Politics (Siasah)
is not new to Islam. As a religion which covers every aspects of human
life to the very microcosms
of it, Islam is not as what appears to
those who seeks a ‘modern’ Islam; a chip of the old block which needs
indirect ‘modern touch’ but in fact; a completed order (syumul).
It is only with the existence of this small group of people who are
astonished by the Quranic verse:” And if you fear you cannot do
justice, marry only one, that would be best for you", and yet,
determined to interpret the contents of The Holly Book that the lot
governed by their outrageous desires start to think bravely that it is
not they that need Islam, but it is Islam which needs them, hence, this
blasphemous
community. I would, with much patience, remind you from
this community that those who minister the Syariah Law know not just the exact meaning of Quranic Verses but also the history behind it and the Hadith relating to it, the very people who you call Taliban
heads. They also know that the verse which states that there is no
compulsion in
religion (al Baqarah, 2:256; Yunus, 10:99-100; al
Ghashiyah, 88:22) is an address to the non-believers, not the Muslims.
So I’d advice; stop making fool of yourself. Amina Wadud (I refuse to admit her doctorate because of the embarrassment she caused the Ummah
when she led the prayer) is a confused woman and yet the saluted
scholar of this community. It is with her ‘guidance’ that the people of
this community with their rich fallacies are actively associating
mistreatments and unjust conducts of the religious people and the Syariah
courts inclusive; their personnel with Islam. It is clear what Zainah
Anwar meant when she said that the issue of politics should not be
misconceived with that of religion. Yet, she made such association as
above mentioned and took her ‘Zainah Dream’ to a well-known stage; the
political stage? Here is what I would say; it gives the ugly impression
to those who know what politics really mean to not provide substantial
evidence when you sum up a group of people negatively while preaching
your fresh, homemade version of Islam. It might be because of this community that we are seeing celebrities even in Malaysia who do not wear hijab, expose their Aurat and mingles without thinking about Halal and Haram that give Salam, say Alhamdulillah and Insya-Allah. It might be because of this community that people are using Islam for their own pleasures like wearing hijab only when attending Syariah Court
(so that people think that they are good), fighting over issues which
threaten the position of Islam in legislation side by side with the
non-believers like the one of Lina Joy, be proud to declare their
disbelieve and who knows; accept what are similar to the Indonesian Panca Sila components. This is appalling. Hitherto,
it is clear that SIS’s fight is no difference than that of the Western
Women Movements; equality through liberty. But will this Westernization
bring us any good so to ask; did it bring any good to the west? Like
the denying of hijab in some Islamic Countries, equality did nothing but further lower women’s strata in the society. Stop SIS!