Who are the INDIANMUSLIM's real traitors? Why are the so called high-class Malaysia Alagankulam Muslim Jamath. society members in mute mode

We often hear “deeni rahnuma’i” which a big number of people among Muslims are ‘providing’ on a daily basis. These two words are being uttered numberless times every day. ‘Deeni rahnuma’i’ indicates that there is one more type of rahnuma’i, that is dunyaawi rahnuma’i. Let us pause here for a minute and ask what kind of rahnuma’i (guidance) was provided by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)? Did he divide dunyaa from deen? Did he delegate the dunyaawi rahnuma’i to somebody else? Didn’t he provide guidance about every single aspect of life? Isn’t he an ideal character for the life as a whole?

But an entire class of ‘traditionally’ educated among Muslims is providing this ‘deeni rahnuma’i’ with clock-like regularity. With every passing day they are reinforcing it among the masses. The world is moving in one direction and we in another. The use of ‘deeni rahnuma’i’ is not confined among and by the ‘traditionally’ educated alone, though. The ‘modern’ educated, too, use these two words quite frequently. They do so mainly because of the former, however.

This deeni rahnuma’i indicates guidance in a very limited aspect of life – leaving a significant part of it outside the purview of this guidance. It is taken for granted that the ‘traditionally’ educated are not of much help in that big part of life. The ‘Ulama themselves think so and quite naturally. This ‘quite naturally’ is the real problem and indicates that our education system has failed us. This is yet another matter that the ones whom the current education system has harmed (conditioned) the most are the strongest advocates of it. This is a paradox!

What to do now? Not much. We just need to be watchful about each conversation, speech and writing. Whenever we find that deeni rahnuma’i is being mentioned we have to think that it is being projected to be different from zindagi ki rahnuma’i – which is precisely what we need. We also need to keep in mind that this division is against the spirit of Islam. We need to be watchful in this regard not at all in a selective manner. If we are selective we will not be able to root it out easily and sooner. If we are selective it will not change the discourse which we badly need now. Everyone who understands the matter is a sipahi of this struggle – the struggle of eliminating the division and duality.

 Dilnaz Boga, an Indian photojournalist and reporter, has won the Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for her courageous work in Indian-administered Kashmir, the AFP Foundation announced Wednesday.
 

Boga, 33, spent a year in Srinagar working for the respected news portal Kashmir Dispatch as well as a number of international publications and websites, the culmination of a decade covering the troubled region.

The Kate Webb Prize was launched in 2008 in honour of the legendary AFP correspondent in Asia who blazed a trail for women in international journalism.

The prize recognises exceptional work produced by locally engaged Asian journalists operating in dangerous or difficult circumstances in the region.

Boga will receive a certificate and 3,000 euros ($4,200) in cash at a ceremony in Hong Kong.

"Covering Kashmir is tough enough for any journalist," said Eric Wishart, AFP's regional director for the Asia-Pacific region.

"As a woman, Dilnaz endured difficult, male-dominated conditions in an extremely hostile environment to report on the human side of the Kashmir situation, particularly the impact on the youth," Wishart added.

Boga said monitoring the extent of the violence in all its forms is often difficult, especially when international human rights groups are barred from operating.

"Our stories manage to shed some light on the reality of those who have no voice," said Boga, who was educated in India and Australia.

Before working in Srinagar, Mumbai-based Boga earned a master's degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney with a dissertation on the psychological impact of human rights violations on children in Kashmir.

"India may be the world's largest democracy but it still has a long way to go when it comes to respecting the civil liberties of its citizens and letting them exercise their right to life, education and free speech," she added.

The inaugural Kate Webb Prize was given in 2008 to Pakistani journalist Mushtaq Yusufzai for his reports from the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The 2009 prize was awarded to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, which was chosen for its fearless work in the deadliest country for reporters.

Webb, who died in 2007 at the age of 64, was one of the finest correspondents to have worked for AFP, earning a reputation for bravery while covering wars and other historic events in the Asia-Pacific region over a career spanning four decades.

She first made her name as a UPI correspondent in the Vietnam War prior to assignments in other parts of Southeast Asia as well as India and the Middle East with AFP.

The prize is administered by the AFP Foundation, a non-profit organisation created to promote higher standards of journalism worldwide, and the Webb family. 

Prime Minister Najib Razak has condemned Pakatan Rakyat for opposing the RCI on the sex video purporting to implicate Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. If extramarital sex and indulging in black magic are both haram in Islam, why then has Najib refused to admonish Sarawak Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud and his alleged links with black magic.

Balingian independent candidate Salleh Jafaruddin had criticised Taib for surrendering his mental, physical and spiritual faculties to “foreign witchcraft”. Salleh described Taib as a “semi-insane leader” and that “foreign witches are currently encircling him and his closely guarded political cronies”.

Salleh said, “I personally met and confronted the three witches on the day of nomination in Mukah.”

Days earlier, Najib said that he was keen to set up the RCI to investigate the sex video which purportedly featured Anwar. He blamed Pakatan for being inconsistent in its principles: “If you look in the past, when a controversial incident occurs, Pakatan Rakyat's first reaction is to demand that an inquiry be set up. In this case, it looks like they are not consistent.”

Perhaps it is Najib who is inconsistent with his condemnations.

Salleh and Taib are former chief minister Rahman Yaakob’s nephews. Salleh fell out of favour in the 1980s when he became involved in a bid to topple Taib in the well-known “Ming Court” affair. Up till that incident, Salleh had been tipped to take over and lead Taib’s PBB party. Since then, Salleh and other PBB leaders, have become Taib’s sworn enemies.

Salleh had revealed his horror at Taib’s involvement with the bomohs.

He said, “Not many souls know this inside story until the surprise incident that took place on the nomination day in Mukah.  The extent of their wicked influence over Taib’s political grip is beyond repair to the extent of even ignoring our prime minister’s political influence.”

The devotion to black magic seriously undermines Taib Mahmud’s claims to be a progressive force in Sarawak.  It is even more damaging because of his carefully cultivated reputation as a devout Muslim.

The Muslim faith strictly bans any consultation of these pre-Islamic practitioners of magic and dark arts, who are considered to be bad and dangerous. The majority Christian population of Sarawak will be equally dismayed for similar reasons.

The Islamic faith recognises the existence of such evil spirits like djins, however it forbids attempting to make contact with them.

Last November, Taib returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca and said he had received an inspiration on when to call the next state elections.

“I have the inspiration, but I won't tell you (the date),” he said at the Hornbill Skyways Hangar.

According to insiders, Taib’s alleged practice of consulting the bomohs has been a carefully guarded secret among his entourage for many years.

“He will always consult the bomoh before he makes an important decision, like which minister to hire or fire, or which investments to make”, one senior politician has confided.

Another member of the inner circle, linked closely to the family, also described how one particular bomoh had a ‘Rasputin-like’ hold over the superstitious Chief Minister for many years.  This bomoh died two years ago, shortly after the death of Taib’s first wife Laila. Ever since then, Taib has been through a succession of bomohs, as none have been as powerful and as effective.

Do we really want our heads of state to consult a bomoh for their every move? Aren’t they supposed to uphold the tenets of the religion?

Why is it that Jakim and the various religious departments are mute when BN ministers engage shamans to summon demonic forces and use black magic in their quest to hold on to power?

And yet Jakim is delirious when it comes to insignificant matters like yoga, poco-poco dancing, valentine’s day and wearing Manchester United football jerseys because according to the warped understand of these mullahs, these things preach Christian values, Hindu chants or encourage devil worshipping.

It appears that Jakim and Najib are inconsistent with their views on what constitutes good Islamic practices.

It has been 18 years since bomoh Mona Fandey murdered an ambitious Umno ADUN before cutting him up into 18 pieces.

During the 65-day trial, Malaysians learnt of the victim’s political ambitions that led him to Mona who promised to fulfil his wildest dreams for RM2.5mil.

Mazlan, Umno’s Batu Talam assemblyman, was not Mona’s only client.  Mona’s other clients were mostly from the upper-class society and she told the court, she provided charms and talismans to her politician clients, many of whom were in Umno.

Mazlan was convinced that Mona made him “invincible”. Mazlan was not some uneducated bumpkin but trained in the USA. He sought the help of witchcraft because he was greedy and he had fierce political ambitions.

Does it sound familiar?

So why won’t Najib condemn the politicians who indulge in black magic?