Alamak, somebody is really missing the picture lah.
I won't swear on the Qur'an even if I'm proven innocent. You see, this religion of ours called Islam enables us to have a direct axis with God. We need no other medium. The Qur'an is a compilation of His words in a form of book. But it's not just a mere book.
We should remember that our Prophet Muhammad never actually flipped any of the Qur'an's pages. Whoever said that the Qur'an was in a form of a book? So, could people hold a copy of it, swear and take any oaths onto it back then?
It was Usman, the third Righteous Caliph who compiled the Qur'an into a form of book. Interestingly, before him, the Qur'an was meant especially to be recited, not read.
The Prophet also had reminded us to not to read the Qur'an blindly. You see, God doesn't ask us to become more Arab than the Arabs. God didn't require us to do so. God only wants us to be good Muslims. Even if you read the Qur'an with the best way of recital anybody in this world could, it'd be absolutely meaningless if you don't know the meaning of each of the ayat in it.
By that, the meaning of over six thousand ayats.
The Qur'an can bring both good and bad things unto us. So be careful when you read it. It may bless you on the way, and it may curse you at the same time. This is a saying of the Prophet. If reading it would bring that kind of effect, what more swearing on it?
Islam does it differently. The Qur'an is not another Bible, Talmud, the Puranas or any other books deemed holy in this world. Take any dictionary, encyclopaedia or comic book and swear on it, but not the Qur'an.
So maybe after this there'll be another trend of developing a fetish towards swearing on the Qur'an. Do the sickest thing in the world but as soon as you swear on the Qur'an, you're holier than everything. Maybe it's a cool thing to do? That's why it's on every front pages of the mainstream papers? Maybe, yeah. But not every cool thing's good.
Mr Saiful, not everybody's embracing your fabricated, narrowed version of Islam. Find another thousand clerics and another million copies of the Qur'an and swear all you want. But the truth, sir, lies with God Himself.
Maybe it's best to retreat. Quit playing your game.
Salam Nisfu Syaaban.
(UPDATE: August 18, 2008 12.45am)
It is best to take note that my post was published earlier (at 3.59am Sunday) than Malaysia Today's article posted by RPK (later at 1.58pm the same day) whose article also, interestingly, pointed out the same arguments as mine -- only in much detail . See here.
I won't swear on the Qur'an even if I'm proven innocent. You see, this religion of ours called Islam enables us to have a direct axis with God. We need no other medium. The Qur'an is a compilation of His words in a form of book. But it's not just a mere book.
We should remember that our Prophet Muhammad never actually flipped any of the Qur'an's pages. Whoever said that the Qur'an was in a form of a book? So, could people hold a copy of it, swear and take any oaths onto it back then?
It was Usman, the third Righteous Caliph who compiled the Qur'an into a form of book. Interestingly, before him, the Qur'an was meant especially to be recited, not read.
The Prophet also had reminded us to not to read the Qur'an blindly. You see, God doesn't ask us to become more Arab than the Arabs. God didn't require us to do so. God only wants us to be good Muslims. Even if you read the Qur'an with the best way of recital anybody in this world could, it'd be absolutely meaningless if you don't know the meaning of each of the ayat in it.
By that, the meaning of over six thousand ayats.
The Qur'an can bring both good and bad things unto us. So be careful when you read it. It may bless you on the way, and it may curse you at the same time. This is a saying of the Prophet. If reading it would bring that kind of effect, what more swearing on it?
Islam does it differently. The Qur'an is not another Bible, Talmud, the Puranas or any other books deemed holy in this world. Take any dictionary, encyclopaedia or comic book and swear on it, but not the Qur'an.
So maybe after this there'll be another trend of developing a fetish towards swearing on the Qur'an. Do the sickest thing in the world but as soon as you swear on the Qur'an, you're holier than everything. Maybe it's a cool thing to do? That's why it's on every front pages of the mainstream papers? Maybe, yeah. But not every cool thing's good.
Mr Saiful, not everybody's embracing your fabricated, narrowed version of Islam. Find another thousand clerics and another million copies of the Qur'an and swear all you want. But the truth, sir, lies with God Himself.
Maybe it's best to retreat. Quit playing your game.
Salam Nisfu Syaaban.
(UPDATE: August 18, 2008 12.45am)
It is best to take note that my post was published earlier (at 3.59am Sunday) than Malaysia Today's article posted by RPK (later at 1.58pm the same day) whose article also, interestingly, pointed out the same arguments as mine -- only in much detail . See here.
7 comments:
they've wronged the real purpose of al-Furqan.
never they thought about the consequences.
kudos to you. a good one man.
thanks, I appreciate your bravery to comment. I don't know what others are afraid of, really.
It is my bad that I have to disagree with you. He was just showing his innocence.
So sorry. Me & my family detests Anwar. They may think of this case as a political conspiracy but as my family was there at the recent permatang pauh for being Arif Shah's supporters, I can't say that Anwar is the one for the post.
PKR, so much for the fuel increase.
taik kucing
but to show the innocence in a wrong way is nonsense cik lela. it is a Nasrani tradition, i mean Christian. we have our own way and procedure. al-Quran is not just a book. it is a blessing to all of us.
mr. writer, sorry to answer cik lela comment before you.
Well if he's confident that he's innocent enough, then he should prove it in the court or at least answer the reporters' questions unhesitatingly (refer press conference at dynasty - the UNCUT version).
The question here is not about the allegations Mr Saiful are making. But it's about a man who's willingly sacrificing his dignity to bring another man down.
If its not a conspiracy then what is it? If it is justice that we're talking about, why is he the only one in the limelight? There's a lot of people in our beloved country here that needs justice, Cik Lela. Nini's family, the marginalized ethnics, the poor and the needy, uneducated rural people, etc etc..
If we're sincere about upholding truth and justice, we should have done that long time ago. You may argue that there IS justice here in Malaysia. But does it apply to everybody? Or is it a law that is only siding with the rich and the powerful?
Well, don't you think that the oil price will only be reduced by the federal government? There's a great distinction between state governments and the federal government, and the power reserved for each can be different.
Go figure.
ohh.. so it was about that saiful guy, this post. never actually read it tho, or follow the news. as far as im concerned, i don't like anwar. sorry there mate. tapi wallahualam la kan, pasal sodomi tu.
but yeah, it's true, this saiful fella is doing it like the christians, like they always do in court "do you swear to tell the truth blablabla nothing but the truth so help you god?" lol. terasa nak tulis tu jugak hahahaha. sumpah pun sumpah la kan, tapii..
oh well. only god knows. tapiii, i still tak minat anwar can. heh.
but this post is interesting syuk. provocative, and interesting.
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