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  • Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Some Muslims Not Living As Muslims, Conduct Their Lives In Accordance With Spirit Of Quran

    Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Some Muslims Not Living As Muslims, Conduct Their Lives In Accordance With Spirit Of Quran

    Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denounced Muslims who display piety through conspicuous acts of worship but do not conduct their lives in accordance with the spirit of the Quran.

    Speaking at a forum in Bangi, he said such Muslims would focus only on “fardhu ain (obligatory acts of worship)” such as prayer, fasting, charity and the Haj, ignoring many other Quranic injunctions, such as those that would lead to mercy and compassion among human beings.

    He said unrest in some Muslim countries was the result of defiance against such teachings.

    Referring to the Islamic State (IS) terror group, he said it was obvious that its members were defying the Quran.

    He said he wondered whether the terrorists, when slaughtering their victims, would invoke God’s attributes of Grace and Mercy like Muslims were supposed to do when slaughtering animals for food.

    He said this was why it was important for Muslims to read and understand the Quran.

    “When I read the Quran,” he said, “I also read the translations so that I understand what I’m reading, and I will find out whether those translations are correct by reading other translations.

    “If I find two or three translations that are similar, then I can safely assume that the translation is accurate.”

     

    Source: http://www.msn.com/

  • Johor Tahan 21 Pengikut Syiah Di Ulu Tiram, Termasuk 3 Warga Singapura

    Johor Tahan 21 Pengikut Syiah Di Ulu Tiram, Termasuk 3 Warga Singapura

    Seramai 21 individu termasuk 3 warga Singapura dipercayai pengikut ajaran Syiah ditahan dalam serbuan di sebuah rumah dikenali sebai Hauzah Syiah di Ulu Tiram, dekat sini, malam tadi.

    Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Johor (JAINJ) Amran A Rahman berkata, kesemua mereka lelaki, berusia antara 21 hingga 67 tahun, ditahan ketika sedang menghadiri 1 majlis berkaitan fahaman itu.

    Beliau berkata, serbuan oleh 34 anggota bahagian penguatkuasaan JAINJ dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) pada pukul 10.05 malam itu, turut merampas beberapa bahan berkaitan ajaran berkenaan termasuk buku ajaran Syiah, batu karbala dan kain rentang berunsur syiah.

    “Serbuan dibuat hasil maklumat dan risikan jabatan itu bersama Cawangan Khas PDRM selama tiga bulan. Kami percaya rumah tersebut dijadikan hauzah Syiah kerana dilihat aktif menjalankan majlis berkaitan fahaman itu seminggu sekali atau dua kali,” kata beliau dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

    Menurut Amran, ketika serbuan, kesemua mereka sedang menghadiri majlis memperingati kematian Saidina Hussain (cucu Rasulullah SAW) yang jatuh pada 10 Muharam setiap tahun yang mana pengikut Syiah menjadikan tarikh itu sebagai hari untuk berkabung dan menunjukkan kesedihan.

    “Sejak tahun lepas, kita sudah membuat serbuan sebanyak 2 kali. Pada serbuan kali kedua ini, 8 lelaki kita dapati telah pernah ditahan atas kesalahan yang serupa pada serbuan kali pertama,” kata beliau.

    Justeru itu, beliau berkata pemantauan akan terus diadakan pada lokasi-lokasi yang dipercayai aktif dalam menjalankan aktiviti berkaitan fahaman syiah dan turut dijadikan Hauzah Syiah.

    Kesemua mereka ditahan kerana disyaki melakukan kesalahan Seksyen 9 Enakmen Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah 1997 iaitu mengingkari pihak berkuasa agama yang dinyatakan melalui fatwa dan jika sabit kesalahan boleh didenda tidak melebihi RM3,000 atau dipenjara tidak lebih 2 tahun atau kedua-duanya.

    Kesemua mereka dibawa ke Bahagian Penguatkuasa JAINJ untuk disoal siasat.

     

    Source:http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com

  • Two 16-Years-Old Teenagers Charged With 23 Counts Of Murder For Horrific School Fire

    Two 16-Years-Old Teenagers Charged With 23 Counts Of Murder For Horrific School Fire

    A Malaysian court on Thursday charged two teenagers with 23 counts of murder for allegedly causing a fire that killed 21 students and two teachers at an Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur two weeks ago.

    The two 16-year-old suspects haven’t entered a plea in the blaze that engulfed the third-floor dormitory of the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah School on Sept. 14, prosecutors said.

    The two boys and four other teenage suspects were also charged with drug-related offenses at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court. A seventh suspect was released from custody without charge due to a lack of evidence against him.

    Thursday’s proceedings took place behind closed doors and only family members of the accused were allowed inside the courtroom.

    In Malaysia, a murder charge carries a death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment.

    Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamaruddin set Nov. 28 for sentencing, while the court awaited reports from the state’s chemistry and welfare departments.

    Malaysian police earlier said that the seven boys had deliberately set fire at the school, which is classified as a “tahfiz” center where students learn to memorize the Quran.

    Thirty-six students and six teachers were staying at the school when the fire broke out. The victims, boys aged 16 years or younger, and two school staff members were trapped behind barred windows and a locked door, fire officials said. They said the school did not have a fire safety permit and occupational certificate.

    The father of one of the survivors, Sharifuddin Musa, said he wanted to see the court proceedings on Thursday, but was not allowed in by court officials.

    “I can forgive, but I am also sad about what had happened. Other family members and I can only hope for fair sentences being passed on these suspects,” he told reporters.

    The mother of 12-year-old Nik Mohd Ridzuan, who died in the blaze, also tried to enter the courtroom.

    “I just want to see the faces of those who are responsible for the incident,” she said.

    ‘I feel nothing at the moment’

    After hearing the murder charges read out, Mas Aliza Ali Bapoo, a cousin of three orphans who were killed in the fire – Muhammad Shafiq Haikal, 13, Muhammad Hafiz Iskandar, 11, and Muhammad Harris Ikhwan, 10 – said she felt numb.

    “I feel nothing at the moment. I feel empty,” she told reporters.

    Six of the seven suspects tested positive for drugs after their arrests on Sept. 15, police said.

    Investigators said the suspects had been involved in a “misunderstanding” with students at the school. The boys were allegedly caught on closed-circuit TV recordings loitering outside the school before the early morning fire started.

    The two murder suspects pleaded guilty to drug-related charges. Three others pled not guilty, while another suspect admitted guilt to the same drug charges.

    On Wednesday, Noor Rashid Ibrahim, the police deputy inspector-general, told reporters that not all suspects were directly involved in the alleged arson.

    The fire prompted calls for a nationwide investigation of tahfiz schools after Malaysian newspapers reported that more than 200 fires had been reported at private religious schools across the country during the past two years.

    The Star newspaper said there were 519 private tahfiz schools registered nationwide as of April, but many more are believed to be unregistered.

    Malaysia’s Fire and Rescue Department concluded two weeks ago that arson caused the fire. It said firefighters had found two cooking gas cylinders which were placed at the door of the school’s dormitory and prevented the victims from escaping.

    As the fire engulfed the dormitory, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help. Firefighters said they found the charred bodies piled on top of each other, indicating that the victims tried to flee, but were trapped by metal window grills.

    “From our investigations, we believe it was due to taunting between the suspects and several of the tahfiz students a few days before the fire,” Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Amar Singh Ishar Singh told reporters.

     

    Source: http://www.benarnews.org

  • Malaysian Restaurant, Papparich, In Australia, Suggests Eating Nasi Lemak With Chopsticks

    Malaysian Restaurant, Papparich, In Australia, Suggests Eating Nasi Lemak With Chopsticks

    Online nettizens were furious when they found out that a Malaysian eatery brand, Papparich, in Australia posted a photo of a Nasi Lemak to be eaten with chopsticks.

    As Malaysians, they felt insulted that the company was not sensitive to the Malaysian culture as Malaysians don’t eat Nasi Lemak with chopsticks.

    Even in Singapore, we do not eat Nasi Lemak with chopsticks.

    How can Papparich do this in Australia? Papparich has forgotten its Malaysian roots?

     

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  • Owner Of Another Laundrette: Chinese Customer Sends In Laundry With Pork Traces

    Owner Of Another Laundrette: Chinese Customer Sends In Laundry With Pork Traces

    Regarding the Muslim-friendly laundrette in Johor Bahru, which has recently been flamed because it only caters to Muslim customers, and not accepting other non-Muslim customers (background story: http://rilek1corner.com/2017/09/27/sultan-johor-response-to-muars-muslim-only-laundrette-nonsense-this-is-not-a-taliban-state/), a comment from a previous laundrette owner mentioned the following:

    “Pengalaman kami buka kdai dobi memang ada masalah kesucian, tiap2 hari ada je uncle cina dtg htr bju yg hanyir dan berbau utk dicuci, bila tanya keje apa bju kotor mcmtu, dia ckp potong daging dipasar, xkn nak tanya potong daging apa, faham2 le sendiri, klau tanya dh jd gaduh plak, kena cuci bju dia je 3 kali berbanding yg lain cuma sekali, bagus dah ada dobi yg pentingkan kesucian mcm ni, ni pon nk berbalah, aduiii akhir zaman.”

    Dilemma jugak kalau macam ni, got pork traces from non-Muslim customers. Then how like that? As with so many things, there are a lot of pork traces also, from our notes and coins, to utensils used at hawker centres, and so many other things. What are your thoughts?

     

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