JUST WHO IS BARBARIC?

Assalamu'alaikum,

I am referring to an article by Radhakrishnan Muthiah, "Do we need a moral code?" in the malaysiakini website.

He has every right to question about morality. What I do not agree and object strongly is that he is not in the place to question certain rules that ALLAH SWT imposes on His subjects.

I quote:            "For instance, in Terengganu, the women who espouse Islam are required to cover their heads. What is the reason behind it? Probably the law makers assumed that Muslim men has a higher dosage of testosterone than normal human beings, that in order to keep their carnal desires in check, they should cover up their women folk.

                    Does that sound ridiculous to some? It does to me. Such inane - no, tribal - laws are being passed because the law makers have forgotten the purpose for which laws are passed. They are under the impression that there is a set of moral laws that are transcendent, that would always remain relevant to any society or situation, and never become outmoded." unquote

He questioned the reason why PAS Terengganu imposes a ruling on women to cover their heads. It is not a ruling PAS has made according to PAS's own 'whims'. PAS is just enforcing what is in the Holy Book Of Al-Quran. It is ALLAH's Order. Radhakrisnan should not ask the reasons or explanations on any of PAS's actions unless he is willing to study the Quran himself.

It was a mighty biased view of him that Muslim men have a higher dosage of testosterone. This is, I stress, not the case of any hormonal imbalance! And to give the term 'tribal' laws is highly unfair. Just what is 'tribal' and what is 'civilised'? He pointed out that it is a ridiculous 'law'.

If Mr. Radhakrishnan is a 'civilised' soul himself, then he should condemn the practice of Hindu devotees who prick and bleed themselves in the name of cleansing one's soul during Thaipusam. Or, it is not peculiar for us to think just why Hindus do not eat beef but then drink the cow's milk? Now, isn't that a 'tribal' practice? Does it hurt you, Mr. Radhakrishnan, when some one who is not a Hindu but then has the gall to question some religious beliefs of the Hindus?

He asks us to choose. And I choose PAS to govern in the Islamic way anyday, anytime. I would like to consider myself a devout muslim, and the Islamic way of life is CERTAINLY not the way to "wallow ourselves in the barbaric past" as Mr. Radhakrishan has ineptly put.

Nota webmaster:
Kerja menerangkan Islam ini terpaksa kita lakukan secara berjemaah. Hendak diharapkan kepada kerajaan memerintah, jauh panggang dari api. Kita bersyukur apabila kaum bukan Islam mendekati para ulama dan Tuan guru dari PAS ramai yang semakin faham dengan Islam dan peraturannya. Malah mereka semakin yakin  dengan sifat keterbukaan Islam dan pembelaan yang tidak mengenal kaum, bangsa dan agama. Sebagai contoh sukalah saya menyebutkan disini bahawa seorang pemimpin pemuda KeADILan (N. Gobalakrishnan) dalam ceramahnya kerap menyebut dan menyentuh tentang sejarah Islam. Kepada beliau (setakat yang saya ketahui) tidak hairan dengan pelbagai hukum hakam yang dikehendaki muslimin dan muslimat melaksanakannya. Malahan beliau begitu yakin dengan keterbukaan PAS dan ajaran Islam.

Mr. Radhakrishnan saya berpendapat adalah mangsa keributan politik UMNO. Bagi pemimpin UMNO usahkan kaum bukan Islam, malah orang Islam sendiri tidak diajar Islam secara sepenuhnya. Maka timbul soal agama dan politik tidak boleh disatukan. Sebenarnya UMNO harus dipersalahkan dalam penyelewengan kefahaman rakyat, Islam atau bukan Islam. Justeru itu adalah satu jihad jika kita berhasrat menumbangkan UMNO dan kepimpinan taghut dan ajaran sekular yang mereka terapkan. UMNO sebenarnya pengamal ajaran sesat!!