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To all non -Muslim
It cannot be denied that there are some factions in PAS who have been making statements from time to time that make you uneasy. BN, especially MCA, has also taking full advantages of those statements to instill fear in you so not to vote for Pakatan Rakyat in coming GE 13. If you are still struggling with the fear of losing your freedom by voting Pakatan Rakyat to form the Government in the coming GE 13, you may want to read what Mat Sabu had said below. Putting the fear aside, will it be clearer for you to assess which Party, Pakatan Raykat and BN; is a better party for you to cast your vote in the coming GE 13? Ulama need reformasi for PAS to move forward
First Published: 8:39am, Feb 28, 2013
Mat
Sabu believes that it will take time for Malaysian Muslims to stand up to
seek reform among the ulama.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): There is a
need for reformation among the PAS ulama (religious scholars) so that they
would be more closely guided by Islamic principles, said PAS Deputy President
Mohamed Sabu and if need be, they should re-learn these principles from non-Muslims
who are practising them.
Mohamed, who is better known as Mat
Sabu, said that ulama should not merely polish their appearance, but also
update themselves on issues of corruption and social justice.
"Our ulama are not willing to
read any books on socialism or communism, to know what these are about, and
they need to open up more to the world. It is not only in Malaysia but the
world over. There should be reform in Al Azhar University," he
said.
"It will take time for one to
change, but the top ulama have to accept that it is time to reform their
thinking. You can keep your jubah and serban, but thinking has to be more
open, especially on social justice," said Mohamed. However, he
acknowledged that it will take time for Malaysian Muslims to stand up to seek
reform among the ulama.
He was replying to the question of
why PAS had failed in its governance of the Kedah state, as reflected in the
Auditor-General's Report 2011, which had noted the weak financial performance
of the state.
Since PAS took over the state in
2008, many of the promised projects for the people in Kedah had failed to
take off.
The present menteri besar of Kedah
Datuk Seri Abdul Azizan Razak is considered a member of the ulama as he is a
graduate of Al Azhar University and was head of the Sharia' Department of the
University of Malaya.
Mohamed said that in comparison, PAS
has managed to rule Kelantan effectively as menteri besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik
Mat is an alim (religious scholar) who is also very open in his ideas.
"But then again, Nik Aziz is a
gift of God to PAS," said Mohamed.
Mohamed warned that if ulama do not
reform before they are given power, they will stray from the will of the
people and become like the Mughals of India.
(The Mughals of India, at the height
of their power in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, controlled most of
the Indian subcontinent, but lost their empire to the British and other
European colonialists).
"Islamic ideas and Islamic
concepts are now being practised in the Western countries. Finland ranks the
top among non-corrupt governments. We should re-learn our Islamic principles
from them," said Mohamed.
"Meanwhile, Muslim countries
like in the Middle East, despite having billions of dollars from the oil
wealth, are subservient to the US and blame US for anything that goes wrong.
"How long are we going to blame
others for what is wrong amongst us?
"Do we Muslims want a country
like the Islamic Republic of Pakistan where there is much injustice to the
people and women are not protected?
"Injustice happens when we do
not follow the essence of the Islamic principles and that is not
Islamic," said Mohamed.
Mohamed said that he is not a lone
voice calling for reform among the ulama in PAS and that there are many in
the PAS Central Working Committee (CWC) who support his call.
The Dewan Ulama, whose head is also a
member of the CWC, has a strong say in PAS decisions, even after the
CWC has voted on the matter.
"There is a need to reorganise
the oversight of religious matters by the religious authorities. We can have
diplomatic ties with the countries that call themselves Islamic but we need
not follow their way of ruling (which is not in line with the essence of
Islam)," said Mohamed.
He noted that when the Prophet
Muhammad took over Madinah and made it a Muslim state, he did not call it an
Islamic state but labelled it as "a radiant city".
Mohamed also said that being in the
Pakatan Rakyat coalition which includes non-Muslims has opened up the eyes of
PAS leaders to the need to be more open.
He noted that the PAS president had
become more open now, as compared to the time before PAS formed PR with DAP
and PKR.
"We should emulate what Penang
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (of DAP) had done for Penang by reducing the
state debt (by 95%). We cannot fall for Umno's harping on the negation of
PAS's Islamic credentials," said Mohamed.
He was referring to Umno's
accusations that PAS is no more an Islamic party as it has joined hands with
PKR and DAP which comprise non-Muslims.
"Umno can try to be more
'Islamic' with their own ulama, but the party is not embracing the Islamic
principles. So, their Islamic image is in brackets," said Mohamed.
According to Mohamed, Umno has written him off as one PAS leader who
cannot be bought.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Ulama need reformasi for PAS to move forward
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