JAKIM Guidelines For Muslims Celebrating Religious Festivals Of Non-Muslims Contradicts Najib's 1Malaysia

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Friday, 2nd September 2011

To all the non-muslim Malaysians who have muslim friends or family members who had converted to Islam with this new guidelines from Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) you may want to consider inviting them to your house or functions such as house warming, Christmas open house, wedding party..etc. to avoid your function being raided by the Islamic Authority.

Before I read these guidelines from JAKIM, I was strongly believed that Malaysia was a moderate Islamic country. This was further supported by the experiences that I had while serving in the military about 12 years back where the muslims and non-muslims colleagues were free to visit each others during the festivals such as Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Christmas, Gawai Dayak, Deepavali, Chinese New Year, Gawai Dayak and so forth. During the funeral  or wedding of the Christian soldiers which would be normally held in the church, the muslims Officer Command (OC), the Commanding Officer (CO) or the officer would attend the ceremony without worry their islamic faith being jeorpardised.
But with these guidelines, Malaysia is worse that Taliban. There is no way that the muslims can attend the the other religious festivals other than the festivals celebrated by muslim such as Deepavali, Christmas, Wesak day etc as these festivals contradict with JAKIM's regulations. The family members converted to Islam also cannot visit their family members as this will also against the JAKIM's regulations.
For the Benefits of  all the readers of Bukittunggal, below please find the said guidelines from JAKIM.


If PM Najib really sincere with the 1Malaysia concept, he must first look into the policies of the government agencies so as not becoming the stumble block for 1Malaysia!

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Guidelines For Muslims Celebrating Religious Festivals Of Non-Muslims



The 68th muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee for Islamic Religious Affairs on April 12, 2005 discussed the Guidelines For Muslims Celebrating Religious Festivals Of Non-Muslims. The muzakarah has decided that:
In determining the non-Muslim celebrations that can be attended by Muslims, several main criteria should serve as guidelines so as not to contradict the teachings of Islam. The criteria are as follows:

1)  The event is not accompanied by ceremonies that are against the Islamic faith (aqidah).

The meaning of “against the Islamic faith (aqidah)” is a thing, act, word or situation which if conducted will lead to tarnishing the faith (aqidah) of Muslims.

For example:
a) To include religious symbols such as the cross, installing lights, candles, Christmas tree and so forth;
b) To sing religious songs;
c) To put any religious markings on the forehead, or other markings onto parts of the body;
d) To deliver speech or gestures in the form of a praise to the non-Muslim religion;
e) To bow or conduct acts of honour to the religious ceremony of non-Muslims.

2) The event is not accompanied by acts against the Islamic law.
The meaning of “against the Islamic law” is a thing, act, word or situation which if conducted will contradict the Islamic teachings practised by the Muslim community.

For example:
a) Wearing red costumes like Santa Claus or other garments that reflect religion;
b) Serving intoxicating food or beverages and the likes;
c) Having sounds or ornaments like church bells, Christmas tree, temple or breaking of coconuts;
d) Having ceremonies with elements of gaming, worship, cult, superstitions and the likes.

3) The event is not accompanied by “acts that contradict with moral and cultural development of Muslim society” in this country.

The meaning of “acts that contradict with moral and cultural development of Muslim society” is a thing, act, word or situation which if conducted will contradict the values and norms of the Muslim society of this country which adheres to the Islamic teachings based on Ahlus Sunnah Wal-Jamaah.

For example:

a) Mixing freely without any limit or manners;
b) Wearing conspicuous clothing;
c) Singing songs that contain lyrics of obscenity and worship;
d) Organising programmes such as beauty pageants, cock fighting and such.

4) The event is not accompanied by acts that can “stir the sensitivity of Muslim community”.

The meaning of “stir the sensitivity of Muslim community” is a thing, act, word or situation which if conducted will offend the feelings of Muslims about their beliefs and practices.

For Example:

a) Speeches or songs in the form of non-Muslim religious propaganda;
b) Speeches that insult the Muslims;
c) Speeches that insult Islam;
d) Presentations with the aim to ridicule the religious belief of Muslims.

The organisers and the public are asked to get the views of religious authorities before organising or attending celebrations of non-Muslims.

The guidelines can be read further here JAKIM

JAKIM Condemn For Organising Forum That Did Not Promote Malaysian Unity

Surprisingly the  government of Malaysia allowed JAKIM to organise the forum that did not promote religious and ethnc unity!

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M Najib introduced 1Malaysia to unite Malaysian from various ethnics group and religions. Despite the nationwide campaign to promote 1Malaysia, surprisingly there are some government agencies that fail to understand the  1Malaysia concept. One of the government agency that fails to understand the meaning of 1Malaysia is Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM).
Last Wednesday, JAKIM organised a forum to discuss on the High Court decision that allowed Catholic Herald to use the word "Allah" for god in its publication. Among the government agencies that participated in the forum were Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia and Attorney-General’s office.

There were two main points raised by the participants during the forum. One was on the muslim  politician  failure to defend Islam but only concentrate on Malay rights, and second point was they blamed the christians for challenging  the decision to ban the use of word "Allah"  in court .

In blaming the politicians failure to protect Islam, one of the participant Zamihan Mat Zin from the Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia said :
“Some politicians are ever so vocal when it comes to defending Malay rights but when it comes to their religion, they are quiet. What is the use of defending Malay rights if our religion is not protected?”

Zamihan said deliberate attempts were being made to degrade Islam, citing as an example the Catholic Church’s legal challenge against the ban imposed on the Herald weekly for using “Allah” to describe the Christian God.

“Extremism can be found in any religion and this challenge is definitely one of them,” he said and stressed that references in Islam that “Allah” was exclusive to the Muslims are pervasive.

Deputy chief of Syariah Research Department of the Attorney-General’s office, Mahamad Nasir Disa, who spoke on the issue from a legal perspective, agreed with his fellow panellists that the issue was an act of provocation by Christians.

“Often the argument given by them is that to deny the usage is to deny their rights to practise their religion but our argument is that the word ‘Allah’ is not an integral part of their religion as compared to us.

“If that is the case, then we can talk about rights. If not, don’t talk about rights,” he said.

Mahamad, too, agreed that there is “a lack of real leadership” in dealing with the matter, saying that the government had the power to prevent non-Muslims from using “Allah”.

He said that preventing non-Muslims from using the word “Allah” would ease ethnic tensions.

1Malaysia Will Flourist Without These Agencies

If Najib is serious about 1Malaysia concept, he must first reform these extremist agencies that make a living on not just muslims zakat but also on the  tax payer monies.

These agencies and all its officers who probably had been trained in Pakistan or Afghanistan only know the right of the muslims but never look at the right of the others. They must be the first to attend the 1Malaysia concept training otherwise 1Malaysial remains as rethoric.

Personally I felt  that JAKIM should not hold such forum in Sarawak so as not to spread such Taliban like thinking to corrupt the thinking of Muslims in Sarawak! I Love Sarawak..

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