Al-Quran Sumber Perundangan Utama - Lim Guan Eng

Source: Mohd Sabri Said Fri Dec 05, 08, HARAKAHDAILY.NET

GEORGETOWN, 5 Dis - Al-Quran penting sebagai sumber perundangan utama dan mampu melahirkan masyarakat madani yang berakhlak tinggi, berintergriti yang bersesuaian dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar' dan Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT).

Demikian antara ucapan yang disampaikan oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng dalam majlis penghargaan kepada 102 orang penghafal dan pengajar Al-Quran yang memberi khidmat di negeri itu baru-baru ini.

...............Menurut beliau lagi, nilai keharmonian lebih terserlah seandainya setiap agama mematuhi ajaran yang diamalkan begitu juga Islam jika dilengkapi dengan pengetahuan yang tinggi tentunya melahirkan sebuah masyarakat yang sempurna jauh daripada ketidak tamadhunan.

...............Tegasnya, hanya mereka yang tabah sahaja dapat mencapai tahap tersebut kerana tanpa displin, kuat dan sabar seseorang itu mustahil boleh melakukan kerja berkenaan.

...............Lim percaya melalui al-Quran masyarakat Madani yang berakhlak tinggi, berintegriti bersesuai dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar' dan Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT) akan menjadi kenyataan. Baca selebihnya di sini

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Tepat sekali kata-kata Lim Guan Eng itu. Kalau semua berpegang teguh pada ajaran agama masing-masing, alangkah amannya dunia ini - tiada pengkhianat, pembohong, iri hati, tamak haloba, dendam-mendendam, rasuah-merasuah, fitnah-menfitnah, tuduh-menuduh dan tiada segala gejala negatif yang boleh merosakkan akhlak serta hubungan sesama insan.

Masyarakat kita boleh dikatakan sebagai satu masyarakat yang warak - kuat beragama - kebanyakannya berpegang teguh kepada ajaran agama masing-masing dan tempat-tempat beribadat seperti masjid, surau, kuil Hindu dan kuil Cina terdapat di setiap pelusuk, tetapi kenapakah di negara kita, hubungan antara kaum menjadi amat rapuh sekali, terutamanya selepas pilihanraya Mac lalu?

Kenapakah bukan Melayu asyik mempersoalkan hak-hak istimewa orang-orang Melayu, kedudukan bahasa Melayu sebagai Bahasa Kebangsaan, kedudukan Raja-Raja Melayu dan agama Islam sebagai agama rasmi, walhal perkara ini telah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Negara?

Kenapakah orang-orang Melayu asyik mempertahankan "Ketuanan Melayu" sedangkan itu merupakan konsep atau keadaan atau situasi semata-mata - tiada untung ruginya sama ada "Ketuanan Melayu" itu benar-benar dapat dicapai atau tidak?

Kenapa kekayaan negara masih lagi tidak diagih-agihkan secara rata, setelah 51 merdeka?

Kenapa DEB yang diperkenalkan untuk mengagih-agihkan kekayaan negara antara kaum masih lagi tidak mencapai matlamatnya?

Kenapa masih ramai lagi rakyat yang tergolong dalam golongan miskin, walhal kita boleh dianggap sebagai negara maju yang kaya-raya dengan sumber aslinya?

Bilakah negara kita akan melahirkan masyarakat madani yang bertamaddun, berakhlak tinggi, berintergriti yang bersesuaian dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar'?

The emergence of a new trend..............

Upon careful observation, one would realize the emergence of a childish but yet dangerous trend in Malaysian political landscape.

The trend has become more apparent each passing day. The trend I'm referring to is called making police reports.

Making police reports is not new. It has existed for many years or even decades or centuries but of late, especially after the March 08 general elections that plunges Malaysia into the political (and racial) turmoils, it has become more and more apparent.

Police reports after police reports were made. From mammoth issues to even small issues - some even petty or trivial.

Yes, Malaysia is a free country. Anybody can make a police reports anytime. The police are duty-bound to accept any report being made, but things have come to a state of absurdity, stupidity, insanity and other ty(s)...... that comes to ones mind.

Police reports are being made everyday, and many of them are petty in nature. It's OK if things are criminal or serious in nature, but many of these are petty - not even conceivable by normal human mind. Many of them are ridiculous.

These may be only a few examples, but in actual fact there are thousand more.

When Tan Sri Khalid suggested that UiTM opened its door to all races, the Malays went wild. Some even made police reports against him.

When Lim Guan Eng included the Chinese and English names to the existing roadsigns in Bahasa in Penang, police reports were ade against him.

When Saiful couldn't get what he wanted from Anwar, he made a police report against Anwar, accusing him of sodomizing him.

When Ramlang Porigi claimed that he was forced to witness Saiful' swearing on the Quran, a police report was made against him.

When P. Bala made public his first Statutory Declaration, a police report was made against him for sedition.

When Tengku Adnan decided that the Umno HQ took over the conduct of the troubled Tanah Merah divisional meeting, the members had lodged a police report against him for alleged abuse of power.

When Teresa Kok was alleged to "force" a mosque in Puchong not to use loudspeakers during "azan", a police report was lodged against her.

When Teresa Kok was alleged to "drop" the jawi names from the roadsigns in Selangor, a police report was made against her.

When Tan Lian Hoe was alleged to have made a remarks on the Malay rights, a police report was lodged against her.

When the HINDRAF were demanding that the qualityof life of the marginalized Indians be given due attention, police reports were made against them.

When Ahmad Ismail allegedly called the Chinese pendatang (immigrants) during a ceramah in Permatang Pauh, a police report was made against him by Komtar assemblyman, Ng We Aik.

When Lim Guan Eng touched on matters relating to the NEP, crooked lawyer Abu Backer Sidek lodged a police report against him for making a “very sensitive statement”.

Analyzing these reports closely, most of these reports were made by individuals or organizations but one would wonder if these ridiculous reports were Umno-inspired.

Due to the high number of petty, ridiculous reports, one wonders no more why our police are too busy investigating these kind of petty issues than concentrating their time an effort in life-threatening and criminal issues.

No wonder the Government lost many high profile cases due to shoddy investigation, as the police had no time to conduct proper investigations.

No wonder Altantuya would never find justice for her murder.

No wonder Nini has not been found yet after missing since 9-Jan.

No wonder Nurin's murderer has not been caught after committing the heinuous crime 535 days ago.

No wonder only 39% of the 209,559 cases reported last year were resolved.

And the last straw came from the so-called Heritage Associations, Malay Cultural Organisations and Related Bodies Cooperation Network (Pewaris).

Besides lodging police 5 (F-I-V-E) police reports against Selangor state executive councillor Teresa Kok, it also embarked onto even more serious issues which they claimed would endanger Muslim and Malay unity.

The group even went to the extent of asking for actions to be taken against:

• people or groups which sought to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA).
• Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf),
• Gerakan Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe for her recent remarks on Malays,
• Sisters in Islam on the National Fatwa Council’s decision on pengkid or tomboys.

Pewaris spokesman Datuk Dr Maamor Osman told reporters that the group of 30 NGOs would form a coalition called Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah to counter criticism against the Malays and Islam.

The action by Pewaris is considered as head-on counter action, and if left unchecked could further deepen the racial rift in Malaysia.

Talking about police reports, why don't these good-for-nothing people made police reports on:

• Sharil Samad for reducing petrol pump price by 15 sen each time, whilst increasing it by 78 sen in May 2008;
• PM Abdullah Badawi for doozing off in almost all meetings, seminars or conferences he attended.
• Shahrizat Jalil fo renegrading on her earlier agreement to accept the June 2009 transition plan with Rafidah;
• Anwar Ibrahim for giving the fed-up rakyat false hope on forming a new government;
• Lim Kit Siang for always pushing for emergency motions (though he never gets one) in Parliament;
• Perak Islamic Department Director for not in agreement with the National Fatwa Council on the edict to ban yoga among Muslims;
• many many more issue.

Don't you guys have something better to do other rather than being the work-horses of these political masters?

What is wrong with our race relations?

abROcadabRO is in fact, struggling to pinpoint the trigger that affect the race relations in the country which has gone from bad to worst.

Of course, abROcadabRO is not “meraba-raba” (squeezing buttocks like JJ) but finding out and analyzing what has gone wrong with the race relations.

What could have been so wrong that the race relations is so tensed – everybody has become so ultra-sensitive towards comments made by another race, without looking from its objectivity?

What could have been so wrong that comment made by someone is interpreted as taking a swipe at another race?

What could have been so wrong that statement made by someone about any issue is taken as an attack on another race?

What could have been so wrong that all the major races in the country have become so defensive, to the extent that comments or statements made are seen as attacks towards one race?

Consider these situations:

• In order to regain the Malay support, Ahmad Ismail called the Chinese “kaum pendatang” during the Permatang Pauh by-election. Definitely by playing up the racial sentiments, one could have garnered the support from your own race.

• A non-Malay touched on the inequality of the NEP, the Malays become so defensive – threatening the non-Malays not to challenge the “Ketuanan Melayu”. A non-Malay challenged the Malays’ 30% equity, the Malays felt threatened by saying, “This is our land. You’re just a “pendatang”. You don’t like, you get out. We’re the “tuan”.

• Tan Sri Khalid appointed a Chinese as acting general manager of PKNS, the Malays protested, saying that PKNS was for the Malays and carried out some "spiritual activities".
  While the Malays protested against the appointment of a Chinese as PKNS acting general manager, the Chinese fought back tit-for-tat.

• A non-Malay questioned the quota for the Malays in public universities, the Malays jumped from their seats, shouting “We’re the bumis. You’re not. We’re entitled for more. You take only what’s leftover”.

• When Keyveas questioned some Malay rights, Ali Rustam said, “If you don’t like it, get out of this land”. Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam wrote about the election of Barrack Obama, a black to the US Presidency, and Rejal Arbi and Jebat_Must_Die lost self-control, insinuating that Ramon was a racist.

• When a non-Malay claimed of unfair treatment, the Malays gave him an ultimatum, “Take it or leave it. Don’t ever question our “Ketuanan Melayu”.

• When a non-Malay claimed of being marginalized, the Malays resorted to threatening words such as “Don’t forget your roots. This is not your land. You just “menumpang” here”.

• When a non-Malay questioned the conduct of certain Malays, the Malays gave him a stern look right in the face with the message, “We’re the “tuan”. You’re the “coolie”. So shut up and just follow”.
  

Why has race relations deteriorated?

Many people may have their own views but abROcadabRO would attribute the situation to Umno's doing.

Why? Because the Malays feel threatened that their monopoly on (power) politics has started to dwindle since the last general election when the oppositions managed to capture 5 states in Peninsula Malaysia.

Why? Because the support (from the Malays) for Umno was diminishing as Umno was not interested in running the country but the leaders at all levels were (and still are) so engrossed in enriching themselves and their cronies that they forget how to run the government (to regain the support from the Malays, what other issue to play up if it’s not racial issues?).

Why? Because Umno's leaders are known to be arrogant, self-centred, highly corrupted, insensitive, and gangster-type.

Why? Because Tun Dr Mahathir, in his effort to cling on to power, had knowingly or unknowingly, introduced the unwanted and unhealthy into Umno (money politics, cronyism, nepotism etc).

Why? Because Tun Dr Mahathir, wanting to extend his influence on Umno, had chosen a lame duck as his successor.

Why? Because Pak Lah is such a lame PM who can’t even control Umno, let alone the country - thus giving rise to heavy politicking among Umno leaders, the emergence of many political warlords, the emergence of the so-called “4th Floor Boys” who, in their quest to fulfill their own needs, had crossed the lines.

Why? Because Umno is a party that breeds corruption to the fullest, that another 100 years may not be enough to completely weed out this disease.

The situation has now become so critical that anybody who opens his mouth on any issue, is attacked and accused of being racist. Everybody has become so defensive. Everybody is accusing others as racists. Why is it so?

During Mahathir's rule, "I'm a Malay. You're a Chinese or Indian" things were subtle. Since Pak Lah took over, things came to the open; and became worst since the beginning of the end of Umno in the GE in March 2008.

The only way out – for the time being is to practise the politics of restraint - restraint from making comments or statements, saying anything about other races.

Let's see what the experts have up their sleeve with the upcoming Race Relations Acts.