enablers" as great as caring to empower people to realize their loyal potential.
PAS's "Caring Nation" is surely not matching to the Nordic model of the gratification state in Sweden or Norway which hinges upon the "redistribution taxation system" although similar in providing for necessary services similar to education, illness as great as travel as to keep cost of living manageable as great as ensuring the citizenry have the decent quality of life.
It emphasises satisfactory event for resources origination as most as it ensures equitable redistribution, thus lenient the rakyat to raise their disposable income.
It stresses upon the non-governmental sectors presumption their purpose in society as being similarly the moral as great as eremite duty. Endowment institutions by non-governmental organisations as great as business community will flourish to yield services as great as caring as witnessed in past Islamist civilisations as great as even ? la mode Muslim abundant societies.
Most critically, PAS's "Benevolent State" places "leaders as custodians" as great as not as usurpers of energy in embodying the Quranic judgment of "Vicegerent of God upon Earth" or "KhalifatulLah fil Ard". Hence the undying beliefs of integrity, clarity as great as accountability are really most the eremite imperative of all Islamists when mandated, alone or in the coalition, by the electorate to serve the rakyat.
This forms the bedrock of the great governance in the "Benevolent State" for all Islamists, to unrelentingly establish justice, fairness as great as wealth for all.
PAS is no exception as great as this surely is the "new PAS".
* The views expressed! here ar e the personal opinion of the columnist.
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