Of Bibles and crosses


Mohsin Abdullah
While the little Muslims might find the black 'sensitive', others don't thoughts 'haram' promotion of beer.
we MUST confess I've not listened of it before. Apparently, there's the organisation in Penang that is called Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang Pinang. In English that should be Penang Facebook Association.
Anyway, as you know new media reports quoted the organisation president the gentleman by the name of Salleh Ismail as observant "two organisation were seen circulating bibles to students together with Muslim students outside the propagandize in Jelutong, Penang".
And you additionally know Deputy Education Minister Dr Puad Zarkashi has asked military to examine as, pronounced the deputy minister, "proselytisation of Muslims is opposite the law in the country".
Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, Minister in the PM's Department meanwhile, has urged the military to "act fast as this is the very supportive issue".
That's the law of the land. Hence contingency be respected. Let the military probe.
Without going into that particular "case", we find myself asking this question. If, for the little reason, someone comes up to me as well as hands me the copy of the Bible, what would we do?
Well we can:
1) Turn it down ie do not accept the "gift";
2) Accept politely, say appreciate you, put it divided somewhere as well as forget about it totally;
3) Read the Bible although I'm not certain if we can assimilate or comprehend;
4) Study it. After all, the late Ahmad Deedat, the Muslim companion complicated the Bible as well as the believe in his own difference done him stronger in his belief of the Islamic faith. Some even called him! the "Gr eat Islamic Scholar of the Bible". Whether the single agrees with that or for that make the difference Ahmad Deedate's "style" of training as well as propagating Islam is another matter.
Point is he wasn't, for wish of the better word, "afraid" of the Bible. Unlike most or the little (definitely not all) Malay/Muslims in Malaysia.
Which bring us to the Christian cranky seen by Christians as the illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
We know that most schools, that were formerly run by the Christian missionary, have had the propagandize emblems as well as badges "modified". Meaning the cranky in the button had been removed by order of the authorities. Some replaced by alternative "objects" similar to the star. The reason being to mislay any "religious semblance" so to speak.
It is pronounced the original button in the propagandize badge (with the cross) can be "offending" to students of alternative conviction (other than needless to say Christianity). Especially Muslim students. So that puts the cross, similar to the Bible, as something to be "afraid" of for Malay/Muslims here?
That brings me to rugby. Yes, the diversion played with an oval made ball. The diversion of hooligans played by gentlemen. Something similar to that.
The alternative day, we watched the rugby diversion that featured the single of the tip clubs in Malaysia. The bar is run primarily by Malays who have been Muslims of course. The players have been additionally primarily Malay/Muslim. Majority Allah-fearing as well as reason steadfast to the pillars of Islam.
But emblazoned across their jerseys is the name of the well-known beer. Obviously, the bar is sponsored by the brewery. Yes, they needed the income to do the horde of things but let's not go there.
Point is you have the organisation of "God-fearing" Muslims who have no qualms in "advertising" or "promoting" the drink brand. Not "afraid" of comparing with somet! hing "ha ram"?
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