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wise old tok guru! (nik aziz)

tok_guru at last nik aziz spoke up on the allah issue. (many people were waiting for PAS’s stand on this issue).

what did he said? he said ‘allah’ is allowed for non muslim. however, he added that it was up to the federal govt. to decide whether to allow it’s use by non muslims.

well, he’s wise. though he offered his opinion that non muslim should be allowed to use it, he knows that he has no authority to insist that the govt. should allow non muslim to use it. compare this to that of the chairman of the malaysian islamic da’wah foundation (yadim) who had try to flex his muscles, urging the home minister to withdraw the conditional use of the word ‘allah’.

well, it works. at once the scary homey MINIster rescinded the government gazette that allowed conditional use of the word "allah" just a day after it was gazetted. i read somewhere that this yadim chairman accused botak syed hamid as ‘derhaka’ if he allowed the use of ‘allah’ for non muslim. thus you see, how fast syed hamid rescinded the gazette!

what a laugh! the world is laughing at us already at this so very silly move of the govt. and all the fanatic muslim in disallowing non muslim to use ‘allah’ and now this flip flop from the homey MINIster, we’ll be laughed at more!

coming back to tok guru, i really admire and respect this man. apart from commenting on the word ‘allah’, he also commented on the word ‘bumiputera’, in which he said that the ‘bumiputera’ term is racist. indeed. another wise opinion.

In extraordinary remarks today, Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said the use of the term “bumiputera” smacks of racism and deprived other races of government aid.

so true. the very fact that only bumiputera are entitled to special priveleges already tells you it smacks of racism…. but do you think umno will agree to that? silly question. of course they won’t! anyone… the non bumiputera i mean who talk about this, immediately umno will cry ketuanan melayu and that non bumiputera are challenging malays’ rights and the constitution.

it takes the wise respected tok guru, nik aziz to see through the term ‘bumiputera’ – the hidden agenda of umnoputera who insisted on using bumiputera.

But Nik Aziz was reported by Bernama as saying today that not only did the term smack of racism but deprived other races sharing similar rights and having the same identity cards of government assistance.

“In an election, other races are allowed to cast one vote, so are the bumiputera," he said.

Nik Abdul Aziz said the government should form a body to manage aid for the poor in the country and not cater only for a single group known as the bumiputera.

“I don’t like the (use of the) word bumiputera. What I like is (use of the word) poor, for all races,” he added.

He said the poor, regardless of their race, should be given assistance.

i have made a comment at the malaysian insider, which i will re-write here:

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the term ‘bumiputera’ by itself is actually not racist but to say that only malays muslim are bumiputera then it is racist.

bumiputera means ‘son of the soil’ – aren’t we all, the different races, who were born in malaysia, the son of the soil? so all of us, regardless of race, who were born here are bumiputera! but umno hijack the word bumiputera to mean it for the malays only – thus it IS racist.

if bumiputera are entitled to special privileges, of course for sure the word bumiputera is racist, of course bumiputera means apartheid. why can’t the word bumiputera be done away with completely? oh cannot lah, because the top umno men (not those common malay rakyat) will die…. no masuk pocket… and the fanatics muslim will cry for non muslim blood with ketuanan melayu.

sad. that’s how our country is. 🙁

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there are many other good comments there, so please make sure you go there to read. i would like to highlight here 2 very good comments.

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Spirituality at its best
written by Francis Ngu, March 01, 2009

This is an epic statement of common humanity, which only the profound spirituality of Tok Guru has given him the wisdom to enunciate at a critical juncture; one which will earn him repect from some adversaries even.

One which may provoke vitriolic debate for days and weeks to come , it has nontheless opened a fresh new vista of the political discourse in Malaysia.

This is a statement not for the non-Bumiputeras to repeat, but for the proponents and staunch supporters of Bumiputerism to take upon themselves to reflect on, with the full recource to God-given humanity and human social conscience. (Apologies to Tok Guru, and to all, for my using the term Bumiputra, so deeply ingrained in my psyche as in those of many Malaysians.)

No one possessed of basic decent humanity would begrudge government aid for the poor; such a role is indeed incumbent upon a people-orientated government. Why should we not support an economic policy by any name which delivers for the poor indigenous peoples of East and Peninsular Malaysia, and the Malay poor while not forgetting the poor among Indians and Chinese as well ?

Tonight Malaysians of all faiths or none, should take a moment of rare pride in these down-trodden times that they have a spiritual leader who is also a statesman as a political leader.

It may not disappoint Tok Guru however that one day in the future we may indeed cherish the term Bumiputera, when all will be regarded equals under the generous Malaysian sun; one day when Bumiputera would have lost any and all of its racial undertones.

Francis Ngu
Non- bumiputera, Sarawak.

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Smart move by Nik Aziz!
written by ez24get, March 01, 2009

This is the smartest move yet thought out by the wily Nik Aziz. Nobody in PAS has thought of this move! It just shows that intelligence grows with age.

Many have wondered why UMNO still has 50% support of the malays in spite that it is the most corrupt party in Malaysia and its members have the least Islamic values since they are utterly corrupt and only care for themselves and their families/cronies. Why then the strong support from malays FOR umno?

It is because they have indoctrinated and divided Malaysians into bumiputras and non-bumiputras. If you are a bumiputra you’re supposed to be special and have a leg up over the others. Therefore if you want to continue to be special and have a leg up over others, you must continue to vote UMNO into power year after year. The reality is that it is only the umnoputras who are accorded the special treatment while the ordinary malays continue to be among the poorest in Malaysia. Bumiputraism is the "spine" that has hoodwinked the malays for so long and held UMNO up all these while.

Take this spine away, all that is left in UMNO is the rotten decay and corruption. Take away bumiputraism and you take away the mask of UMNO and reveal its true rotten self! Nik Aziz has hit the nail on its head – this is the best and only way to hasten the downfall of UMNO!

It is like killing two birds with one stone – NEUTRALISE the power and influence of UMNO and at the same time drive a wedge between UMNO and its other BN component parties consisting of MCA, Gerakan, MIC, etc.

4 Responses to "wise old tok guru! (nik aziz)"

Lucia says:

04/03/2009 at 2:13 am

astigmatik
if they think this action is provoking, then that’s why i said their faith is not strong.
astigmatik says:

03/03/2009 at 8:45 am

Everyone has freedom of expression; so it is the freedom of Herald to use ‘Allah’ in their publications. But in a society that is multicultural and multireligious such as ours (Malaysia), it is very important to not only exercise our rights, but also our responsibilities.

There is no need for them to use ‘Allah’ because this action can be construed as a provocation by some Muslims. Not everyone has the mental or emotional maturity to tolerate something which can or may be deemed as a threat or insult to one’s beliefs. Even if it’s only a small minority who feel angry about this issue, we still have to tread carefully because a fire begins with a small spark.

People’s lives revolve around religion: from the way we dress to the food we eat. So it is inevitable that there are issues that are close to some people’s hearts. And we should accept this fact and be responsible.

So the morally right thing to do is to not use ‘Allah’ in Christian publications.

The folllowing two paragraphs were taken from
http://ivebeenthinkingessays.blogspot.com/2009/02/rights-or-responsibilities.html

Today we live in a world that focuses on rights rather than responsibility. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, in his 1978 Harvard graduation address, remarked that “The West ended up by truly enforcing human rights, sometimes even excessively, but man’s sense of responsibility to God and society grew dimmer and dimmer.” During the intervening years, the situation has not improved. People are often forcefully talking about their rights. But when was the last time you heard anyone speak as forcefully about their responsibilities? Our government gives us many rights. Unfortunately they are more closely related to license than to responsibility. We can think of many examples. For instance, we have the right to obtain a divorce, but it doesn’t mean that we ought to do so. We have the right to have an abortion, but it also doesn’t mean that we should. We have the right to go out and get drunk, but it’s certainly not the best thing to do. Rights are tied to license. In most cases they are related to what we legally can do. But rights can become terrible task masters when we focus too much upon them. They can gain control over us. By focusing on them we easily become their slaves.

On the other hand, responsibility, because it deals with what we ought to do, is more connected to morality. Responsibility gives us the freedom to choose to do what is right. Unlike rights, it is not directly related to what we legally can or cannot do. Responsibility allows us to choose to do what is proper and what we should. In both Solzhenitsyn’s and Dion’s eyes, rights and responsibility are the antithesis or each other. It is difficult to maintain both at the same time. Rights focus on “me” whereas responsibility focuses on “others”. Rights focus on what I can legally do whether I should or not. Responsibility focuses on what I ought to do in given situations. Responsibility brings freedom because it involves the commitment of the will. Perhaps the reason we hear so little about responsibility these days is because of its tie to morality. The society in which we live is consumed with being free to do what they want, not what they ought. Our compulsive obsession with rights has enslaved us to the point that we are no longer free. We have bought into the mantras of women’s rights, minority rights, gay rights, freedom of choice rights, and whatever other rights we can think of. This obsession has led to the victim society in which we live. Instead of taking responsibility, it is much easier to blame someone else.
Lucia says:

03/03/2009 at 12:37 am

anon
‘unproductive and idiotic issues’? well to each his/her own. you may feel the issues i brought up are unproductive and idiotic but not to others. certainly not to me, esp. the allah issue which i will keep on blogging about, which i feel it is something very serious.

if you were just to say what you think of me only as being unproductive and idiot, i would have given you more credit but the minute you mentioned good interesting bloggers like susan loone and whatalulu, i take it that you just like to find fault with us. susan loone to me is one of the best bloggers and i will never look to what she blogs as unproductive and idiotic.

well, all in all, you are entitled to your own opinion. if that’s the way you feel, so be it. thanks for sharing.
anon says:

02/03/2009 at 8:34 pm

I used to like your blog for your fresh independent political views but it seems your blog has become cloudy and lost its direction as the jog loses its mental dexterity and seems heading to a big stagnant pond.

You have spend time on unproductive and idiotic issues which should just have been left alone to idiots ( like those religious fanatics ) . By being badly influenced by them you have slowly become another has been , just like susan looone , what a lulu , jedyoong and some other past luminaries. How sad !

Now I know really what it means to have real stamina. Not a flash in the blog

wise old tok guru! (nik aziz)

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