Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
'Allah', Malay Supremacy & Islam Misunderstood
The protest against a controversial ruling allowing Catholic weekly Herald to use “Allah” in its national language section reflects an inferiority complex of the Malay Muslim community in Malaysia. However, the community is not to be blamed.
There is a need to look deeper into the protest to find out why some Malay Muslims, including educated urban professionals, are reacting antagonistically against the sharing of the use of ‘Allah’ with those of the Christian Catholic faith.
Ironically, the Malay language had borrowed the word ‘Allah’ from the Arabic language. It is used by Arabic speakers of the Abrahamic faiths, including Christians, as a reference to God. There were historical claims that the Christian community in East Malaysia had used the reference long before the formation of Malaysia.
Although local publication of Malay language bibles were not encouraged in the country and most were taken in from Indonesia, there was never such a big reaction against the use of ‘Allah’ until recently when the government refused to renew the publishing permit of a Catholic newsletter.
Instead of joining the blame game, it is pertinent for us to seek to understand what triggered the protest. The prime reason is the decades of intertwining between religion, race and politics.
The arson attacks on churches and a few demonstrations around the country reflected an eerie similarity to other political protests and demonstrations warning against questioning the Malay supremacy. Here, the protesters have warned against challenging their religious supremacy and exclusivity.
Is there a zero sum game in the use of ‘Allah’ between Muslims and Christians?
Why are Muslim Arabs able to accept and share the use of ‘Allah’ with those of other Abrahamic faiths but not some Muslim Malaysians?
The main cause which has triggered the protest is the race affirmative policy practised by the current government. It is unfortunate that the Malay supremacy concept propagated and implemented by the ruling regime is also trying to make Islam and the use of ‘Allah’ an exclusive domain.
For the protesters, Islam is synonymous to Malay supremacy. It has to be exclusive and above the rest. This perception is both misguided and un-Islamic. Islam is universal and inclusive. It is compassionate and not hostile.
The current political culture practiced by the ruling regime has proven many times to be both divisive and regressive. Malaysia’s nation building under the Barisan government is just mere rhetoric and a lip service. Consequently, it is so easy to trigger an emotional and hostile reaction to something so basic and menial.
Another prime reason for the protest is the inferiority complex of some Muslim Malays. The lack of confidence in their own Islamic faith is reflected in the argument that the use of ‘Allah’ by Christians in East Malaysia may generate confusion amongst Muslims and spark unnecessary apostasy.
Muslims who are well-versed in their Islamic faith can distinguish between a bible and a Quran. They are wise enough to differentiate and respect the use of ‘Allah’ by followers of other Abrahamic faiths. It is equally baffling to suggest that the use of ‘Allah’ may encourage apostasy or weaken their Islamic faith.
Christians and Muslims in this country should have rejoiced for calling God by the same name. Both religions accept the concept of an all encompassing God.
It is obvious that a court ruling on the ban of the use of ‘Allah’ in Malay language Christian publications will not appease everybody. This problem can only be resolved using a socio-political method.
Hence, the right remedy to address this issue in the long term is to end racial politics. It is unfortunate that a serious national debate on how to end racial politics has failed to materialize even after experiencing some negative repercussions of it.
Malaysians must come together to end this ethno-religious political hegemony and work on a more inclusive and civilised politics. Until and unless, we can improve interethnic and interreligious understanding in the country Malaysia may suffer serious and irreversible destruction to its social fabric and its international standing as a successful multiracial and harmonious nation.
Politically, the hapless Barisan coalition should take a proactive step to disband all race-based parties and form a common political platform which truly represents all Malaysians. There is no reason to hold on to its current post-colonial race-based political model which is outdated and outmoded except to satisfy self gratification of some leaders who wanted to become race champions.
The proponents of race supremacy are the most misguided and unproductive lot in the country. In the knowledge world, those who want to use hereditary as a differentiation advantage can only be regarded as parasites in their society.
Hence, it is time to call an end to the politically constructed social contract which has created brick walls between communities in the country. The reminder to non-bumiputras to be grateful for being granted citizenship and a right to live in this country is an insult to nation building. Such a post-colonial thinking must not be allowed to dictate our interethnic relations and nation building agenda. The only way to end this archaic and destructive socio-political model is to reject racial politics.
It is timely to establish an interreligious dialogue to help promote mutual understanding amongst different faiths. A small misunderstanding such as the use of ‘Allah’ can be discussed and resolved through a dialogue.
Previous attempts to hold such gatherings had faced hostile reactions and protests from the same culprits who protested against the court decision to reverse the ban on the use of ‘Allah’ by Christians.
Similarly, they had wanted to promote Islamic supremacy over other religions. This is not only detrimental to religious harmony in the country but also to the reputation and sanctity of Islam.
Malaysians must stand up against these protesters. It is only when the silent majority speak up or we will not be able to protect our rights from a small band of aggressive self-centric protesters.
We cannot depend on the current regime to defend our constitutional rights or multiracial harmony. Malaysians regardless of faiths must stand up to demand this country being run the way it should be – a harmonious, just and prosperous multiracial country.
Posted by Khoo Kay Peng
There is a need to look deeper into the protest to find out why some Malay Muslims, including educated urban professionals, are reacting antagonistically against the sharing of the use of ‘Allah’ with those of the Christian Catholic faith.
Ironically, the Malay language had borrowed the word ‘Allah’ from the Arabic language. It is used by Arabic speakers of the Abrahamic faiths, including Christians, as a reference to God. There were historical claims that the Christian community in East Malaysia had used the reference long before the formation of Malaysia.
Although local publication of Malay language bibles were not encouraged in the country and most were taken in from Indonesia, there was never such a big reaction against the use of ‘Allah’ until recently when the government refused to renew the publishing permit of a Catholic newsletter.
Instead of joining the blame game, it is pertinent for us to seek to understand what triggered the protest. The prime reason is the decades of intertwining between religion, race and politics.
The arson attacks on churches and a few demonstrations around the country reflected an eerie similarity to other political protests and demonstrations warning against questioning the Malay supremacy. Here, the protesters have warned against challenging their religious supremacy and exclusivity.
Is there a zero sum game in the use of ‘Allah’ between Muslims and Christians?
Why are Muslim Arabs able to accept and share the use of ‘Allah’ with those of other Abrahamic faiths but not some Muslim Malaysians?
The main cause which has triggered the protest is the race affirmative policy practised by the current government. It is unfortunate that the Malay supremacy concept propagated and implemented by the ruling regime is also trying to make Islam and the use of ‘Allah’ an exclusive domain.
For the protesters, Islam is synonymous to Malay supremacy. It has to be exclusive and above the rest. This perception is both misguided and un-Islamic. Islam is universal and inclusive. It is compassionate and not hostile.
The current political culture practiced by the ruling regime has proven many times to be both divisive and regressive. Malaysia’s nation building under the Barisan government is just mere rhetoric and a lip service. Consequently, it is so easy to trigger an emotional and hostile reaction to something so basic and menial.
Another prime reason for the protest is the inferiority complex of some Muslim Malays. The lack of confidence in their own Islamic faith is reflected in the argument that the use of ‘Allah’ by Christians in East Malaysia may generate confusion amongst Muslims and spark unnecessary apostasy.
Muslims who are well-versed in their Islamic faith can distinguish between a bible and a Quran. They are wise enough to differentiate and respect the use of ‘Allah’ by followers of other Abrahamic faiths. It is equally baffling to suggest that the use of ‘Allah’ may encourage apostasy or weaken their Islamic faith.
Christians and Muslims in this country should have rejoiced for calling God by the same name. Both religions accept the concept of an all encompassing God.
It is obvious that a court ruling on the ban of the use of ‘Allah’ in Malay language Christian publications will not appease everybody. This problem can only be resolved using a socio-political method.
Hence, the right remedy to address this issue in the long term is to end racial politics. It is unfortunate that a serious national debate on how to end racial politics has failed to materialize even after experiencing some negative repercussions of it.
Malaysians must come together to end this ethno-religious political hegemony and work on a more inclusive and civilised politics. Until and unless, we can improve interethnic and interreligious understanding in the country Malaysia may suffer serious and irreversible destruction to its social fabric and its international standing as a successful multiracial and harmonious nation.
Politically, the hapless Barisan coalition should take a proactive step to disband all race-based parties and form a common political platform which truly represents all Malaysians. There is no reason to hold on to its current post-colonial race-based political model which is outdated and outmoded except to satisfy self gratification of some leaders who wanted to become race champions.
The proponents of race supremacy are the most misguided and unproductive lot in the country. In the knowledge world, those who want to use hereditary as a differentiation advantage can only be regarded as parasites in their society.
Hence, it is time to call an end to the politically constructed social contract which has created brick walls between communities in the country. The reminder to non-bumiputras to be grateful for being granted citizenship and a right to live in this country is an insult to nation building. Such a post-colonial thinking must not be allowed to dictate our interethnic relations and nation building agenda. The only way to end this archaic and destructive socio-political model is to reject racial politics.
It is timely to establish an interreligious dialogue to help promote mutual understanding amongst different faiths. A small misunderstanding such as the use of ‘Allah’ can be discussed and resolved through a dialogue.
Previous attempts to hold such gatherings had faced hostile reactions and protests from the same culprits who protested against the court decision to reverse the ban on the use of ‘Allah’ by Christians.
Similarly, they had wanted to promote Islamic supremacy over other religions. This is not only detrimental to religious harmony in the country but also to the reputation and sanctity of Islam.
Malaysians must stand up against these protesters. It is only when the silent majority speak up or we will not be able to protect our rights from a small band of aggressive self-centric protesters.
We cannot depend on the current regime to defend our constitutional rights or multiracial harmony. Malaysians regardless of faiths must stand up to demand this country being run the way it should be – a harmonious, just and prosperous multiracial country.
Posted by Khoo Kay Peng
Confident People Do Not Get Confused
Marina Mahathir
I found by chance this article the other day:
Prophet Muhammad’s Promise to Christians
The document is not a modern human rights treaty but even thought it was penned in 628 A.D. it clearly protects the right to property, freedom of religion, freedom of work, and security of the person, says Muqtedar Khan.
Muslims and Christians together constitute over fifty percent of the world and if they lived in peace, we will be half way to world peace. One small step that we can take towards fostering Muslim-Christian harmony is to tell and retell positive stories and abstain from mutual demonization.
In this article I propose to remind both Muslims and Christians about a promise that Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) made to Christians. The knowledge of this promise can have enormous impact on Muslim conduct towards Christians. Muslims generally respect the precedent of their Prophet and try to practice it in their lives.
In 628 AD, a delegation from St. Catherine’s Monastery came to Prophet Muhammed and requested his protection. He responded by granting them a charter of rights, which I reproduce below in its entirety. St. Catherine’s Monastery is located at the foot of Mt. Sinai and is the world’s oldest monastery. It possesses a huge collection of Christian manuscripts, second only to the Vatican, and is a world heritage site. It also boasts the oldest collection of Christian icons. It is a treasure house of Christian history that has remained safe for 1400 years under Muslim protection.
The Promise to St. Catherine:
"This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by God! I hold out against anything that displeases them.
No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims' houses.
Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God's covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.
No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them. If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world)."
The first and the final sentence of the charter are critical. They make the promise eternal and universal. Muhammed asserts that Muslims are with Christians near and far straight away rejecting any future attempts to limit the promise to St. Catherine alone. By ordering Muslims to obey it until the Day of Judgment the charter again undermines any future attempts to revoke the privileges. These rights are inalienable. Muhammed declared Christians, all of them, as his allies and he equated ill treatment of Christians with violating God’s covenant.
A remarkable aspect of the charter is that it imposes no conditions on Christians for enjoying its privileges. It is enough that they are Christians. They are not required to alter their beliefs, they do not have to make any payments and they do not have any obligations. This is a charter of rights without any duties!
The document is not a modern human rights treaty but even thought it was penned in 628 A.D. it clearly protects the right to property, freedom of religion, freedom of work, and security of the person.
I know most readers, must be thinking so what? Well the answer is simple. Those who seek to foster discord among Muslims and Christians focus on issues that divide and emphasize areas of conflict. But when resources such as Muhammad’s promise to Christians are invoked and highlighted it builds bridges. It inspires Muslims to rise above communal intolerance and engenders good will in Christians who might be nursing fear of Islam or Muslims.
When I look at Islamic sources, I find in them unprecedented examples of religious tolerance and inclusiveness. They make me want to become a better person. I think the capacity to seek good and do good inheres in all of us. When we subdue this predisposition towards the good, we deny our fundamental humanity. In this holiday season, I hope all of us can find time to look for something positive and worthy of appreciation in the values, cultures and histories of other peoples.
Dr. Muqtedar Khan is Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware and a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.
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Now, when that delegation from St Catherine's monastery came to meet with Prophet Mohamad (pbuh), I suppose it's fair to assume that they spoke Arabic to one another. And when they were conversing, surely the word 'God' must have come up. As in "May God Be With You" and such like. What word did the Prophet (pbuh) use for 'God' I wonder? And what did the St Catherinians use in return? For monotheists like them, was there a 'your God' and 'my God' type of situation, or did they understand that they were both talking about the same One?
While some idiots are mourning over the 'loss' of the word 'Allah' and therefore basically telling the world that they are people easily confused by nomenclature, and others are predicting riots over what is basically a 'copyright' issue, let me define what I think a confident Muslim should be:
1. A confident Muslim is unfazed by the issue of God's name. God speaks to all of humankind in the Quran and never said that only Muslims could call him by the name Allah.
2. A confident Muslim has 99 names to choose from to describe that One God. My favourites are Ar-Rahman (The All-Compassionate) and Ar-Rahim (The All-Merciful).
3. A confident Muslim never gets confused over which is his/her religion and which is other people's. For instance, a confident Muslim knows exactly what the first chapter of the Quran is. And it's not the Lord's Prayer.
4. A confident Muslim will not walk into a church, hear a liturgy in Malay or Arabic where they use the word 'Allah' and then think that he or she is in a mosque. A confident Muslim knows the difference.
5. A confident Muslim is generous, inclusive and doesn't think that his or her brethren is made exclusive through the use of a single language. The confident Muslim is well aware that in the Middle East, all services of ANY religion are in Arabic because that's what they all speak.
6. A confident Muslim knows the basis of his/her faith are the five pillars of Islam and will not be shaken just because other people call God by the same name.
7. A Muslim believes in only One God. Therefore it makes sense that other people should call God by the same name because there is no other God.
ART THOU NOT aware that it is God whose limit¬less glory all [creatures] that are in the heavens and on earth extol, even the birds as they spread out their wings? Each [of them] knows indeed how to pray unto Him and to glorify Him; and God has full knowledge of all that they do:(Surah Nour, Verse 41) (Asad)
So I would ask those people demonstrating against the Court decision, have you no pride? Are you saying you're easily confused?
And before anyone says I have no qualifications to say these things, read what Dr Asri Zainal Abidin (who does have qualifications no matter what JAIS says) has written about this very subject here.
And here's something interesting. In 2007, the Majlis Agama Negeri Perlis, which is a large majlis filled with people very learned in Islamic religious knowledge, discussed the question of the use of 'Allah' by non-Muslims. Their unanimous decision? They issued a fatwa to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with non-Muslims using the word at all.(This was told to me by Dr. Asri but I cannot find the fatwa anywhere online because all the religious departments' websites are so useless.)
Are we now going to excommunicate the whole of Perlis?
I found by chance this article the other day:
Prophet Muhammad’s Promise to Christians
The document is not a modern human rights treaty but even thought it was penned in 628 A.D. it clearly protects the right to property, freedom of religion, freedom of work, and security of the person, says Muqtedar Khan.
Muslims and Christians together constitute over fifty percent of the world and if they lived in peace, we will be half way to world peace. One small step that we can take towards fostering Muslim-Christian harmony is to tell and retell positive stories and abstain from mutual demonization.
In this article I propose to remind both Muslims and Christians about a promise that Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) made to Christians. The knowledge of this promise can have enormous impact on Muslim conduct towards Christians. Muslims generally respect the precedent of their Prophet and try to practice it in their lives.
In 628 AD, a delegation from St. Catherine’s Monastery came to Prophet Muhammed and requested his protection. He responded by granting them a charter of rights, which I reproduce below in its entirety. St. Catherine’s Monastery is located at the foot of Mt. Sinai and is the world’s oldest monastery. It possesses a huge collection of Christian manuscripts, second only to the Vatican, and is a world heritage site. It also boasts the oldest collection of Christian icons. It is a treasure house of Christian history that has remained safe for 1400 years under Muslim protection.
The Promise to St. Catherine:
"This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by God! I hold out against anything that displeases them.
No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims' houses.
Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God's covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure charter against all that they hate.
No one is to force them to travel or to oblige them to fight. The Muslims are to fight for them. If a female Christian is married to a Muslim, it is not to take place without her approval. She is not to be prevented from visiting her church to pray. Their churches are to be respected. They are neither to be prevented from repairing them nor the sacredness of their covenants.
No one of the nation (Muslims) is to disobey the covenant till the Last Day (end of the world)."
The first and the final sentence of the charter are critical. They make the promise eternal and universal. Muhammed asserts that Muslims are with Christians near and far straight away rejecting any future attempts to limit the promise to St. Catherine alone. By ordering Muslims to obey it until the Day of Judgment the charter again undermines any future attempts to revoke the privileges. These rights are inalienable. Muhammed declared Christians, all of them, as his allies and he equated ill treatment of Christians with violating God’s covenant.
A remarkable aspect of the charter is that it imposes no conditions on Christians for enjoying its privileges. It is enough that they are Christians. They are not required to alter their beliefs, they do not have to make any payments and they do not have any obligations. This is a charter of rights without any duties!
The document is not a modern human rights treaty but even thought it was penned in 628 A.D. it clearly protects the right to property, freedom of religion, freedom of work, and security of the person.
I know most readers, must be thinking so what? Well the answer is simple. Those who seek to foster discord among Muslims and Christians focus on issues that divide and emphasize areas of conflict. But when resources such as Muhammad’s promise to Christians are invoked and highlighted it builds bridges. It inspires Muslims to rise above communal intolerance and engenders good will in Christians who might be nursing fear of Islam or Muslims.
When I look at Islamic sources, I find in them unprecedented examples of religious tolerance and inclusiveness. They make me want to become a better person. I think the capacity to seek good and do good inheres in all of us. When we subdue this predisposition towards the good, we deny our fundamental humanity. In this holiday season, I hope all of us can find time to look for something positive and worthy of appreciation in the values, cultures and histories of other peoples.
Dr. Muqtedar Khan is Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware and a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.
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Now, when that delegation from St Catherine's monastery came to meet with Prophet Mohamad (pbuh), I suppose it's fair to assume that they spoke Arabic to one another. And when they were conversing, surely the word 'God' must have come up. As in "May God Be With You" and such like. What word did the Prophet (pbuh) use for 'God' I wonder? And what did the St Catherinians use in return? For monotheists like them, was there a 'your God' and 'my God' type of situation, or did they understand that they were both talking about the same One?
While some idiots are mourning over the 'loss' of the word 'Allah' and therefore basically telling the world that they are people easily confused by nomenclature, and others are predicting riots over what is basically a 'copyright' issue, let me define what I think a confident Muslim should be:
1. A confident Muslim is unfazed by the issue of God's name. God speaks to all of humankind in the Quran and never said that only Muslims could call him by the name Allah.
2. A confident Muslim has 99 names to choose from to describe that One God. My favourites are Ar-Rahman (The All-Compassionate) and Ar-Rahim (The All-Merciful).
3. A confident Muslim never gets confused over which is his/her religion and which is other people's. For instance, a confident Muslim knows exactly what the first chapter of the Quran is. And it's not the Lord's Prayer.
4. A confident Muslim will not walk into a church, hear a liturgy in Malay or Arabic where they use the word 'Allah' and then think that he or she is in a mosque. A confident Muslim knows the difference.
5. A confident Muslim is generous, inclusive and doesn't think that his or her brethren is made exclusive through the use of a single language. The confident Muslim is well aware that in the Middle East, all services of ANY religion are in Arabic because that's what they all speak.
6. A confident Muslim knows the basis of his/her faith are the five pillars of Islam and will not be shaken just because other people call God by the same name.
7. A Muslim believes in only One God. Therefore it makes sense that other people should call God by the same name because there is no other God.
ART THOU NOT aware that it is God whose limit¬less glory all [creatures] that are in the heavens and on earth extol, even the birds as they spread out their wings? Each [of them] knows indeed how to pray unto Him and to glorify Him; and God has full knowledge of all that they do:(Surah Nour, Verse 41) (Asad)
So I would ask those people demonstrating against the Court decision, have you no pride? Are you saying you're easily confused?
And before anyone says I have no qualifications to say these things, read what Dr Asri Zainal Abidin (who does have qualifications no matter what JAIS says) has written about this very subject here.
And here's something interesting. In 2007, the Majlis Agama Negeri Perlis, which is a large majlis filled with people very learned in Islamic religious knowledge, discussed the question of the use of 'Allah' by non-Muslims. Their unanimous decision? They issued a fatwa to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with non-Muslims using the word at all.(This was told to me by Dr. Asri but I cannot find the fatwa anywhere online because all the religious departments' websites are so useless.)
Are we now going to excommunicate the whole of Perlis?
Monday, January 11, 2010
LEKA GELIGA
NYADI MINTA KITA MAIOH, KITA BANYAK, BAIK KA TUAI, BAIK KA NEMBIAK, BAIK KITA KA PUNAS TAUKA BISI ANAK,
UJI NGETU DULU KITA BEJAKO, DIAU JENOH ANANG RAGAK..
AKU TU UKAI LEBIH-LEBIH , GENIH-GENIH, LUBA-LUBA, ENDA BEBASA.
PEDA BALA KITA BEDIRI DEGI-DEGI,
NUNGA KITA RABAN MENYADI,
KE KEMUMOK DUDUK BEBANDI,
MANGKANG KELIMBANG BAKU BEKUNCHI,
BEKEKAH KA BUAH PINANG PENGUJI,
BECHARIK KA CHEBIK SIRIH BANGI,
BALA INDU BISI DITU, NYERETA BALA LELAKI.
NYA ALAI KETEGAL KA NGINGAT KA ADAT,
NGINGAT KA SEMPEKAT, DEKA NGINGAT KA SEMAIA,
NGINGAT KA TANDA, NYA MEH KEBUAH KITAI MALAM TU,
MAIOH BALA KITAI DITU BAKA BELOH LUGAN KERAPA,
BANYAK ARI LEMETAK TINTING LINGGA,
MAIOH ARI BELOH NYARU ARANG,
BANYAK ARI SERAK TUNGKUL PISANG.
ARI NYA TADI, APIN RANGKANG NGACUK MATA,
APIN PENYARUT MALUT MENSIA, KITAI ENGGAI APAS,
JAKO AJAR GEMBAR TANGKAN,
JAKO LALAU ENGGAU PESAN.
ORANG KA NGEMPU GAWAI TU,
ENDANG DEKA KA UTAI LURUS ENGGAU UNTUS,
ENDA SENIKA NADAI NGAWA.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI SEMOA KITAI PENGABANG MAIOH,
IYA KE DATAI ARI ULU DI AMBI NGABANG,
IYA KE DATAI ARI ILI DI AMBI MANSANG,
DATAI ARI ULU DI AMBI NEMUAI,
DATAI ARI ILI DI AMBI MAKAI.
NYADI ENTI SEMA AIT TUAK,
EMBIH MALAM TU, ANANG BANGAT NANYA, ENGKA NADAI AGI, AI TUAK PUAS AMAT KITAI NANAK, LABAN ENGGAI ENDA BECAMPUR ENGGAU GULA.
NYADI JANI, ENTI EMBIH MALAM TU, KITA ANANG RINGAT, ANANG ENGKASAK, PEDIS AMAI BETUPI, LABAN ENGGAI ENDA DI BERI BAJA.
ENTI MANOK EMBIH, KITA ANANG BEJAKO ITOK, NYADI MANOK PEDIS AMAI KITAI NUPI, TAJA ORANG ARI OPIS AGIRCULTURE KA NUCHOK, PAGI SITI DI PEDA BEKETEPOK LABOH MATI MANSA.
ENTI SAGERIT TIGA LIMA, KITAI ANANG NANYA, NYA ENDA ALAH DI INSAP, LABAN NIKI REGA, KA PAN ENGGAI SAMA BEGILING KA RUKU, ENGGAU SEMAKAU DI BELI ARI BADAU INDONESIA.
NYA ALAI TAK CHANGKA MEH AKU TU DIDINGA KITA,
NAGANG KITA KA BEJAKO PANJONG NGELARA,
LABAN KEBUAH TU LAGI, KITAI DEKA NGERINTAI LEKA GELIGA.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI KITA KA NGEMPU RUMAH DITU,
NYANGKA GELEGAR KITA DITU BISI PATAH SELAMBAR,
KENA ANSAR TAPA KAKI,
ANANG MEGA KITA BEGUAI RINGAT BEKEDAR KA JARI, NYANGKA PINGGAI KITA DITU BISI PECHAH, ENGKA MANGKOK KITAI BISI BELAH, ANANG MEGA KITA BEGUAI MINTA GANTI, LABAN NYA ENDANG BAKA KITAI, NGINTU PENGAWA NGAGA PENGERAMI.
TANG TI UTAI PECHAH, ALAI PENGABANG BEINAS, ENDOR PENGABANG BEREMPAS, ENDUR BETUTUK, ENDUR SIDA BETUMBUK, ITAU NYA ENDA TAU ENDA DI GANTI, PECHAH SIGI GANTI DUA, PECHAH DUA GANTI EMPAT, LALU DISANGKING ENGGAU ADAT SIDA KA NGEMPU RUMAH.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI PENGABANG TI MAIOH DUDUK BERINTAI, NYANGKA BISI KEDA ENDA AMPI MAKAI, ANANG BEGUAI RINGAT BERUMBAN PULAI,
SAMA GA KITAI UDAH BEJEPUT KA KERAT BABI.
NGAGAI KITA PENGABANG MAIOH, DUDUK BETUBOH DUDUK BETANGKUB, NYANGKA KITA BISI ENDA AMPIT NGIRUP, ANANG KITA BEJAKO MUT-MUT, SAMA GA KITAI UDAH BEKECHUP KA AI SECANGKIR KOPI.
NYA ALAI PENGAROH ENDA TAU DI BUBUH DI MOA MAIOH,
PENGAYA ENDA TAU DI CHERITA, DENGAH ENDA TAU DI PADAH,
PENGERING ENDA TAU DI BANDING,
PEMERANI ENDA TAU DI TUSI, LABAN SEMUA UTAI TU DI TANGGONG TUAH, TUBUH KITAI EMPU MAGANG.
BESAI SILAK NANGA SARAWAK, SEBAKA ENGGAU NANGA SINGAPURA,
ENTI KAIN SEBAKA PUNCHA, ENTI TAJONG SEBAKA ARA,
ENTI IA EMAS EMBAR REGA, ENTI PIRAK SEBAKA GAYA, ENTI TINCHIN SEBAKA MATA ANTIN SEBAKA RUPA, ENTI DUIT SAMA CHAP AGONG RAJA MALAYSIA.
ENTI UTAI TU BISI BERAYAN SEBELAH PENGKALAN, BISI TELEMPAI SEBELAH PEMANGGAI, BISI TEKETIK SEBELAH BILIK, UTAI TU ENDA TAU DI AMBI KA TUAH TAUKA KA LIMPAH.
TEMU SERAH NGAGAI TUAI RUMAH,
TERANG NGAGAI PENGABANG, ADU NGAGAI PENGULU,
NGAMBI KA ORANG TI BEGIGA NYAMAI NUJU,
UDAH LEPAS TU LAGI NYAMAI GA KITAI,
BEDINDANG SAYANG BELILA SURA,
BETEMPAP KA KA JARI ANGKAT SERETA.
UJI NGETU DULU KITA BEJAKO, DIAU JENOH ANANG RAGAK..
AKU TU UKAI LEBIH-LEBIH , GENIH-GENIH, LUBA-LUBA, ENDA BEBASA.
PEDA BALA KITA BEDIRI DEGI-DEGI,
NUNGA KITA RABAN MENYADI,
KE KEMUMOK DUDUK BEBANDI,
MANGKANG KELIMBANG BAKU BEKUNCHI,
BEKEKAH KA BUAH PINANG PENGUJI,
BECHARIK KA CHEBIK SIRIH BANGI,
BALA INDU BISI DITU, NYERETA BALA LELAKI.
NYA ALAI KETEGAL KA NGINGAT KA ADAT,
NGINGAT KA SEMPEKAT, DEKA NGINGAT KA SEMAIA,
NGINGAT KA TANDA, NYA MEH KEBUAH KITAI MALAM TU,
MAIOH BALA KITAI DITU BAKA BELOH LUGAN KERAPA,
BANYAK ARI LEMETAK TINTING LINGGA,
MAIOH ARI BELOH NYARU ARANG,
BANYAK ARI SERAK TUNGKUL PISANG.
ARI NYA TADI, APIN RANGKANG NGACUK MATA,
APIN PENYARUT MALUT MENSIA, KITAI ENGGAI APAS,
JAKO AJAR GEMBAR TANGKAN,
JAKO LALAU ENGGAU PESAN.
ORANG KA NGEMPU GAWAI TU,
ENDANG DEKA KA UTAI LURUS ENGGAU UNTUS,
ENDA SENIKA NADAI NGAWA.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI SEMOA KITAI PENGABANG MAIOH,
IYA KE DATAI ARI ULU DI AMBI NGABANG,
IYA KE DATAI ARI ILI DI AMBI MANSANG,
DATAI ARI ULU DI AMBI NEMUAI,
DATAI ARI ILI DI AMBI MAKAI.
NYADI ENTI SEMA AIT TUAK,
EMBIH MALAM TU, ANANG BANGAT NANYA, ENGKA NADAI AGI, AI TUAK PUAS AMAT KITAI NANAK, LABAN ENGGAI ENDA BECAMPUR ENGGAU GULA.
NYADI JANI, ENTI EMBIH MALAM TU, KITA ANANG RINGAT, ANANG ENGKASAK, PEDIS AMAI BETUPI, LABAN ENGGAI ENDA DI BERI BAJA.
ENTI MANOK EMBIH, KITA ANANG BEJAKO ITOK, NYADI MANOK PEDIS AMAI KITAI NUPI, TAJA ORANG ARI OPIS AGIRCULTURE KA NUCHOK, PAGI SITI DI PEDA BEKETEPOK LABOH MATI MANSA.
ENTI SAGERIT TIGA LIMA, KITAI ANANG NANYA, NYA ENDA ALAH DI INSAP, LABAN NIKI REGA, KA PAN ENGGAI SAMA BEGILING KA RUKU, ENGGAU SEMAKAU DI BELI ARI BADAU INDONESIA.
NYA ALAI TAK CHANGKA MEH AKU TU DIDINGA KITA,
NAGANG KITA KA BEJAKO PANJONG NGELARA,
LABAN KEBUAH TU LAGI, KITAI DEKA NGERINTAI LEKA GELIGA.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI KITA KA NGEMPU RUMAH DITU,
NYANGKA GELEGAR KITA DITU BISI PATAH SELAMBAR,
KENA ANSAR TAPA KAKI,
ANANG MEGA KITA BEGUAI RINGAT BEKEDAR KA JARI, NYANGKA PINGGAI KITA DITU BISI PECHAH, ENGKA MANGKOK KITAI BISI BELAH, ANANG MEGA KITA BEGUAI MINTA GANTI, LABAN NYA ENDANG BAKA KITAI, NGINTU PENGAWA NGAGA PENGERAMI.
TANG TI UTAI PECHAH, ALAI PENGABANG BEINAS, ENDOR PENGABANG BEREMPAS, ENDUR BETUTUK, ENDUR SIDA BETUMBUK, ITAU NYA ENDA TAU ENDA DI GANTI, PECHAH SIGI GANTI DUA, PECHAH DUA GANTI EMPAT, LALU DISANGKING ENGGAU ADAT SIDA KA NGEMPU RUMAH.
NYA ALAI NGAGAI PENGABANG TI MAIOH DUDUK BERINTAI, NYANGKA BISI KEDA ENDA AMPI MAKAI, ANANG BEGUAI RINGAT BERUMBAN PULAI,
SAMA GA KITAI UDAH BEJEPUT KA KERAT BABI.
NGAGAI KITA PENGABANG MAIOH, DUDUK BETUBOH DUDUK BETANGKUB, NYANGKA KITA BISI ENDA AMPIT NGIRUP, ANANG KITA BEJAKO MUT-MUT, SAMA GA KITAI UDAH BEKECHUP KA AI SECANGKIR KOPI.
NYA ALAI PENGAROH ENDA TAU DI BUBUH DI MOA MAIOH,
PENGAYA ENDA TAU DI CHERITA, DENGAH ENDA TAU DI PADAH,
PENGERING ENDA TAU DI BANDING,
PEMERANI ENDA TAU DI TUSI, LABAN SEMUA UTAI TU DI TANGGONG TUAH, TUBUH KITAI EMPU MAGANG.
BESAI SILAK NANGA SARAWAK, SEBAKA ENGGAU NANGA SINGAPURA,
ENTI KAIN SEBAKA PUNCHA, ENTI TAJONG SEBAKA ARA,
ENTI IA EMAS EMBAR REGA, ENTI PIRAK SEBAKA GAYA, ENTI TINCHIN SEBAKA MATA ANTIN SEBAKA RUPA, ENTI DUIT SAMA CHAP AGONG RAJA MALAYSIA.
ENTI UTAI TU BISI BERAYAN SEBELAH PENGKALAN, BISI TELEMPAI SEBELAH PEMANGGAI, BISI TEKETIK SEBELAH BILIK, UTAI TU ENDA TAU DI AMBI KA TUAH TAUKA KA LIMPAH.
TEMU SERAH NGAGAI TUAI RUMAH,
TERANG NGAGAI PENGABANG, ADU NGAGAI PENGULU,
NGAMBI KA ORANG TI BEGIGA NYAMAI NUJU,
UDAH LEPAS TU LAGI NYAMAI GA KITAI,
BEDINDANG SAYANG BELILA SURA,
BETEMPAP KA KA JARI ANGKAT SERETA.
Skrip ALLAH oleh UMNO
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Oleh Anak Mami
Penggunaan nama Allah oleh kristian tak akan berjaya walau bila2 di Malaysia, dalam rayuan nanti puak kristian juga akan kecundang...namaun apa sebenarnya di sebalik isu ni...dgr apa org penting UMNo bagi tau kat member2 dia..
1- Arah hakim bukan Islam buat keputuan memihak kepada kristian, kalau hakim islam nanti akan jadi isu besar dan maut hakim tu nanti...
2-Maka org2 terpilih akan berkokok..ikut keperluan untuk bersihkan imej, dah disusun dgn rapi...Pemuda UMNO, Mahathir, Rais Yatim dll..
3- Ini akan membuatkan rakyat terasa UMNO benar2 bela Islam...
4- Kaitkan Mahkamah Syariah, Raja-Raja Melayu...ini akan menunjukkan pembelaan UMNO kepada mahkamah syariah dan tanggungjawab kepada raja2 Melatyu..( sebenarnya mrk lah yag hancurkan kedua2 institusi ini)
5-Kutip pendapat Pakatan dalam hal ini..terutama dari pemimpin Islam PR yang kurang sedar isu ini untuk menyebelahi Kristian...dari situ PR akan dituduh belot terhadap Islam( pemimpin PR kena hati2 la)
6- Desakan bagai nak rak dibuat tunjuk pembelaan untuk Islam dan Allah.
7-Arah mahkamah rayuan batalkan keputusan mahkamah tinggi..
8- diharapkan kepercayaan terhadap UMNO do siduut islam akan kembali...
9 Akhirnya kebenaran menggunakan nam Allah ini ditarik balik oleh mahkamah Rayuan..maka UMNO pun diangkat sebagai wira agama dan bangsa sambil menutup keaiban2 mereka selama ini....Then tak lama lepas itu, jangkaannya isu keheroan UMNO ni masih panas, tarikh PRU 13 pon diumumkan...
Itu lah sebenarnya yg tersirat di belakang konsep 1 Malaysia, pendekatan yg biasa: melalui kempen2, kata2 mengampu, ucap salam 1 Malaysia, pidato pemimpin , BTN dan terkini ,, buat sandiwara + mahkamah + raja Melayu + demostrasi sandiwara,,, memang ko ameno kaki pembelit sedunia rakyat Malaysia jgn tertipu
Isu ini samalah seperti UMNO menaikkan harga barang then UMNO perjuangkan agar harga itu turun kembali ...dan rakyat nampak UMNO perjuang nasib rakyat..walhal ..harga barang tu mmg tetap mcm tu...nama ALlah mmg tidak akan diredai oleh semua masyarakat Islam kalau berlaku juga Muslimin tak akan berdiam diri...UMNO tahu itu semua...tapi UMNO ingin jadi jaguh dalam isu ini...
Posted by MarGeeMar at 10:43 AM
Oleh Anak Mami
Penggunaan nama Allah oleh kristian tak akan berjaya walau bila2 di Malaysia, dalam rayuan nanti puak kristian juga akan kecundang...namaun apa sebenarnya di sebalik isu ni...dgr apa org penting UMNo bagi tau kat member2 dia..
1- Arah hakim bukan Islam buat keputuan memihak kepada kristian, kalau hakim islam nanti akan jadi isu besar dan maut hakim tu nanti...
2-Maka org2 terpilih akan berkokok..ikut keperluan untuk bersihkan imej, dah disusun dgn rapi...Pemuda UMNO, Mahathir, Rais Yatim dll..
3- Ini akan membuatkan rakyat terasa UMNO benar2 bela Islam...
4- Kaitkan Mahkamah Syariah, Raja-Raja Melayu...ini akan menunjukkan pembelaan UMNO kepada mahkamah syariah dan tanggungjawab kepada raja2 Melatyu..( sebenarnya mrk lah yag hancurkan kedua2 institusi ini)
5-Kutip pendapat Pakatan dalam hal ini..terutama dari pemimpin Islam PR yang kurang sedar isu ini untuk menyebelahi Kristian...dari situ PR akan dituduh belot terhadap Islam( pemimpin PR kena hati2 la)
6- Desakan bagai nak rak dibuat tunjuk pembelaan untuk Islam dan Allah.
7-Arah mahkamah rayuan batalkan keputusan mahkamah tinggi..
8- diharapkan kepercayaan terhadap UMNO do siduut islam akan kembali...
9 Akhirnya kebenaran menggunakan nam Allah ini ditarik balik oleh mahkamah Rayuan..maka UMNO pun diangkat sebagai wira agama dan bangsa sambil menutup keaiban2 mereka selama ini....Then tak lama lepas itu, jangkaannya isu keheroan UMNO ni masih panas, tarikh PRU 13 pon diumumkan...
Itu lah sebenarnya yg tersirat di belakang konsep 1 Malaysia, pendekatan yg biasa: melalui kempen2, kata2 mengampu, ucap salam 1 Malaysia, pidato pemimpin , BTN dan terkini ,, buat sandiwara + mahkamah + raja Melayu + demostrasi sandiwara,,, memang ko ameno kaki pembelit sedunia rakyat Malaysia jgn tertipu
Isu ini samalah seperti UMNO menaikkan harga barang then UMNO perjuangkan agar harga itu turun kembali ...dan rakyat nampak UMNO perjuang nasib rakyat..walhal ..harga barang tu mmg tetap mcm tu...nama ALlah mmg tidak akan diredai oleh semua masyarakat Islam kalau berlaku juga Muslimin tak akan berdiam diri...UMNO tahu itu semua...tapi UMNO ingin jadi jaguh dalam isu ini...
Posted by MarGeeMar at 10:43 AM
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