Jesus in Islam (Full Movie) May 28, 2009
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Stesen TV di Malaysia wajar menyiar dokumentari yang baik seperti ini.
Documentary aired on ITV about Jesus in Islam with commentary from Hamza Yusuf and Abdur Raheem Green.
Children-of-CONVERSION issue May 27, 2009
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Malaysia is presently engaged in a delicate balancing act between secular and Islamic law. It is urgent for the future of our society (which includes many non-Muslims) that this effort proceed carefully and successfully.
The recent cabinet decision regarding the religion of children after conversion of the father to Islam disrupts the delicacy of this matter. This decision has opened of floodgates of secular prejudice against Muslim males in general, encouraging comments by public figures such as Marina Mahathir and Karpal Singh, both of whom have since cast serious aspersions upon the behavior of Muslim males in general.
One of the glories of Islamic law and custom is that the privacy of the marriage must be honored even after divorce. Children must not be exposed to the two “halves” of their inner lives squabbling with each other in violence and hatred. Many western converts consider this duty to protect the reputation of an ex-wife as one of their main motivations to convert from the western laws that so often end up in courtroom fighting, whether over child custody or child support payment.
In short, the cabinet has seen fit to issue a directive in an area that directly contradicts Islamic law and in fact nullifies the dignity of the Islamic management of divorce proceedings. The children of polytheists are emphatically NOT allowed to follow the damning “syirik” of the non-Muslim parent, especially if polytheist, upon valid conversion of their father. Such a father cannot possibly be denied the power to redeem his own children as he himself has been redeemed.
Islamic law, which confirms that the status of a religion of the minor child would, upon conversion of any spouse, be Islam, only, allows the issue of guardianship/custody to remain open to discussion. Islamic legal tradition in fact indicates some flexibility in coming to such decisions.
However, neither the cabinet in particular nor the Federal Government in general has any jurisdiction or power to issue directives relating to the issue of religious status of the children.
There may be NO “middle road” in respect of the implementation of some aspects of Islamic Law, just as there appears to be no such compromise possible with the secularists. In fact, the most that the Federal Government could hope to do would be to enter into mediation efforts with divorced spouses, regarding the fate of their children.
Such mediation must be monitored by qualified Islamic jurists (fuqaha) who are wholly familiar with the facts of the case. Islamic law cannot be written or rewritten, interpreted or reinterpreted, by politicians or academics – competency belongs to trained experts in the sources of Islam, in accordance with the mazhab that the state has chosen to follow.
The constitution stipulates that Islam is the religion of the Federation of Malaysia under Article 3. It is the duty of the Federal Government, and likewise the cabinet, to uphold Islamic law for the benefit of the Muslim majority community, as well as the broader Malaysian public. The cabinet action in this matter would appear to be a dereliction of the government’s constitutional duty.
We urge the government to consider needed amendments to the Constitution, Acts of Parliament, and Enactments of the State, to allow non-Muslims to appear before the Syariah Court in such disputes. The need of the times clearly requires such amendment and clarification to issues of modern life, in order to prevent tragic trauma to children of broken homes, as well as to bring modern life in line with Islamic Law applied consistently and with compassion.
The Cabinet should retract this unconstitutional directive immediately, and refrain from issuing what amounts to a fatwa in this or other such cases, and should defer judgment to qualified fuqaha of the relevant mazhab.
The rights of non-Muslim couples are protected through various mechanisms of Islamic law, such as the principle of protecting the personal privacy of the divorced spouse regardless of her religion, and qualified fuqaha of the Syariah Court should be given full jurisdiction to facilitate a just determination of any such disputes.
Azril Mohd Amin is the vice-president of ABIM and a lawyer
Da’wah Through Guided Tour of the Mosque May 16, 2009
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Da’wah Through Guided Tour of the Mosque
Islamic Outreach ABIM
Since its inception on 27th August 1965, Masjid Negara has been a major tourist destination for locals and foreigners who visit Malaysia. Realizing that Masjid Negara is daily visited by more than 300 tourists, the Malaysian Tourism Board has officially declared the mosque a major tourist destination, depicting this National monument as a symbol of Islamic presence in the country in its various tourism promotions. In fact, about 4 million non-Muslim tourists visit various mosques and Islamic centres throughout Malaysia every year.
The absence of guided tours for visitors who are mainly non-Muslims inspired Islamic Outreach ABIM to initiate in 2003 the “Da’wah Through Guided Tour of the Mosque Program” at Masjid Negara. A first of its kind in the country, the program which began with very scarce resources and volunteers originated as a channel to explain the true essence of Islam and correct misconceptions prevalent among the international community about Islam and its followers. The unjust reporting about Islam and Muslims by the international media painted a distorted picture of Islam. These two factors combined and inspired Islamic Outreach ABIM to enlighten tourists about this beautiful religion and the majesty and beauty of Islamic architecture throughout the country.
The response has been overwhelmingly positive from visitors from as far away as the American Continent, Asia, Australia and Europe. Tourists from all walks of life, creed and religion who walk into the mosque have found the guided tours enriching and beneficial. In large part because of these tours, there are many foreign tourists who revisit the mosque.
Due to popular demand, and in order to further improve on the skill and efficiency of the volunteers of the Program, Islamic Outreach ABIM in co-operation with Discover Islam of Bahrain will be continuing a series of training sessions from 17th May until 1st June 2009 in Kuantan, Selangor and Sarawak.
This training will provide an excellent opportunity for members of the public who are interested in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to present Islam effectively and addressing common misconceptions about the religion among the community.
We invite participation from members of the public to join us in this training. There will be no fees charged, but all donations are most welcome to support our future activities. For further information, kindly contact Islamic Outreach ABIM at 03-42569822.
Azril Mohd Amin
Chairman
Islamic Outreach ABIM
Polemik tukar agama anak May 11, 2009
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dipetik dari Utusan Malaysia – 6 Mei 2009
Polemik yang melanda antara agama Islam dan agama lain bukan satu perkara baru. Setiap kali isu tersebut timbul, semua pihak dilihat mengambil langkah drastik dalam menyelesaikan pertikaian dan pergeseran yang berlaku demi menjamin kerukunan dan kelangsungan keharmonian bersama.
Menilai dan mempertimbangkan semua aspek semasak-masaknya sebelum menjurus kepada suatu keputusan akhir demi menangani isu yang timbul memang sangat dialu-alukan. Lebih-lebih lagi jika keputusan yang dibuat bakal merubah struktur asal yang menjadi nadi atau teras undang-undang serta kesucian Perlembagaan.
Sebagai contoh, Kabinet pada 23 April lalu telah menetapkan bahawa kanak-kanak bawah umur akan kekal menganut agama asal ketika ibu bapa berkahwin, sungguhpun selepas salah seorang pasangan itu bertindak menukar agama.
Itu antara intipati keputusan Kabinet yang diumumkan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz pada tarikh tersebut.
Sebenarnya dalam membuat sesuatu ketetapan lebih-lebih lagi jika melibatkan undang-undang, implikasi daripada keputusan tersebut perlu dikaji dari segenap sudut, sejak awal lagi.
Selama ini, kita menjunjung tinggi Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang merupakan teras undang-undang tertinggi Malaysia.
Jika begitu interpretasinya maka ia juga mestilah dijunjung dan dijadikan rujukan atau kayu ukur oleh menteri-menteri Kabinet agar keputusan yang dibuat mereka tidak tersasar daripada landasan yang telah ditetapkan.
Membicarakan lebih lanjut topik tersebut, nasihat dan pendapat pakar undang-undang terutamanya para peguam tidak harus dipandang sepi. Ini kerana, berdasarkan pandangan dan pendapat mereka, barangkali segala kelemahan mampu diperbaiki.
Malah, mungkin boleh mengetengahkan syor baru yang lebih bernas demi kepentingan semua pihak.
Melihatkan pergeseran tersebut, Timbalan Presiden, Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia (PGSM), Musa Awang berusaha mengupas keputusan tersebut dari aspek undang-undang.
”Saya tidak nampak keputusan yang dibuat Jemaah Menteri sebagai langkah penyelesaian jangka panjang berhubung isu pertikaian status agama kanak-kanak berkenaan apabila ibu atau bapa mereka menukar agama.
“Malah, ia akan mencetuskan kontroversi yang lebih hebat dan pertikaian semasa dan agama masyarakat di negara ini.
”Keputusan tersebut perlu ditangguhkan dan dikaji semula dengan mengambil kira pandangan pelbagai pihak termasuk pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO), orang awam dan ahli akademik,” kata Musa.
Beliau menambah kata, banyak implikasi ketidakadilan yang akan berlaku jika keputusan tersebut diteruskan. Sama ada berkaitan pembubaran perkahwinan, agama anak mahupun hak penjagaan anak.
Andainya kes berkaitan pertikaian ini didengar di Mahkamah Sivil maka undang-undang yang akan diterima pakai adalah Akta Membaharui Undang-Undang (Perkahwinan dan Perceraian) 1976.
Seksyen 51 akta tersebut, menurut Musa, jika salah seorang pasangan terbabit memeluk agama Islam, hanya pasangan yang kekal dengan agama asal yang boleh memfailkan petisyen pembubaran perkahwinan. Iaitu selepas tiga bulan pasangannya memeluk Islam.
Ini bermakna selagi dia tidak memfailkan petisyen perceraian tersebut di Mahkamah Sivil bererti perkahwinan sivilnya bersama pasangan yang telah memeluk Islam tetap dianggap sah di bawah akta tersebut.
Sehubungan itu, pada pandangan Musa, adalah jelas berlaku ketidakadilan kepada pasangan yang telah memeluk Islam kerana langsung tidak mempunyai hak untuk memfailkan petisyen perceraian seperti yang dihuraikan di bawah seksyen itu.
Kepada suami atau isteri yang telah memeluk Islam pula, hak mereka hanya diperuntukkan di bawah Akta Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam.
Musa berkata, Seksyen 46(2) Akta Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam memperuntukkan jika salah satu pihak kepada sesuatu perkahwinan asal bukan Islam memeluk Islam, maka perbuatan yang demikian tidak boleh dengan sendirinya berkuat kuasa untuk membubarkan perkahwinan itu melainkan sehingga disahkan oleh Mahkamah (Syariah).
Namun timbul satu persoalan, adakah pasangan yang tidak memeluk Islam itu boleh disaman untuk hadir ke Mahkamah Syariah?
Walhal Seksyen 4 akta tersebut telah memperuntukkan bahawa ia terpakai untuk orang Islam semata-mata. Katakanlah Mahkamah Syariah memutuskan permohonan untuk membubarkan perkahwinan menurut Seksyen 46(2) akta tersebut dilakukan.
Namun, adakah ia diiktiraf sebagai perintah membubarkan perkahwinan asal dalam agama mereka yang dahulunya telah di daftarkan di bawah Akta Membaharui Undang-Undang (Perkahwinan dan Perceraian) 1976?
Di sinilah timbul tanda tanya adakah benar keputusan Kabinet itu boleh menyelesaikan krisis tersebut?
”Pada pandangan saya, ia bukan menyelesaikan masalah, sebaliknya mengundang pelbagai persoalan dan merumitkan lagi keadaan. Saya berpendapat, bentuk penyelesaian terbaik adalah dengan meminda Seksyen 51 Akta Membaharui Undang-Undang (Perkahwinan dan Perceraian) 1976 tersebut dengan memasukkan peruntukan mana-mana pihak (sama ada yang memeluk Islam atau yang masih kekal dalam agama asal) boleh memfailkan petisyen pembubaran perkahwinan, sebaik-baik sahaja salah seorang pasangan memeluk Islam. Barulah ia adil kepada kedua-dua pihak,” kata Musa.
Dalam perkara yang melibatkan agama anak pula, menurut Musa, keputusan Kabinet tersebut nyata sekali bertentangan dengan Perkara 12(3) dan 12(4) Perlembagaan Persekutuan serta kes Subashini melawan Saravanan yang telah diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan.
Mahkamah tertinggi negara itu telah memutuskan bahawa salah seorang ibu atau bapa boleh menentukan keislaman anak tersebut.
Pada hemat Musa, keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan tersebut juga telah menjawab percanggahan keputusan beberapa mahkamah bawahan seperti kes Chang Ah Mee dan Gengga Devi Chelliah yang memutuskan bahawa persetujuan kedua-dua ibu bapa diperlukan untuk menukar agama anak di bawah 18 tahun. Serta kes Nenduchelian di Mahkamah Tinggi Johor Bahru yang memutuskan hanya kebenaran salah seorang ibu atau bapa diperlukan.
”Secara tidak langsung keputusan kes ini seolah-olah telah mengambil roh tersirat dalam Perkara 12(4) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang memperuntukkan bahawa agama bagi seseorang yang di bawah umur 18 tahun hendaklah ditetapkan oleh ibu atau bapanya atau penjaganya (parent or guardian),” ujar beliau.
Bagi Musa sejajar dengan kehormatan Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang merupakan undang-undang tertinggi negara, ia seharusnya dijunjung oleh semua menteri Kabinet.
Sekiranya kita menjunjung Perlembagaan tersebut sudah tentu kita mengakui hakikat keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan itu adalah selari dengan kehendak Perlembagaan, katanya lagi.
”Saya tidak mahu berhujah mengenai hukum syarak dalam perkara ini kerana kalangan bukan Islam tidak mahu mengambil tahu atau memahami hukum syarak dan Islam.
”Sedar atau tidak, ia menyebabkan orang yang berniat masuk Islam akan berfikir banyak kali. Orang yang berniat memeluk Islam akan berada dalam keadaan serba salah kerana mereka seolah-olah diberi dua pilihan. Iaitu, masuk Islam tinggalkan anak-anak dalam agama asal.
“Atau kekal dalam agama asal bersama anak-anak. Tetapi saya melihat keputusan Kabinet tersebut memberi gambaran seolah-olah ‘masuk Islam, tinggal anak’,” tegas beliau.
Beliau menyatakan sebelum ini sentimen persaudaraan dilihat boleh menjejaskan niat seseorang untuk memeluk agama Islam (sebagai contoh hubungan dengan keluarga agama asal akan terjejas jika memeluk Islam).
Tetapi dengan keputusan terbaru ini jemaah menteri seakan-akan menimbulkan sentimen yang baru, iaitu membabitkan hubungan ayah atau ibu dengan anak.
Justeru, Musa amat berharap agar jemaah menteri mengkaji semula keputusan tersebut supaya tidak mencacat asas yang telah dibina sebelum ini.
Cabinet’s conversion decision opposed May 1, 2009
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Another Pembela spokesperson, Zaid Kamaruddin, said the decision did “not make sense”. Both men also noted that the cabinet decision was made without consulting state muftis or amending the relevant laws. Pembela was commenting on the cabinet decision that in cases where one parent converts to Islam, he or she did not have the right to unilaterally convert the children.
Pembela cited the R Subashini v T Saravanan case, in which the Federal Court interpreted Article 12(4) to allow the Muslim-convert husband to decide the children’s religion according to syariah law. Zaid said in the case of Indira Gandhi’s children, the cabinet directive violates the right of her estranged husband Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah to have access to the children.
“And what if both non-Muslim parents convert to Islam?” asked Zaid. “Then, according to the cabinet decision, the child will still need to remain in the common religion at the time of marriage until he or she reaches the age of majority,” he said, adding that this was ridiculous. Yusri said, “What if in future, it is a mother with a breastfeeding child who converts to Islam? If we follow the cabinet ruling, then the mother will be denied her right to raise her child.”
He said Pembela was willing to mediate a short-term solution between Indira Gandhi and her husband pending a legal resolution to their dispute. “Let the law be” Yusri and Zaid said Pembela’s stand was that the due process of law should “be let free to take its own course without any undue pressure from any party”. “We should not politicise this issue and raise temperatures even further among the followers of different religions,” said Yusri, who is also Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim) president.
“However, if there are any parties who insist on challenging the Federal Constitution, we will not remain quiet,” he added. He said, for example, that some parties have alleged that the syariah courts would be inherently unjust towards non-Muslim interests. “This is a blatant, unacceptable accusation against a centuries-old legal system,” he said. Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association’s Datuk Dr Mustapha Ma stressed that human-constructed laws could not be allowed to override divine laws. “The respect that Islam teaches for all, including non-Muslims, has been proven in the history of Islam,” he said. “Besides, the Islamic NGOs have never advocated unfairness or injustice to anyone,” he added.
Pembela is a coalition of more than 50 Muslim NGOs whose formation Abim spearheaded in 2006. Pembela was formed to counter “the tendency to use court cases to emasculate the status of Islam, particularly through applications for apostasy.” Islamic state revisited? In a separate statement, MCA deputy secretary-general and central committee member Datuk Loke Yuen Yow today blasted PAS information chief and Pokok Sena Member of Parliament Mahfuz Omar for also protesting the cabinet’s decision.
Mahfuz had earlier accused the Barisan Nasional (BN) government of appeasing non-Muslim Malaysians and causing discord among Muslim Malaysians with the cabinet directive. Loke said Mahfuz’s statement reflected that PAS was a pro-Muslim party and their stand repressed the rights of non-Muslim Malaysians. “This shows that PAS has not abandoned their ultimate objective of setting up an Islamic state,” said Loke. In yet another press statement, MCA political education bureau chairperson Gan Ping Sieu called on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and DAP to object to PAS’s stand on the issue. “If Pakatan Rakyat does not come out to clarify their common stand [...] DAP and PKR should be held responsible for their failure,” Gan said.
He also supported the Bar Council’s call for the cabinet decision to be more fully realised by carrying out the necessary constitutional and legal amendments.
Muslim Groups Upset With Religious Conversion Ruling May 1, 2009
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dipetik dari:http://myislamnetwork.net/component/content/article/2-e-akhbar/52-muslim-groups-upset-with-religious-conversion-ruling-.html
Kuala Lumpur, April 29 — Pembela, a coalition of Muslim NGOs, today condemned the cabinet’s recent decision on religious conversion of children, calling it unconstitutional and irrational. The Muslim NGO’s criticism of the decision could prove tricky for Datuk Seri Najib Razak as he attempts to balance the interest of Muslim and non-Muslim groups. The cabinet recently decided that children should be raised in the faith of their parents while they were married even if one spouse becomes a Muslim. “We totally disagree because of the way they made the statement. Unless there are amendments to the constitution then the statement made is not law. “However, they have made it seem that when a minister says something then it is law, This is one of the issues which can bring doubts to some parties,” said Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia’s president Yusri Mohamad.
“We should address it professionally with a cool head and objectively. We have procedures and processes in place. I would like to highlight that there has been a high level discussion organized by the attorney general”. The government had asked the attorney general to hold a series of discussion with religious experts and NGOs. “I would like to ask what has happened to those discussions? Why did the cabinet suddenly make a decision which actually is hard to accept by everybody. What was recommended by the cabinet is not sustainable,” he argued.
Yusri urged all parties to consider the realities of the country and not have an attitude that will make the situation worse. He was disappointed that many Malaysians think that a non-Muslim would not be able to get a fair trial in a Shariah court. “This is not helpful and we will not be quiet if the Shariah court is given that image. The notion that a Shariah court will not give a fair trial to non-Muslims is a blatant and an unacceptable accusation,” he said. Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) president Zaid Kamaruddin also added that the decision was one sided and pleased only a minority in the country.
“The cabinet has not taken account the opinions of the majority. We also would like to complain that the decision was irrational. We understand the Muslim’s fuse is a bit long, that is why there are many who are still patient because they believe that the government can solve this issue”. “But in this context, we see that it going against Islam and we have yet to receive a reaction from the Cabinet after the incident has happened. This is not a solution to this problem,” Zaid said.
