Sebuah laman Facebook Listen Listen Original pada 31 Mei lepas mempersoalkan beberapa keping gambar yang memaparkan beberapa anggota tentera yang dipercayai dari negara Malaysia menikmati pelbagai juadah makanan di dalam hutan.
Menurut Facebook berkenaan, anggota tentera berkenaan mungkin dari Malaysia berdasarkan pakaian seragam mereka dan dilihat menjalani latihan memakan benda ‘haram’ sebagai latihan ketika darurat.
Gambar itu dikatakan dipaparkan pada mulanya di laman web maahadsas.edu.my mengatakan bahawa para anggota itu diberi latihan kelangsungan hidup atau bagaimana cara untuk menangkap, memasak serta memakan.
Di status Facebook berkenaan turut dipaparkan persoalan apakah tujuan sebenar latihan sebegitu diadakan dan ia dirujuk pula kepada kemungkinan latihan seorang ibu yang terdesak masalah kewangan untuk menjadi pelacur.
Selepas puas memberikan soalan berbaur provokasi baru laman Facebook itu memohon pencerahan daripada Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kebangsaan dalam isu gambar anggota tentera memakan haiwan yang pelik-pelik yang didakwa haram itu.
Sumber: Facebook Listen Listen Original
EDITOR’S NOTE
Isu-isu sebegini juga ada tempiasnya di Singapura dan ianya juga menimbulkan tanda tanya tentang askar-askar kita yang beragama Islam: apakah mereka boleh memakan haiwan-haiwan yang boleh dikategorikan sebagai haram atau binatang liar ketika LATIHAN DARURAT?
Mungkin ada baiknya kita renungkan bersama. Antara agama dan juga negara ketika latihan darurat seperti ini.
Semoga kita akan mendapatkan penjelasan daripada pihak yang lebih ahli supaya masyarakat umum tidak membuat simpulan sendiri yang tidak berasas dan kurang bernas.
Selama ini, isu-isu sensitif seperti ini tidak dibicarakan secara terbuka. Inilah masanya.
Credit: KENYATAAN MEDIA MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI BERKENAAN KEPUTUSAN UJIAN ANALISIS COKLAT SUSU DENGAN KACANG HAZEL DAN COKLAT SUSU DENGAN BUAH BADAM, PRODUK SYARIKAT CADBURY CONFECTIONARY (M) SDN. BHD. OLEH JABATAN KIMIA MALAYSIA (JKM)
1. Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk merakamkan penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih kepada Jabatan Kimia Malaysia (JKM) kerana telah memberi keutamaan dalam pengujian sampel bagi dua produk coklat cadbury yang menjadi isu nasional berikutan kenyataan akhbar Ketua Pengarah Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) pada 24 Mei 2014 yang lalu.
2. Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) pada 26 Mei 2014 telah mengambil kedua-dua sampel produk terlibat iaitu:
i. Coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2; dan
ii. Coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1
3. Selain itu, JAKIM juga turut mengambil empat (4) produk lain dalam aliran pemprosesan yang sama dan lima (5) jenis bahan mentah yang berpotensi mengandungi unsur haiwan.
4. Kesemua sampel diambil dari kilang pengeluar produk tersebut yang beralamat di Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn. Bhd., Persiaran Raja Muda, Seksyen 16, P.O. Box 7043, 40700 Shah Alam Selangor dan telah dihantar ke JKM pada hari yang sama.
5. Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia pada hari ini (2 Jun 2014) telah menerima keputusan analisis makmal Jabatan Kimia Malaysia ke atas dua sampel produk keluaran Syarikat Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn. Bhd. iaitu:
i. coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2; dan
ii. coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1
6. Keputusan analisis makmal adalah seperti berikut:
i. coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 – DNA BABI TIDAK DIKESAN
ii. coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1 – DNA BABI TIDAK DIKESAN
7. Walau bagaimanapun memandangkan perkara ini melibatkan tanggungjawab dan integriti pihak syarikat, pemeriksaan menyeluruh akan dibuat semula ke atas seluruh rantaian pengeluaran produk syarikat Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn Bhd merangkumi bahan mentah, aliran pemprosesan, penyimpanan, peralatan dan lain-lain bagi memastikan syarikat benar-benar mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia.
8. Laporan pemeriksaan menyeluruh tersebut akan dibentangkan semula dalam Mesyuarat Panel Pengesahan Halal Malaysia sebelum Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia dua produk tersebut dikembalikan.
9. JAKIM juga akan mengadakan mesyuarat bersama agensi-agensi berkaitan bagi membincangkan strategi pengurusan krisis sekiranya berlaku pengesanan DNA dalam sesuatu produk, oleh makmal mana-mana agensi kerajaan di masa-masa akan datang.
10. Dalam masa terdekat, Saya juga akan mempengerusikan mesyuarat khas Jawatankuasa Pemandu Halal yang dianggotai oleh pelbagai agensi dan pakar-pakar berkaitan dengan halal bagi membincangkan isu-isu halal secara menyeluruh.
11. Seterusnya, JAKIM akan merangka program kesedaran pengguna Islam bagi menjelaskan mengenai pensijilan Halal Malaysia dan isu hukum DNA porcine serta kesannya terhadap kepenggunaan.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Y.B Mejar Jeneral Dato’ Seri Jamil Khir Bin Hj. Baharom (B)
Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri
2 Jun 2014
Sesungguhnya, JAKIM ni memang suka kasi orang lemah semangat. Sekejap cakap ada DNA babi, sekarang cakap takde pulak. Suspense betol lah. Terima kasih Sis Jamilah Ismail kerana berkongsi dengan kami di Rilek1Corner.
Bismillah, walhamdulillah, the blessed month of Ramadan is just around the corner, if Allah wills, it will descend on the night of 28th of June around 7pm+.
We ask Allah that He allow us to be among those who will be blessed with His pardon & mercy in that month of rahmah and maghfirah. Amin.
Yet, it seems that there is another group of people who are also looking forward to that day. That very same date and time (5pm-7pm) was chosen by the PINK DOT activists (Lesbian,Gay,Bisexuals & Transexual activists and symphatisers) to organise their biggest event ever. They will come together in thousands to make a call to the Singaporean society to accept LGBT individuals (of course together with their lifestyle) without any kind of discrimination, intolerance nor judgement.
It is important to note here that it is through such nuanced events that the idea, philosophy and lifestyle of LGBT is subtly promoted and normalised, most of the time through the call to accept the VEHICLE (the LGBT individuals).
Oh Muslims! The gates of heavens and mercy will be opened in Ramadan, we do not want It to be blocked by our sins and our inaction towards munkar.
Muslims and straight-minded human beings must stand up and state our stand clearly.
No, not even as a response to this or that party, what more a reaction, but as an education first and foremost to our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters out there who still think that the LGBT lifestyle is a personal right and that the Quranic and Prophetic guidance on the LGBT issue is boundlessly flexible and ever-open to “progressive” interpretations.
For the sake of our collective spiritual, mental, emotional, social & physical health we have to MAKE CLEAR WHAT IS EVIL AND PROHIBIT IT. Be it through a small one time event or mega ones, collectively or group based. Whats important is that it must be continuous and ever present.
This is of course not a new call nor a unique one, this is just another of that small yet continuous calls. We have to keep them coming.
PERGAS have stated our stand, may Allah reward them for that, and I believe that MUIS already have something wise and farsighted in mind, many of us are waiting for that something with good opinion, but waiting is just another excuse to avoid commitment and responsibility, no, waiting is not enough, we, the people on the ground have the right and responsibility to do and say something.
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SUGGESTIONS :
In my discussions with many muslims about this issue I managed to gather some good suggestions, these are some of them :
– Organise an easy, simple, yet clear and easily viral event such as WEAR WHITE DAY ON THE FIRST OF RAMADAN.
Together with this, all/some of the mosque in Singapore – on the first of ramadan especially – should deliver a clear call to taubah, explaining the concept of fitrah, freedom & sexuality in Islam.
In my opinion, this is the most viable, I and my friends will take this on, you are invited to lend a hand. Please contact me if you are interested.
– Veterans and experienced Mega Maulid/Islamic Events organisers especially the lead and crowdpulling asatizahs should come together and organise a mega program on the first of ramadan, maybe a mega terawih session in a stadium. FOR THE LOVE OF THE PROPHET S.A.W. We will give our support.
– Short videos stating our stand on this issue as Muslims living in Singapore. (This is a must)
– Continuous series of talks and seminars on Islam and the LGBT. (Such programs have started, but we need more of it)
– Talks on Islamic Worldview/ Islamic View of Existence. (This is the most important)
Oh Muslims! Our amal ma’ruf nahi munkar is never and should never be restricted to only Muslims. If your non-muslim neighbour tries to kill an innocent life in front of you what do you do? Harm should not be restricted to physical, for we muslims strongly believe in the reality of spiritual harm.
Oh Muslims! We have been fighting about petty issues for too long, Isn’t it high time for us to come together for something that is common between us?
Come come! Let us all together make taubah!
Scholars should make taubah of their muteness and inaction!
Those who have fallen into the pit of LGBT lifestyle should make taubah of their transgression!
Those of us who think that we are clean and are guarenteed salvation because we are religious, should make the most istighfar! For that is the worse kind of delusion!
In full honesty, Rilek1Corner has to applaud these Singapore Muslims who have come together to educate the public. This is perhaps the first time in a long time that the Muslim community have witnessed how a small group of dynamic individuals are able to move a community. Hopefully, there will be more of such efforts so that both our Malay and Muslim can also move forward in tandem with rest.
Adam Shah and wife, Maryah, saw the issue and the duo decided to embark on a journey of Halal food blogging on June 2012. The idea was to stop by any restaurant, cafe or even coffee-shop selling Halal meals and review on their experience for netizens out there.
“The reason we started the blog was actually quite simple. We ate out quite often and were running out of new Halal places to makan but every time we searched online, there was little information for us to go on. Se we thought ‘Why not every time we makan outside, we just blog about it?’ hoping that the information would be useful to someone,” Adam said.
“I think the biggest challenge we faced was when my wife was pregnant with our first child. This meant less opportunities for us to eat out and when we did, my wife’s appetite was a big factor. That and having to manage our time, especially now that we have a daughter, definitely a challenge.
“This is actually just a hobby and we’re glad that it does benefit our readers somehow … We love to eat and we are going to keep doing it for as long as we can,” Maryah quipped.
SINGAPORE – Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap of the Workers’ Party yesterday called for the formation of a committee to address concerns of Malay-Muslims over how their loyalty to the nation is viewed.
But in a swift rebuttal, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower Hawazi Daipi deemed his suggestion unnecessary as this was an issue that could be overcome by strengthening inter-racial ties.
The exchange began with Mr Faisal saying that more needed to be done to “address and find solutions” to community concerns highlighted in a recent report. He quoted the findings of the Suara Musyawarah committee, which said Malay-Muslim participants felt left out in certain policies and practices which “question the loyalty of Malays to the country”.
The committee was formed in 2012 to gather feedback on the thoughts, concerns and aspirations of Malay-Muslims. Its report highlighted personal accounts of employers expressing a preference for non-Malay workers and surfaced concerns over exclusion from certain parts of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Mr Faisal acknowledged that progress has been made in terms of opportunities afforded to Malay-Muslims in education and national service, but said the committee’s formation could offer a “quick solution” to achieving a “more inclusive and open Singapore society”.
Responding to his speech, Mr Hawazi and Mr Zainal Sapari (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC) later asked Mr Faisal if the latter had ever felt that his loyalty to the country was questioned, and what his own views on the issue were.
“I’m concerned (that) if we highlight the differences, we will be widening (them) not only among one community but all communities,” said Mr Hawazi, adding that schools and community activities are means to forge greater social cohesion.
In response, Mr Faisal stressed that the issue of loyalty among Malays was surfaced by the Suara Musyawarah report, and not him.
Mr Hawazi then suggested that Mr Faisal had cherry-picked portions of the report, failing to highlight, for example, that Malay-Muslim participants also said they were “very committed” to Singapore on issues that include defence and security.
Maintaining that he was reflecting concerns on the ground, Mr Faisal said: “I have said in my view that I am aware and agree there is progress made, but because there are still many people who say that this issue is present, I, as a voice of the people, would like to voice it out.”
