Mind control: the game of religion and politics

When you see kemunkaran (evil), fight it with your hands, said Prophet Muhammad (meaning, rise up in opposition). If you fear to fight it with your hands then fight it with your mouth (meaning, speak out against it). And if you still fear to fight it with your mouth then hate it in your heart. But those who only dare hate it in their heart is the sign of a very weak Muslim, said the Prophet.

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

Friday sermon accuses Bersih of manipulating Muslims

(The Malaysian Insider) — For the second week in a row, the Friday sermon in mosques throughout Kuala Lumpur attacked the credibility of Bersih’s organisers, accusing them today of causing disunity by questioning Islamic rights and manipulating Muslims.

The sermon, obtained from the website of the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim), charged that the organisers were using many tricks to achieve their goals. The sermon is prepared by the government and read out in all mosques in Kuala Lumpur.

“The big question is, who exactly are these people who have become traitors to their religion, race and country? They have actually angered Muslims before. Questioning Muslim rights and manipulating some Muslim leaders who have been blinded by the pursuit for power,” said the prepared text.

The sermon did not name any of the leaders it was referring to, but it is believed to be aimed at Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders as well as the organisers of tomorrow’s rally.

Last week’s sermon accused Bersih’s leaders of being “extremists”, and had urged Muslims to reject the movement.

Today’s sermon however stated that the rally’s organisers undermined Islam through many means including legal measures. The speech also claimed that these leaders encouraged hatred among Malaysians by making provocative slogans.

“This is who they are, wearing masks on the pretext of upholding justice, making the rakyat a shield but the truth is that they have their own agenda to destabilise the country, weaken its rulers and destroy the harmony between the country’s citizens,” added the sermon.

The sermon warned Muslims against supporting any cause which could jeopardise the country’s peace and security.

“As Muslims who love their religion, race and country, do not be fooled by their lies. Let us unite in defending every inch of our land from being invaded by enemies of Islam, unite so that every effort by our enemies will not bear fruition,” said the sermon.

It urged Muslims to abide by the wishes of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin that peace and security of the nation should be the utmost priority at all times.

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Yes, JAKIM again, the same people who accused me of insulting Islam -- when I wrote that Friday prayer sermons spread hate messages -- which resulted in me being detained without trial under the Internal Security Act.

So, BERSIH is now the enemy of Islam whose aim is to undermine Islam. How convenient to pull the race and religion card out of your hat when you need a bogeyman.

JAKIM sounds just like the Christian preachers of 1,000 years ago -- whom in their sermons said that the Jews killed Jesus Christ and the Jews cut out the hearts of Christian babies and eat it raw and whatnot.

The result of that anti-Jew propaganda was the Jews all over Europe were expelled from the country of their birth. They were persecuted and discriminated against and were placed in ‘special neighbourhoods’ which they were forbidden from leaving under pain of death. They also had to wear yellow stars on their chest.

This was almost 1,000 years before Hitler and the Nazis did the same thing. England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc., were 700-800 hundred years ahead of Hitler but we keep talking about how bad the Nazis were while forgetting that the whole of Europe was as bad or worse than the Nazis.

So how different is JAKIM compared to the Europeans of 1,000 years ago or Nazi Germany of World War 2? JAKIM is just like the Fascists and Nazis. They stir hate and they hide behind religion in doing so.

Yes, I know, many are asking me why I do not have the balls to come back to Malaysia. It is not about balls. It is about the freedom to say what I want to say. And can I go back to Malaysia and say that JAKIM is just like the Fascists and Nazis?

I can, I suppose. But then I would have to do that from behind the barbed wire fences of the Kamunting Detention Centre.

No, staying here is not just about freedom from prison. Staying here is about the freedom to whack racism, extremism, persecution, discrimination, hate sermons, Fascism, Nazism, and whatnot -- everything that Umno stands for and everything that I am opposed to.

Let me put it this way. If the Malaysian government can guarantee me that I shall be allowed Internet access in jail (like in the western countries) and if the government can guarantee me that I can continue to write and update Malaysia Today every day without fail, I, in turn, can guarantee that I will return to Malaysia and spend my time in jail.

Can we have a watertight agreement in writing?

READ: Expanding Internet Access in Prison (http://news.change.org/stories/expanding-internet-access-in-prison)

Many prisons outside Malaysia allow inmates to keep in contact with the outside world through the use of the Internet and e-mails. In Malaysia, they still lock you up in solitary confinement in windowless cement boxes with no beds and mattresses.

Anyway, back to the issue of Friday prayer sermons. Is JAKIM doing a great service to Islam by indoctrinating Muslims to hate Christians and those of other religions? Malays are being brainwashed into becoming bigots and racists. And they are using religion to do this evil deed.

Many from the other faiths consider Islam an evil religion. Non-Muslims believe that Islam is a religion of hate. And can we blame them for coming to this conclusion when our words and deeds give this impression? Even I think that the government is spreading hate through the Friday prayer sermons. Why should non-Muslims not think the same?

And have a look at the memo below. What the Telekoms Malaysia staff does during working hours is the business of the company. But what they do outside working hours is nobody’s business.

What illegal activity is Telekoms Malaysia talking about? Demonstrating? The so-called ‘perhimpunan haram’ being organised by BERSIH?

Read Imam Ghazali’s kitab on haram and halal. Imam Ghazali has explained everything that is haram and halalin Islam. And demonstrating (perhimpunan) is not one of those listed as haram.

Is Malaysia not a Muslim country? Is not Islam the religion of the Federation? So, should we not follow the proper Islam of Imam Ghazali and not the false Islam of the Malaysian government?

And, according to Imam Ghazali, amar makruf, nahi munkar is mandatory to all Muslims. Failure to uphold this principle would make you a weak Muslim.

When you see kemunkaran (evil), fight it with your hands, said Prophet Muhammad (meaning, rise up in opposition). If you fear to fight it with your hands then fight it with your mouth (meaning, speak out against it). And if you still fear to fight it with your mouth then hate it in your heart. But those who only dare hate it in their heart is the sign of a very weak Muslim, said the Prophet.

That is true Islam, not the Islam of JAKIM. And organisations like Telekoms Malaysia are going against Islamic teachings. Maybe that is because a Jew is the CEO of Telekoms Malaysia and we all know that Jews are enemies of Islam, as what the Friday prayer sermons teach us.