Agama Islam alasan untuk buli..Adilkah itu??

Separuh daripada pelajar Islam mengakui dipandang serong atau dibuli atas sebab agama termasuk disindir, ditampar mahupun digelar pengganas.

Laporan itu mendedahkan pengalaman seorang pelajar perempuan, Dala yang berkata dia dipanggil pengganas dan diancam di Facebook. 
Dia melaporkannya kepada polis dan pentadbir sekolah tetapi tiada tindakan diambil dan kemudian dipukul sekumpulan pelajar ketika dalam perjalanan pulang. 

Satu kaji selidik dijalankan membabitkan 500 pelajar di California berusia 11 hingga 18 tahun untuk menghasilkan laporan itu, menurut laporan.

Kaji selidik itu dijalankan oleh cawangan Majlis Hubungan Amerika-Islam (CAIR) di California.

Ia mendapati, kebanyakan pelajar Muslim mengakui selesa dengan rakan sekelas mengetahui agama mereka tetapi pada masa sama, ramai mengakui menjadi mangsa buli dalam beberapa aspek.

Seorang setiap 10 pelajar berkata pernah ditampar, ditendang, ditumbuk atau dipukul atas sebab agama. 
Selain itu, 50 peratus responden berkata pernah mendengar seseorang membuat komen sindiran atau menyebarkan khabar angin di sekolah mengenai mereka atas sebab berkenaan.

Selain itu, sekurang-kurangnya 17 peratus pelajar perempuan yang memakai hijab mengakui pernah sengaja disentuh atau hijab mereka ditarik.

"Ramai pelajar Muslim terus dipanggil pengganas atau (Osama) Bin laden," kata Pengurus Hak Sivil CAIR, Fatima Dadabhoy, dalam satu kenyataan.

"Sepanjang kaji selidik itu, kami juga gusar kerana ramai pelajar Islam tidak menganggapnya satu bentuk perbuatan membuli," katanya lagi.

Hanya 32 peratus pelajar Islam melaporkan perkara itu kepada guru mereka dan 42 peratus memberitahu mereka melaporkannya kepada orang dewasa lain yang membantu keadaan.

"Kami harap melalui laporan ini untuk menunjukkan alam persekolahan diracuni dan tidak boleh diterima jika pihak berkenaan tidak mempedulikan perkara berkenaan atau menganggapnya sesuatu yang biasa bagi pelajar Islam di Amerika," kata Fatima.

Selain itu, daripada 500 responden, enam peratus menyatakan guru mereka tidak menghormati agama Islam, enam peratus lagi berasa tidak selamat ketika di sekolah dan 10 peratus pernah ditampar atau dipukul atas sebab agama. - AGENSI

Memang kurang ajar..Moga Allah membalas perbuatan mereka..Allah Maha Berkuasa.....

Former Playboy bunny with hijab

First Malaysian Playboy bunny and model Felixia Yeap’s decision to don the hijab (Muslim headgear) despite being a non-Muslim has shocked many, with some fans berating her and labelling it as a "publicity stunt".

The 27-year-old Ipoh beauty, who has been modelling since she was 19, however, remained unperturbed by all the scepticism and criticism that she had been receiving since she started donning the hijab a few months ago.

“They say I did this to find a rich Malay Datuk to marry. If I wanted to find a rich man, I would have done it a long time ago when I was still actively modelling in sexy poses. Their criticisms defy logic. All I wanted to do was to cover up more and do more decent modelling,” she told The Malaysian Insider.

Explaining her action further, Yeap said while it had come as a surprise to her fans, her love for Muslim attire had started a long time ago when she was still in school.

Yeap's action had been criticised by Muslims as well as non-Muslims who said she was being "disrespectful" towards Islam for wearing a hijab.

They said before donning the hijab, she should have removed the pictures of her in a Playboy bunny outfit and also others which showed her in sexy poses and revealing attire.

Some of her over 148,000 fans on Facebook and her blog had criticised her action as a publicity stunt to gain more popularity and fame. Some even left her social media site after that.

Yeap, who is still receiving invitations to appear at Playboy events and functions all over the world despite ending her career as a bunny in 2010, defended her action.

“I had always wanted to wear the hijab but I only got the chance to try it this year when I went for a casting call in a Celcom television commercial for the Hari Raya celebration.

Yeap is happy modelling Muslim wear. - Pic courtesy of felixiayeap.blogspot.com, December 14, 2013."It was a blue hijab and I fell in love with it. Then, I had another chance to wear the hijab again when I was hired as a model for a Muslim boutique in a fashion show during the Hari Raya season,” she said.

During her interview with The Malaysian Insider, Yeap, who is not married, looked composed and pretty in a pink hijab.

She said although some Muslims had criticised her, most of the negative comments had come from non-Muslims.

She said she had always loved baju kurung and Malay-Muslim traditions.

Yeap, a former kindergarten teacher, started her career in modelling in 2005 when she entered the Dewi Remaja contest organised by a magazine and became one of its finalists.

She then joined many beauty pageants and at the peak of her career, she was invited to be a Playboy bunny and worked at its club in Macau.

But her career at the club only lasted a month as Yeap decided to return home to pursue her modelling career.

“There was no intention of working there for a long time. Yes, it was fun and I learnt many things but modelling is where my heart is, not working at the club,” said Yeap.

On the negative perception towards her for donning the hijab, Yeap said she did not blame the fans for being "confused" with her action.

“I won't blame them. People who don't know me, do not read what I write, will get confused.

"My past photoshoots and modelling gigs which I have on my Facebook and blog, those are my achievements.

"I want people to know, if I can stop being sexy, cover myself up, be a better person, a respected woman, why can't they understand the story and moral behind it? Let it be a story to inspire people,” said Yeap.

She said she feels better when she covers herself up.

“People are not looking at you because of the size of your breasts or your body shape, instead, people look at you because of your intelligence and your character.

"I don't deny that I had cried after several modelling jobs recently. I love to cover myself up, so when I have to give in to the demands of my work which required me to be sexy, I felt exploited,” she said.

Yeap says her mother is supportive of her donning the hijab. - Pic courtesy of felixiayeap.blogspot.com, December 14, 2013.Yeap stressed that she only had good intentions in donning the hijab and being in a multiracial country, she is aware of the religious sensitivity surrounding the issue.

“I am not doing this to be disrespectful. I am doing this with a lot of sincerity and good intentions.

"I admit that I am a free-thinker. What I have to say is, if someone is trying to learn something and you keep pushing them away, they are going to run away. They will ask why are they being forced away from something that they are trying to learn,” said Yeap.

She also said that if a religion could show her the beauty of life and living, people should try to understand her action.

“People are attracted to beautiful things. So do I. And if a religion could show me the beauty of life, why should I resist just because a few confused racists and extremists try to twist things around?

"Are they righteous enough, or consider themselves greater, to judge another human being? Well... unless they are God. But based on how they curse, insult and behave... I don't think so,” she said, adding that she felt sorry for these people.

She said despite all the criticisms, she is happy to be able to inspire people and remind them of their religions.

She also accepts the views of those who think she is weird for wearing a hijab.

“If people think I am weird to be a non-Muslim model covering myself up, so be it,” said Yeap.

On her family's acceptance, Yeap said her mother was very supportive. "She even say I looked good with the hijab."

On her sexy modelling gigs, Yeap said she is completing her remaining commitments which she had agreed to before she decided to wear the hijab.

“This month would be my last assignments. I have to make several appearances for Playboy Bunny International. Many failed to understand that this is a work commitment and I am a professional model. I have to complete the job by hook or by crook. Even if I want to leave something I want to leave it with pride."

What would be her New Year resolution? Yeap said she is going to be selective in her modelling gigs.

Asked if she would be wearing the hijab permanently, Yeap said she is slowly learning to be a better person.

“I want to be a better person, a better woman. The year 2014 will be the beginning of something beautiful,” said  Yeap.

Yeap had been featured in the local and foreign FHM magazines before she was hired as a Playboy bunny.

Before that, she had participated in a television reality show called "I Wanna Be a Model" and was among the finalists in season three of the show.

She was also the first runner-up for Miss Chinese World Malaysia 2006 and the finalist for Dewi Remaja Malaysia. - December 14, 2013.

Larangan pulau saudara seagama lebih daripada tiga hari

Anas berkata, Nabi Muhammad SAW bersabda: “Saudara sekalian jangan saling membenci, jangan dengki mendengki, saling tidak menghiraukan dan memutuskan hubungan. Saudara sekalian jadilah hamba Allah yang bersaudara antara satu sama lain. Orang Islam tidak dibenarkan memulaukan saudaranya lebih daripada tiga hari.” (Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim)

Kebebasan hak asasi manusia yang kini terus diperjuangkan pihak tertentu sewajarnya menjentik pemikiran kita terhadap kewajipan menjaga hubungan serta silaturahim sesama manusia tidak kira latar belakangnya.

Kita perlu beringat bahawa orang lain juga mempunyai hak mereka dan ada antaranya perlu diberi oleh kita. Oleh itu, hakikat sebenarnya ialah tiada siapa memiliki hak kebebasan yang mutlak."

Kebebasan yang dilaungkan menyebabkan manusia semakin mementingkan diri dengan menganggap mereka bebas melakukan apa saja, malah ada yang merasakan diri mereka kebal hingga tergamak melukakan pihak lain.

Justeru, dalam memenuhi kehendak diri, kita perlu beringat bahawa orang lain juga mempunyai hak mereka dan ada antaranya perlu diberi oleh kita. Oleh itu, hakikat sebenarnya ialah tiada siapa memiliki hak kebebasan yang mutlak.

Abu Hurairah berkata, Rasulullah SAW bersabda: “Pintu syurga dibuka pada hari Isnin dan Khamis lalu diampunkan dosa setiap hamba Allah yang tidak menyekutukan Allah dengan apa sekali pun. Kecuali orang yang ada konflik dengan saudaranya, dikatakan: Tunggu sehingga mereka berdua berdamai. Tunggu sehingga mereka berdua berdamai.” (Riwayat Muslim)

Ngeh koo Ham mempermainkan Islam

Sedarlah kau tue pendatang, jangan nak tunjuk lagak pulak!!

"Tuhan Harun" kena tangkap

Penduduk Bandar Baru Tangkak tidak mengetahui kawasan perumahan berkenaan menjadi tempat persembunyian ketua ajaran sesat, Ajaran Harun, Harun Mat saat, 47, selepas menyewa di rumah berkenaan sejak 27 Oktober lalu.

Perkara tersebut terbongkar selepas sepasukan polis menyerbu rumah berkenaan dan menangkap Harun, seorang  anak lelakinya serta seorang wanita kira-kira jam 3.30 petang semalam.

Jiran yang mahu dikenali sebagai Roslan, 30-an, berkata,  seorang lelaki yang memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Khairi datang ke pejabat pemaju di kawasan perumahan itu bertanyakan rumah untuk disewa pada 26 Oktober lalu.

Menurutnya, lelaki terbabit mengaku berasal dari Johor Bahru memerlukan rumah itu dengan segera dan mahu tinggal selama setahun bersama ibu dan bapanya kerana mendapat pekerjaan di Tangkak.

“Saya tidak mengesyaki sebarang yang mencurigakan kerana perwatakan lelaki itu kelihatan biasa dengan mana-mana individu yang bertanya rumah sewa sebelum ini.

“Saya memberikan nombor telefon pemilik rumah itu yang merupakan seorang guru dan dimaklumkan lelaki itu sewa rumah tersebut sebanyak RM700 sebulan,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian hari ini.

Roslan berkata, sebelum ini rumah itu dijadikan  inap desa dan Harun adalah penyewa ketiga selepas pensyarah kolej matrikulasi berpindah kerja ke tempat lain.

Katanya, Harun berambut sedikit panjang tidak mesra dengan jiran dan penduduk di kawasan itu.  Lelaki itu  juga akan mengelak daripada bertemu jiran dengan masuk ke dalam rumah  apabila terserempak dengan mana-mana jiran di luar rumah.

“Saya pernah ke rumah dia untuk berkenalan dan mendekatinya  sebagai jiran baru, tetapi rumahnya sentiasa kosong setiap hujung minggu.

“Minggu lalu, dia ada hubungi saya minta pertolongan untuk mencari mekanik kerana kenderaan pelbagai guna (MPV) Hyundai Starex rosak, tetapi beberapa hari kemudian dia memandu kereta jenis kenderaan utiliti sukan (SUV),” katanya.

Katanya lagi, kira-kira jam 3 petang dia melihat kereta Hundai Starex Harun berada di hadapan pintu masuk taman tersebut dan tidak lama kemudian menerima panggilan telefon daripada isteri mengatakan banyak kenderaan polis berada di rumah jirannya itu.

Roslan berkata, rumah berkenaan terletak tiga unit daripada rumahnya dan terkejut apabila mengetahui jirannya itu adalah suspek yang diburu pihak polis sebelum ini.

“Kelibat Harun tidak pernah dilihat sejak keluarga itu menyewa rumah berkenaan sehinggalah kes penangkapannya hari ini (semalam)," katanya.

Sementara itu di Kuantan Ketua Polis Pahang, Datuk Shariffuddin Abdul Ghani mengesahkan Harun ditangkap di Bandar Baru Tangkak, hari ini.

Rabu minggu lalu, Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Kuantan mengeluarkan waran tangkap terhadap Harun, selepas gagal hadir buat kali kedua untuk proses pengurusan kesnya semalam.

Dia yang menghadapi 10 pertuduhan mengikut Enakmen Pentadbiran Agama Islam dan Adat Resam Melayu Pahang 1982, juga gagal hadir pada sebutan pertama kesnya, 20 Ogos lepas.

Hakim Syarie Abdul Wahid Md Ali Al-Fakwie mengeluarkan waran itu selepas permohonan dikemukakan Ketua Pendakwa Syarie negeri Salehuddin Ab Manaf.

Tuhan Harun' leader picked up

The hunt for elusive "Tuhan Harun" sect leader Harun Mat Saat came to an end when the 47-year-old was arrested with two followers in Tangkak, Johor, yesterday.

A team from the Muar and Ledang Criminal Investigation Department arrested Harun and his third wife, Azida Mohd Zol, 30, from a house in Taman Bandar Baru, Tangkak, about 3.30pm after earlier detaining a follower at a house in Jalan Hospital Tangkak.

It was learnt that the follower had led police to Harun's hideout.

Pahang police chief Datuk Sharifuddin Ab Ghani said the trio were taken to the Ledang police station for questioning and were expected to be brought to Kuantan later.

Warrants of arrest had been issued for Harun and Azida after failing to turn up for the mention of their case at the Syariah court here last week.

The duo, along with the follower arrested yesterday, will be questioned with regard to investigations into the assassination of Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jaip) enforcement head Ahmad Rafli Abdul Malek, who was shot in front of his house on Nov 10.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar subsequently urged 31 members of the "Tuhan Harun" deviationist sect in Pahang to surrender at the state religious office.

However, Harun, who is facing 10 charges at the lower Syariah court for various offences, including distributing pamphlets and books on deviationist teachings, failed to show up in court for the re-mention of his case on Nov 12, prompting the court to issue a warrant of arrest against him.

He had also failed to turn up for the case management on Aug 20.

Last Friday, police released the images of 27 followers, including Harun and his 12-year-old daughter Mahni, and asked them to surrender at any police station to help in Rafli's murder.

On the same day, police had obtained arrest warrants for seven individuals, including Azida, from the Syariah court here. Harun, Azida and Nor Hairi were among 31 individuals picked by Jaip during a raid at a shop lot in Lorong Pandan Damai near Taman Tas here on April 4.

Harun, who claimed that he was "Tuhan 2013" (God of 2013), is also wanted by Bank Negara for involvement in quick-rich schemes and money laundering.

On April 9, Harun claimed trial in the Kuantan magistrate's court to a charge of cheating a contractor of RM200,000 five years ago.

He had also claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on April 17 to five counts of assisting three companies to accept deposits without valid licence between 2006 and 2008.

Harun, from Ketereh, Kelantan, who is a music composer and an adviser to several investment companies, had pleaded not guilty at the Kuantan Syariah High Court to practising deviationist teachings and was released on a bail of RM15,000 in two sureties.

It was earlier reported that, Harun, who had been on the wanted list since 2009, had been granted bail by the Syariah court due to the lack of communication and the separation of legal jurisdiction between the Syariah and civil law.

He and his followers were believed to have gone into hiding when they failed to attend court and surrender to police last week. So far, only 10 followers of the sect had come forward to assist police investigations into Rafli's murder.

In Johor Baru, investigators said Harun had fled to Johor to seek the help of a right-hand man identified only as "Arab" as well as members of his former "get-rich quick" network in Simpang Renggam and Kluang.

The trio were believed to have planned to flee the country via Johor to Indonesia.

Johor police chief Datuk Mokhtar Shariff confirmed the arrests of the three.

The rented home in Tangkak, Johor, where ‘Tuhan Harun’ sect leader Harun Mat Saat was detained. Pic by Shahrul M.Zain

Read more: 'Tuhan Harun' leader picked up - General - New Straits 

Seindah Namamu Ammar

Seindah maksud namamu, yang memakmurkan, yang kuat iman dan yang lemah lembut percakapannya.Bertuah sungguh ibu bapa yang memiliki.Walaupun usia masih muda baru 20 tahun tapi sumbangan terhadap agama sangat besar.
Moga Allah SWT menempatkan mu di syurga yang abadi.Moga nanti suatu hari aku juga dapat memiliki zuriat yang berjuang di jalan Allah sehingga SYAHID.Al fatihah untuk mu AMMAR

Apa sudah jadi Hudud Pas bukan Hudud Islam??

Perkara ini didedahkan sendiri oleh Bekas Setiausaha Dewan Ulama Pas Kelantan, Wan Ismail Wan Ahmad mendakwa, pemimpin ulama Pas berjaya dipengaruhi golongan profesional bersifat sekular dengan menguasai pemikiran dan meyakinkan mereka akan menang besar dalam pilihanraya.

Beliau berkata, akibat penyelewengan itu, Pas menggubal Rang Undang-Undang Kanun Jenayah Syariah II 1993 dengan memberi pilihan kepada bukan Islam sama ada mahu menerima hudud atau tidak.

 Ini bertentangan perjuangan asal Pas, iaitu menguatkuasakan undang-undang Islam seluruh negeri dengan tidak meletakkan perbezaan atas sebab-sebab berlainan bangsa, agama, pangkat kecuali dalam perkara yang berhubung ibadat dan undang-undang kekeluargaan.

“Manifesto kulit hijau pada Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) 1986, muka surat lima jelas membincangkan berkaitan hukum hudud tersebut dan pada muka surat 24 turut tercatat: "Orang bukan Islam sama sahaja di sisi undang-undang jenayah dan sivil dengan orang-orang Islam".

Mengapa Pas yang kononnya berjuang atas nama Islam sanggup bermain dengan hukum Allah SWT.Tidakkah mereka takut dilaknat oleh Allah SWT.?? Jangan hanya nak mengejar kuasa di dunia sehingga sanggup menggadai maruah agama dan Islam.Pas harus kembali ke pangkal jalan dan bertaubat.

Usia bukan penentu segalanya.

Masa terus berlalu dan umur kita kian meningkat. Sepanjang tempoh umur dianugerahkan Allah SWT kepada kita, sejauh manakah kita menguruskannya?

Bagaimanakah kita umat Islam melaksanakan amanah yang diberikan Allah dengan sebaik-baiknya? Ada yang umurnya singkat, tetapi namanya diabadikan hingga dikenang orang, yang lain lahir ke dunia ini, tetapi ditutupi sejarah tersendiri. Usia seseorang tidak boleh ditentukan panjang atau pendek seperti mana anggapan ramai orang. Ia ditentukan oleh jasa atau karya besar dihasilkan. 

Pada asasnya kita disarankan untuk berlumba, mengejar melakukan kebaikan dan kebajikan. Rasulullah SAW juga pernah bersabda yang bermaksud: “Bersegeralah melakukan kebajikan sebelum dihadapkan tujuh rintangan, adakah kamu sekalian menunggu kefakiran yang menyisihkan, kekayaan yang melupakan, penyakit yang menyukarkan, tua yang membuat ketidakupayaan, kematian yang pasti ataupun dajal kejahatan yang terburuk pasti datang atau kiamat yang amat dahsyat?” (Riwayat Tirmizi).

Mahkamah Syariah Kelantan Mampu Uruskan Hudud Jika Dilaksanakan - Ketua Hakim Syarie

KOTA BAHARU, 13 Nov (Bernama) -- Mahkamah Syariah Kelantan mampu menguruskan pelaksanaan undang-undang hudud jika kerajaan Kelantan pimpinan PAS menguatkuasakan undang-undang berkenaan di negeri ini.

Ketua Hakim Syarie Kelantan Datuk Daud Muhammad berkata ini kerana segala prasarana berkaitan pelaksanaan hukum Islam itu sudah lengkap termasuk mempunyai hakim untuk melaksanakannya.

"InsyaAllah Kelantan sudah boleh laksanakan hudud. Undang-undang sudah ada dan kalau perlu tambah hakim, kita tambah," katanya selepas Majlis Perasmian Kompleks Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Kelantan di Bandar Baharu Tunjung di sini, Rabu.

Perasmian kompleks berharga RM25.8 juta itu disempurnakan Sultan Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V yang turut dihadiri Tengku Mahkota Kelantan Dr Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Ahmad Yakob dan Panel Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Syariah Kelantan Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim.

Pada 1993, Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan meluluskan Enakmen Jenayah Syariah II Kelantan 1993 untuk membolehkan kerajaan Kelantan melaksanakan hukum Islam itu.

Bagaimanapun sehingga kini pelaksanaannya tidak dapat dilaksanakan termasuk disebabkan ia mendapat tentangan daripada rakan sekutu mereka iaitu DAP.

Sementara itu, Daud berkata tidak ada kes tertunggak melibatkan pelbagai kes umat Islam di Mahkamah Syariah di negeri ini dan itu dianggap satu kejayaan.

"Kami berjaya menyelesaikannya sekurang-kurangnya dalam tempoh setahun daripada kes itu berjalan. Ini kerana kami mempunyai kelengkapan termasuk hakim yang mencukupi," katanya.

-- BERNAMA  

Pas apa lagi,,buat lah!!!       

Sultan Selangor: Arah HENTIKAN SERTA MERTA penggunaan kalimah ALLAH

Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah bertitah penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam Bible dan juga penerbitannya dalam akhbar mingguan The Herald versi Bahasa Melayu, perlu dihentikan serta merta.

 "Ini kerana kalimah Allah bagi umat Islam adalah merujuk kepada Tuhan Yang Satu seperti yang terdapat di dalam Surah Al-Ikhlas. 

"Semua rakyat di Selangor khasnya perlu menghormati dan mematuhi keputusan yang dibuat oleh Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kebangsaan, Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor, undang-undang serta keputusan secara sebulat suara oleh Mahkamah Rayuan pada 14 Oktober lalu," titah baginda dalam satu kenyataan di sini, hari ini.

Baginda juga menasihatkan mana-mana pihak tidak mengambil kesempatan menjadikan isu kalimah Allah sebagai agenda politik mereka kerana kalimah Allah ialah satu kalimah suci dan membabitkan akidah umat Islam.

Sumber: Berita Harian 14/11/2013 

Kerajaan perlu tegas dalam penggunaan Kalimah Allah .Setuju sangat dengan tindakan Sultan Selangor.

Pas has a lot of soul-seaching to do

THERE are nagging questions left unanswered in Pas' unimpressive performance in the 13th General Election (GE13). It lost control of Kedah after capturing the Malay heartland state in 2008, confirming doubts among the Malaysian public over Pas' ability to rule as an effective government. The unexpected defeat of several leaders also raised pertinent questions on the path the Islamist party had taken in recent years.

Pas leaders' contradicting stance on the usage of the word "Allah" in Bahasa Malaysia bibles was cited as one of the reasons why Pas supporters and sympathisers did not support the moderates in Pas in GE13, said Professor Datuk Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak, head of the politics, security and international affairs cluster of the National Council of Professors.

What went wrong that Pas emerged a major loser in GE13?

Is losing Kedah -- and other defeats in the Malay heartland -- a way of telling Pas that it is losing support of the Malays because they do not want Pas to soften its stand on the implementation of Islamic laws and values?

These are some of the questions within Pas' circles as the party begins conducting a post-mortem on its electoral performance.

Pas won only 21 out of 73 parliamentary seats it contested. The party secured 23 parliamentary seats from 65 contested in 2008.

Not only did Pas secure the lowest number of seats among its allies PKR and DAP in the May 5 polls, it was the only party that lost control of a state. PKR and DAP retained their hold on Selangor and Penang respectively.

Despite public displays of confidence in making inroads in Sabah and Sarawak, Pas failed to win a single seat in both the states.

PKR and DAP secured 12 state and three parliamentary seats in Sabah and six parliamentary seats in Sarawak. Pas also failed to win any seat in the 2011 Sarawak state elections while its allies won 15 seats.

With these questions demanding answers, expect some sparks to fly at the forthcoming Pas annual muktamar.

When the party's faithful gather for the general assembly scheduled from Nov 22 to 24 in Selangor, and where party elections are also due, the popular excuse of blaming Umno and Barisan Nasional for Pas' shortcomings would not be enough.

Party leaders will have to do a lot more of convincing that the 62-year-old party is still on track as an Islamic movement.

Current leaders may not want to openly admit it, but privately there are those who express fear that some party decisions had caused the traditionalists in Pas to be wary of its political allies.

Pas' ulama, long considered the party's mainstay, may be supportive of the political cooperation with PKR and DAP, but had made known they would oppose if the party blindly follows what its allies say, to the extent of making compromises that dilute its function as an Islamic movement.

An interesting development to watch at the coming party polls and the resulting party line-up is the balance of leadership between the ulama class and the progressives or moderates, widely labelled as professionals who are supportive of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The failure of personalities in the progressive group during GE13 -- deputy president Mohamad Sabu or Mat Sabu, vice-presidents Datuk Husam Musa and Sallahudin Ayob and Dr Dzulkifly Ahmad -- is already creating a momentum to push more leaders from the ulama to contest for senior posts, notably the vice-presidency.

The Pas' grassroots are already talking of a possible intense fight for the three vice-president posts even before party branches begin their meetings next week.

The talk is that central committee member Idris Ahmad, Youth chief Nasarudin Hassan Tantawi, Nik Abduh Nik Aziz, the son of Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Dewan Ulama secretary Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali, who are new Pas members of parliament, would be pushed to contest senior party positions.

Deputy president Mohamed Sabu, or Mat Sabu, may also be challenged.

Nasarudin is one of those expected to try his luck for a vice-president post, the three positions are currently held by Husam, Salahuddin and Datuk Mahfuz Omar, the MP for Pokok Sena.

The new Sepang MP, Mohamed Hanipa Maidin, who is also seen as part of the progressive group, could also be joining the fray.

Over the years, Pas has evolved and successfully shed its conservative image, a strategy of moderation it was forced to adopt for its own political survival.

But the bold measures taken, with many compromises made to bolster its appeal to the non-Muslims, particularly softening its stance on its Islamic state agenda, saw party members and supporters complaining that Pas had compromised too much to be part of the loose opposition pact in its quest to wrest Putrajaya.

This group wants to see the party review this cooperation, which to them has marked a departure from Pas' original goal.

Some Pas members continue to ask why the Islamic state agenda had to be put on the back burner when it was the fundamental issue that led to the inception of Pas in 1951.

Whether Pas will stick with his current direction at the cost of Malay support, or return to its fundamental roots and stands to lose non-Muslim support and support of Muslim moderates, will be clearer at the muktamar.

Read more: Pas has a lot of soul-seaching to do - Columnist - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/pas-has-a-lot-of-soul-seaching-to-do-1.280676?cache=03%2F7.229581%2F7.250967%2F7.287479%2F7.287813%3Fkey%3DMalaysia#ixzz2kacwfwK5

Is the judiciary to blame?

BLUNDER: Syariah and civil courts' communication problems could have led to fugitive's abscondment

KUANTAN: LEGALLY, his net worth is zero. But that hasn't stopped Harun Mat Saat, the leader of the deviant sect "Tuhan Harun", from living it up from the millions that he has been illegally rolling in.

Known to his followers as "Tuhan Harun", the 47-year-old -- aside from being able to enjoy his immense wealth, a jetsetting lifestyle and a sustained flow of monies sourced by his loyal followers -- is also blessed with incredible luck.

Having successfully evaded arrest since 2009 for failure to turn up in court to face charges under the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, he probably thought his luck had run out when he was arrested by the Pahang Islamic Religious Department in April, along with tens of his followers.

However, a serious breakdown in the judiciary's communications system practically allowed Bank Negara Malaysia's most wanted man to simply walk away.

He was released on a RM15,000 bail in two sureties after pleading not guilty on April 24 to 11 charges, including for disseminating deviant teachings and ridiculing Islam.

He was supposed to turn up for the re-mention of his case on Tuesday. His first no-show in court was on Aug 20.

The Kuantan Syariah Lower Court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest against him for failing to turn up for case management for the second time.

Pahang police chief Datuk Sharifuddin Ab Ghani attributed this slip-up to the lack of communication and the separation of legal jurisdiction.

"Syariah and civil cases are two separate systems, and there is no way for one side to know what the other is doing.

"Perhaps the syariah court was not aware that Harun had long been a wanted man," he told the New Straits Times.

Prosecutors, meanwhile said there had been many cases of individuals wanted by the law who got away because of this weakness in the system.

"The link between the two is weak, so we can expect this to happen again.

"In this case, we could have netted him, but he got away," a senior prosecutor said.

Harun made full use of his freedom as he evaded arrest, and even branched out to Brunei, where he allegedly conned some 5,000 people there into investing RM211.549 million through Kelab Taqwa Malaysia (KTM), which is owned by Dina Sdn Bhd, a company he was involved with.

This, despite companies he was involved with being prosecuted for accepting deposits illegally in Kota Baru and Kuala Lumpur.

The company came under BNM scrutiny in 2008 and was raided on suspicion of conducting illegal deposit-taking and money laundering activities.

Authorities believe that the deviant sect Harun leads is a vehicle for him to continue raking in funds. This, they said, was because it had become impossible for him to run operations that were legal.

"We believe he is now banking on the 'black economy' to generate income, and 'Tuhan Harun' is one such channel," they said.

The NST yesterday checked out the sect leader's mansion, in the exclusive area of Section 12 in Shah Alam, where Harun and his family led a reclusive life.

The sprawling three-storey house, with a swimming pool in the backyard, was, however, empty.

Those in the neighbourhood said they knew little about the family. They only noticed when Harun and his family vacated the mansion two years ago.

It is learnt that Harun, originally from Kelantan, was last seen in Shah Alam before going missing after making his bail for his syariah case.

A neighbour, who only wanted to be known as Ahmad, said they knew that Harun became a wanted man when his illicit business operations came under the authorities' scrutiny.

"When he was staying here, many noticed that he was constantly receiving visitors, who sometimes came in droves in posh cars ... but he always kept his head down and refrained from making any contact.

"The house was sold just about three months ago, but he did come back to the house several times after he abandoned it in 2011," he said, adding that the new house owner had yet to move in.

"In August, a new owner took over but only comes to the house on weekends to tidy up the place," Ahmad said.

Another neighbour, who declined to be named, said she did not know Harun personally, but knew that Harun claimed to be royalty when he bought the mansion. Additional reporting by Khairah N. Karim and Hani Shamira Shahrudin

Reporters waiting in front of the Kuantan Lower Syariah Court in hopes of catching a glimpse of the leader of the ‘Tuhan Harun’ sect, Harun Mat Saat, yesterday. He did not show up for the hearing. Pic by Halim Mat Ali

Read more: Is the judiciary to blame? - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/is-the-judiciary-to-blame-1.400254?c

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Produk Halal digalakkan

Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, berkata setakat Jun tahun ini, Malaysia mengeksport produk Halal bernilai RM15.7 bilion.

"Daripada jumlah ini, 14.4 peratus atau RM1.6 bilion disumbangkan oleh syarikat-syarikat Bumiputera yang memperoleh persijilan Halal," katanya kepada media selepas menyaksikan Majlis Menandatangani Memorandum Persetujuan Kerjasama antara Perbadanan Pembangunan Industri Halal, SME Bank dan Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera, di sini, hari ini.

Daripada penyataan di atas maka jelas usaha yang berterusan telah dan sedang dilakukan oleh pihak kerajaan bagi memastikan hasrat untuk menjadikan Malaysia ini sebagi sebuah negara pengeksport produk halal terbesar di dunia terlaksana. Dalam merealisasikan hasrat ini sudah tentu kaum bumiputra mendapat faedah yang besar dimana syarikat Bumiputra telah diberi keistimewaan dalam menyediakan/membekalkan prodok halal yang akan diekspot ke luar negara sekaligus menyaksikan peluang yang besar bagi kaum bumiputra untuk hidup dalam pasaran global.  Justeru, untuk terpilih salah satu syarikat yang dapat membekal produk halal ke pasaran global, maka syarikat Bumiputra ini dikehendaki memastikan produk keluaran syarikat mereka sentiasa mematuhi status halal seperti yang ditetapkan.

 Secara tidak langsung syarikat-syarikat ini akan mementingkan aspek halal sepanjang waktu bagi menjamin produk keluaran mereka ini terpilih dan  demi menjaga persijilan yang telah dianugerahan kepada mereka. Dari sini jelas akan memotivasikan syarikat-syarikat lain yang belum mendapat persijilan halal untuk turut berusaha lebih gigih seperti syarikat yang telah berjaya dan sterusnya manambahkan lagi syarikat yang mendapat persijilan halal tersebut. Jika ini terlaksana maka sudah pasti lambat- laun halal haram ini akan menjadi perkara pokok di dalam perniagaan dan dimasa itu wajar kita gelarkan usahawan Malaysia kususnya kaum Bumiputra adalah Usahawan Halal tanpa was-was.

MALAYSIAN FIGHTING IN SYRIA WAR

claim that a number of Malaysians have been employed as mercenaries by terrorist groups in her country's  civil war.

In revealing what had transpired in the war between armed opposition and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, Mother Superior Agnès-Mariam de la Croix said Malaysians were among thousands of foreign mercenaries indoctrinated to take up arms in a holy war.

ENAM NGO LAPOR POLIS DESAK TINDAKAN TEGAS

Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) merujuk kepada polis dan Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri (JAIN) bagi mendapatkan maklum balas berhubung tindakan undang-undang yang boleh diambil terhadap individu yang menerbitkan video kontroversi memaparkan sambutan Aidilfitri bersama anjing.

Ketua Pengarahnya, Datuk Othman Mustapha, berkata pihaknya kesal dengan penerbitan video menghina Islam yang menyentuh sensitiviti umat Islam.

9 NGO DIPERCAYAI AKTIF SEBAR SYIAH

 Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) mengesan sembilan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang bergerak aktif menyebarkan fahaman syiah di negara ini.

NGO itu yang sebahagiannya berpangkalan di ibu kota mendapat sokongan daripada beberapa pemimpin parti politik tertentu serta individu bergelar Datuk.

GUNA ENAKMEN HALANG SEBAR FAHAMAN SYIAH

Enakmen Kawalan dan Sekatan Pengembangan Agama Bukan Islam akan diguna ke atas pihak yang didapati menyebarkan fahaman Syiah di negara ini,kata Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom.

Beliau berkata,enakmen itu memperuntukkan tindakan undang-undang serta pendakwaan di mahkamah sivil ke atas pihak menyebarkan fahaman Syiah yang juga boleh dikenakan tindkaan mengikut Akta Jenayah Syiah, iaitu mengingkari atau menentang fatwa berhubung pengharaman fahaman itu di negara ini.

KEMBALIKAN ISA ,ORDINAN DARURAT SEBELUM NEGARA MENJADI GAWAT

SEJAK akhir-akhir ini kita dapati pelbagai insiden yang cukup meresahkan berlaku dalam masyarakat kita.

Perbuatan hina-menghina sesama agama, keturunan semakin menjadi-jadi.

Bab jenayah jangan ceritalah…rompak, samun, bunuh semakin kerap dilaporkan.

Lebih menakutkan, kes bunuh menggunakan senjata api juga semakin tinggi kekerapannya.

Gambar dan video mengenainya mudah saja diperoleh dan disaksikan dalam platform media sosial seperti blog, Facebook dan sebagainya.

Apa sudah jadi dengan masyarakat kita hari ini?

Ternyata ada sesuatu yang tidak kena telah terjadi dan mesti dilihat kembali.

Bila bercakap tentang peningkatan kes hina-menghina, jenayah dan sebagainya ini…baru kita teringat betapa berkesannya Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan Ordinan Darurat (EO) yang kini telah pun dimansuhkan.

ISA memperuntukkan sesiapa pun boleh ditahan oleh polis selama 60 hari berturut-turut tanpa perbicaraan untuk tindak-tanduk yang dijangkakan mengancam keselamatan negara atau mana-mana bahagian daripadanya.

Selepas 60 hari, seseorang tahanan itu boleh ditahan lagi selama tempoh dua tahun jika diluluskan oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri, dan sekali gus membolehkan penahanan terus tanpa perbicaraan.

Kerajaan sebelum ini banyak kali menegaskan yang ISA merupakan undang-undang yang berunsur pencegahan serta-merta yang sering kali digunakan bagi mengelakkan unsur-unsur subversif dan anarki.

Agensi perisikan negara yang mempunyai maklumat-maklumat mengenai kegiatan untuk mencetuskan huru-hara selalunya akan menyarankan langkah-langkah pencegahan ini.

Tentulah amat sukar untuk mendakwa atau mengambil tindakan menerusi perbicaraan biasa ke atas mereka yang merancang melakukan sesuatu jenayah.

Ini kerana kebanyakan undang-undang hanya mengambil tindakan selepas berlakunya jenayah.

Apatah lagi proses perbicaraan di mahkamah akan mendedahkan proses risikan dan kedudukan anggota risikan dan sekaligus akan menjejaskan keselamatan negara pada masa akan datang.

Jika kita lihat di negara rantau Asean ini, yang aman dan stabil tanpa mengalami masalah huru-hara, pengemboman dan pertumpahan darah hanyalah Malaysia, Brunei dan Singapura.

Ketiga-tiga negara ini berkongsi satu persamaan iaitu kewujudan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri.

Malahan undang-undang berunsur pencegahan ini juga turut digunakan di Amerika Syarikat sekarang ini selepas berlakukanya peristiwa pengeboman pada 11 September 2001 lalu.

Apakah rakyat Malaysia juga mahukan pengeboman dan huru-hara terlebih dahulu sebelum mempercayai keberkesanan akta ini?

Perlu diingat, jumlah pemimpin politik yang ditangkap dan ditahan di bawah ISA selama 60 hari atau dua tahun jauh lebih kecil berbanding pesalah lain seperti pemalsuan kad pengenalan, komunis, pengganas (terrorist) dan penjenayah “underworld” atau kongsi gelap.

Kebanyakan ahli politik yang ditangkap pula bukanlah kerana mereka menentang kerajaan namun mereka secara jelas cuba menghuru-harakan keselamatan negara sehingga menyebabkan tangkap perlu dibuat bagi “menyejukkan keadaan”.

Sama seperti ISA, EO ini digunakan untuk menahan seseorang tanpa sebarang bicara untuk masa yang tidak terhad.

Semuanya demi mencegah mereka-mereka yang ditahan ini daripada melakukan jenayah yang mereka rancang.

Tapi sayangnya kini kesemua ‘mereka-mereka itu’ terpaksa dibebaskan atas nama hak asasi manusia.

Untuk rekod, sebanyak 90 peratus kejadian jenayah berat kebelakangan ini terutama kes bunuh dilakukan bekas tahanan penjara Simpang Renggam yang dibebaskan daripada tahanan Ordinan Darurat.

Kini ada lebih kurang 2,000 tahanan EO yang dibebaskan dan ‘ada’ di keliling kita.

Sebab itulah semua pihak termasuk Jabatan Peguam Negara KENA memahami permasalahan polis yang kini macam  ’tidak bergigi’ selepas ordinan itu dihapuskan.

Polis menghormati transformasi undang-undang tetapi Jabatan Peguam Negara juga tidak seharusnya melihat kepada aspek perundangan semata-mata sehingga terlepas pandang kaedah membanteras jenayah.

Kita berharap akta baharu yang bakal menggantikan Ordinan Darurat kelak perlu mempunyai unsur menyamai ordinan itu sekalipun tiada penangkapan pencegahan.

Kita tidak boleh berdiam lagi…telunjuk dah naik ke mata…dah beraja di mata, dah bersultan di hati.

Persetankan makhluk-makhluk yang dok menjerit hak asasi semua itu…mereka bukan ikhlas sebenarnya, mereka lebih kepada nak bela kaum keturunan mereka yang sebelum ini ramai disumbat ke dalam penjara.