This is a cry. A cry to all people out there that I need help to fold up the clothes piled up on my family sofa.
Nevertheless, this is more than just a cry. This is a scream, a loud one, that if I can actually vocalize the volume of this post, I would end up losing all of my voice in one shot.
On the news today, there was some coverage with regards to the Nothing To Hide 2.0 forum held in Dewan Raja Muda, Shah Alam. Unable to fully listen to the news update, I opted to find some videos regarding the issue on Youtube - not really knowing that it actually caused an uproar. The situation was so heated, there were chairs flying and lights flaring with smoke, people were fighting inside and outside of the hall, it was chaos. Reading articles regarding the event on the internet makes me feel so unsettled.
Several days ago, Pindaan Akta 164 with regards to divorce issues between couples (in which one of them reverts back to being a muslim) has been passed. And with the passing of this act, children of the married couple will continue to follow the initial religion that funded the marriage before one of the parent reverted. The religion of the child will then be decided after they reach the age of 18, with the agreement of both parents. Sounds fair, if we follow the way 'human-rights activist' put it in front of us. And like it or not, the way we think is actually bit by bit following the way that of a 'human-rights' view as compared to how the Quran and Sunnah shapes it to be.
Before this change is implemented, the religious status of a minor below the age of 18 was as follow.
Rupanya dalam nak 'memartabatkan Islam', we allow another right to overthrow the syariat of Islam. Bukankah kemuliaan Islam melebihi segala yg lain? Bukankah masuk Islam tu secara keseluruhan?
Not to mention the incest case that has been going viral regarding the 37 year-old father facing 632 sexual assault charges towards her 15 year-old daughter, in which he has committed these detestable acts for the span of two years. That's awfully a ridiculous, abominable thing to do to a young girl especially to your own blood. She was the age of my sister when all these monstrous abuse came to her, by the man she calls father nonetheless. I am disgusted, so disgusted at how shaytan is able to place us at an even more savage level than that of animals.
And then there's the rising case of Islamophobia all around the European countries, the never-ending manipulating of how a 'modernised' Muslim should be like by the Western media and the label of terrorism being connected to (even) practicing Muslims by the global community at large. In today's world, Rasulullah's hadith is clearly being set into play.
From Thawban r.a,
Rasulullah saw said,
"The nations are about to call each other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food." It was said; "Will it be because of our small number that day?" He said; "Rather, on that day you will be many, but you will be like foam, like the foam on the river. And Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw wahn (weakness) into your hearts." Someone said; "O Rasulullah! What is wahn?" He said; "Love of the world and hatred of death."
(Sahih: Related by Abu Dawud (no. 4297), Ibn 'Asakirin in Tarikh Dimashq (2/97/8) and others. It was authenticated by Al-Albani in As-Sahihah (n0. 958))
Looking at the numerous issues between muslims in their own native land, the conflict between leaders (who are muslims but are fighting for their own safety, wealth and greed), the poverty impacting on muslim-populated countries, the oppression of muslims in the muslim-minority countries, it's just too much. If somebody asks me where can we go to do a Qadhaya Umat session at my place, I'd tell them to just come over on a Friday during the time for Friday prayers and just observe the school kids on the field in front of my house. We're not talking about not attending the Friday prayers, we're talking something even more extreme than that. Smoking, intimate 'projects', truancy, maybe even drugs. Who knows what's happening beyond the trees and bushes.
*cry*
Sampai bila lagi?
Sampai bila lagi nak tengok and buat tak tahu?
I don't get it you know. Everyone is either putting a blind eye on the current issue or are just trying to cure the symptoms of this plague. It's not only hedonisme, it's not just secularisme, atheism itself has come to our nation, trying (and succeeding to a degree) to rot our humble muslim foundation. Budaya ketimuran itself has lost the place in today's modern Malaysia.
Our clothes, our speech, they way we walk, the way we think, the way we mingle - everything and anything is being sucked into the whirlpool of jahiliyah.
I know we're trying hard to be a better country, I know the youth are creating multiple events and innovations and programs at handling the problems we are facing in Malaysia. But actually, is it helping to solve the imminent crisis we are facing as a local rakyat, and a global citizen?
Teaching kids, motivating them to speak English and following their dreams is an inspiring effort. But are we actually opening the chance for them to find Allah first before we start introducing them to the English love songs and romantic movies? Is the dream that we so heartily encouraging them to achieve become something that can provide them an escape route from the rat race of going to work, getting more money, going to work and just being rich?
Providing food for the homeless, going for humanitarian aid in foreign countries and raising awareness for public health. How long can we provide before we go nil? How much can we give if it's just in the form of bulk items? Are we even able to change much of their condition or are we just prolonging their life but not their suffering?
The system is bonkers. The system we're living in, the system that's governing us is just rotten. I'm not talking about all the crimes of rape, murder, corruption and robbery. There is a far bigger crime that is happening to us and yet we have fail to actually achieve any realisation of it.
We fail to recognize that we're allowing jahiliyah and shaytan to govern our lives.
The policy, the regulation, the state affairs - everything is well planned by those who are fighting for shaytan. And they themselves might not even know this. Tell me, if all humans were made for goodness, who whispers them into doing the wrong? Do you think anybody was born to kill? Do you think any child came out of the mother's womb crying asking for a gun, already painted with an Evil label on their forehead?
If we say that a person is influenced by their childhood and pre-disposing behaviours of their parents, what actually caused their childhood to be filled with abuse and mishandle? Who made their parents succumb to drugs and alcoholism? What caused them to beat their child up? What made someone so filled with bloodlust and greed for money?
Kalau bukan sistem jahiliyah, apa lagi?
Kalau bukan shaytan, apa lagi?
Kalau bukan manusia tak bertuhan, yang degilnya jauh lagi teruk daripada iblis, apa lagi?
Don't tell me this has nothing to do with us. Don't tell me that we have no share in what's happening to the world. Don't tell me you can just finish reading this and not care at all about the world we're living in today.
Because like it or not, it's already creeping into our homes. Into our TVs, into our phones. Let's face it, pornography, wasteful movies/tv shows and lustful entertainment are just a click away. In fact, they are served in front of our doorsteps, waiting for our eyes to feast on them. Before long, we crave for more and eventually resulting in our time being so faithfully 'invested' on these ridiculous imagery of what 'true' happiness is. We've all been victims of it, maybe we still are. And you know what these continuous fiction is feeding our mind - rubbish. We fall prey to them, and finally it causes us to drown in our own stupidity. We start cutting ourselves when we're not happy, even our definition of happy is so skewed to only fit what the limits of the temporary world can offer. We want our spouses to act in this and that kind of manner, and if they fail to uphold the standards, we just drop the relationship. Family ties are broken because of this so-called heroism in the name of love, children out of wedlock are being born everyday. Because of what? Because of all this rubbish we're selling and receiving from the media.
Socially, we're beaten by jahiliyah.
Politically, don't let me even start, there's just too much damage.
Economically, goodness me, we're all in a rat race like it or not.
Emotionally, physically, every single piece of our thoughts, mind and body are being scorched by the flames of jahiliyah.
And yet we stay silent.
And yet we remain in our own bubble.
Until,
We become numb.
Lads,
Peeps,
Gais,
There is an even bigger danger that we need to curb. Even more bigger than illiteracy, poverty and health-related diseases.
Like it or not, either you want to accept it or not,
We have a problem of God-fearing.
Of iman, of taqwa.
Now is no longer Gold, Gospel and Glory. Now is No God, YOLO and sex (didn't want to type it but this is serious talk man). Jahiliyah is just wanting to crush our every being, and it knows no religion. Because Iblis dah kata kan, that the war he's going to inflict on us covers the whole of mankind, the whole of Allah's creation called humans.
[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom you have honoured above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."
(Surah Al-Isra', 17:62)
Thus, if we don't go back to Allah, how are we even actually going to survive?
I'm not asking you to stop studying for that degree or masters or PhD or whatever.
I'm not asking you to stop volunteering or help your parents or visit your relatives.
I'm not asking you to run away and sit in a cave and muhasabah sampai mati.
I'm not asking you to not attend those leadership programs, debate championships and innovative camps.
I'm asking you to see the bigger picture and act accordingly to save the more important side of things. Yes, we all have a place in this world and we all have our expertise. But we all, also, should have one common goal - which is to buat kerja 'abid dan khalifah tuh. To be His 'abid and His caliph is the more important job that we need to serve, and we need to do it truly because of Him and none other. Kurangnya ikhlas dalam diri kita, kurangnya Allah dalam hati kita, akan menyebabkan banyaknya dunia dan nafsu yang menjadi kompas hidup. And this is the reason why we're all leading to doom.
Because we forgot our true purpose.
Wake up people, sampai bila lagi nak tidur?
Especially kawan-kawan overseas, especially kawan-kawan yang pandai-pandai belajar tinggi-tinggi Political Sciences, Law, Economics bagai. You lads will be the one to shape the policy of our nation, and all us other professionals will have to succumb to whatever national enactment, law or regulation you place forth for us. I need all of you, especially the friends yang banyak sangat logam kepimpinan ni to wake up and please understand that this is no longer just about perfecting that CV, that dream car, that 4 pretty model-looking wives or that prestigious PhD.
It's about the ummah.
And we're the ones that has been chosen to safeguard it.
Sampai bila lagi?
Takkan nak tunggu anak sendiri jadi bohsia baru nak bergerak?
Disclaimer: This is a personal opinion, however this is one I would like to share for everyone to think about. I am not a critical analyst that has the capability of going through statistics or hundreds of article, but on the more general side of things, I hope I am able to do justice to what's happening around the world as I cry out for help from my many friends that are reading this piece.
Ayuh berborak dengan saya supaya kita boleh perkasakan ummah inshaAllah.
