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Monday 27 December 2010

The not so simple letter that made the difference....

This is an epilogue to the post prior to this, "Rock the mic" should only be left to the rock n rollers".

Just in case you're wondering, this letter got the job done. For now, there is bliss in the neighbourhood. The mosque still utilizes the microphone, but in a much lower tone, I hardly hear anything when I'm in the house. I waited for three Sunday mornings for the effect of this letter, just to be sure that the first silence was not coincidental.

Three Sundays later, I can now confirm that my letter have had a positive impact on my eardrums, and dare I claim, the eardrums of the silently yet timid suffering neighbours. For now, there is bliss.

So if you want some peace of mind, you have my permission to use this letter, easier if you cut, paste and post , of course be creative in creating the name signed on the complain letter , (wink..wink..), address it to the mosque you want to have the activities post azan, to tone down, and to the Majlis Perbandaran of your area.



Assalamulaikum.

Saya ingin meminta jasa baik pihak masjid agar microphone masjid diturunkan nadanya,(tidak termasuk panggilan azan). Ini kerana, setelah azan berkumandang, pihak masjid gemar menyiarkan secara langsung, melalui microphone, samada,

1. upacara solat dari rakaat pertama hinggalah ke akhir solat

2. memberi ceramah ugama yang berkumandang kuat tetapi jika berada di dalam rumah, kami tidak dapat memahami apa yang di perkatakan dan ceramah hanya menjadi satu pencemaran bunyi. Ini juga berlaku pada pagi ahad yang shahdu, dimana itulah satu satunya pagi yang dapat kami qada' tidur yang tidak mencukupi sepanjang minggu hari bekerja.

Anak anak kami yang kurang sihat dan tidak dapat tidur malam akan terjaga hanya apabila baru dapat lena kerana dikejutkan oleh bunyi kuat dari masjid(terkecuali azan).

Ada diantara kami yang kerja shif dan fardhu kifayah mungkin akan bertukar menjadi dosa, apabila hati mencerca caci kerana tidak dapat tidur yang secukupnya, untuk bangkit semula bertugas pada masa yang singkat.

Pembacaan dengan pemahaman Al Quran adalah amat digalakkan lebih lebih lagi diwaktu subuh kerana pada masa itulah suasana tenang dan pemikiran tajam setelah otak berehat melalui tidur pada waktu malam. Ini tidak dapat dilakukan sekiranya pihak masjid menyiarkan secara langsung apa yang berlaku di dalam masjid, selepas azan, umpama siri realiti TV.

[17:78]
Dirikanlah olehmu sembahyang ketika gelincir matahari hingga waktu gelap malam, dan (dirikanlah) sembahyang subuh sesungguhnya sembahyang subuh itu adalah disaksikan (keistimewaannya)

Dalam terjemahan melayu, tidak terdapat "pembacaan quran" walaupun ianya diterjemah sedemikian ( http://www.alquran-melayu.com/17-al-israa/ ) ;

Dalam terjemahan Bahasa Inggeris dan word by word translation juga terdapat "pembacaan quran" ( http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=17&verse=78 )

[Shakir 17:78] Keep up prayer from the declining of the sun till the darkness of the night and the morning recitation; surely the morning recitation is witnessed.

[Pickthal 17:78] Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed.

[Yusufali 17:78] Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony.

Mungkin itulah sebabnya Allah berfirman dalam

[17 : 110]
" Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): “Serulah nama ” Allah” atau nama “Ar-Rahman”, yang mana sahaja kamu serukan (dari kedua-dua nama itu adalah baik belaka); kerana Allah mempunyai banyak nama-nama yang baik serta mulia”. Dan JANGANLAH ENGKAU NYARINGKAN BACAAN DOA ATAU SEMBAHYANGMU, JUGA ENGKAU PERLAHANKANNYA, dan gunakanlah sahaja satu cara yang sederhana antara itu.

DAN

[7 : 205]

" Dan sebutlah serta ingatlah akan Tuhanmu dalam hatimu, dengan merendah diri serta dengan perasaan takut (melanggar perintahnya), dan dengan tidak pula menyaringkan suara, pada waktu pagi dan petang dan janganlah engkau menjadi dari orang-orang yang lalai"



Sesungguhnya Allah maha memahami.... Saya amat berharap pihak masjid juga turut memahami masalah kami dan mengharapkan kerjasama pihak masjid menurunkan kekuatan bunyi microfon semasa solat serta ceramah ugama di jalankan.

[ 2 :256]
Tidak ada paksaan dalam ugama (Islam), kerana sesungguhnya telah nyata kebenaran (Islam) dari kesesatan (kufur). Oleh itu, sesiapa yang tidak percayakan Taghut, dan ia pula beriman kepada Allah, maka sesungguhnya ia telah berpegang kepada simpulan (tali ugama) yang teguh yang tidak akan putus. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui.

Salam.


You can choose to change things. If more people sign the letter, the better.

[Yusufali 8:53] "Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)."

If you're happy feeling resentful and complaining behind their backs for the rest of your life, then good luck...

Wednesday 15 December 2010

"Rock the Mic" should only be left to the Rock & Rollers....

Here is an interesting article. Please read "Indonesia jails American man for blasphemy" first before embarking into a twisted journey with me, putting my head through my own asshole. You may find that this journey into my own lower bit of my intestine through my asshole would probably end up too high up resulting in you not seeing my point of view. Nevertheless, here goes.

Azan is the call to prayers. Fine. Although Muslims have moved on from riding the camels, elephants or using our two bare feet to get us from point A to point B, the calling to prayers still remain the same, well, almost. Now, instead of using the unique architectural design of the the Mosque in such a way that a Bilal's (the person who is responsible to call the azan) voice are thrown as far and away without the aid of technology, today, we have resorted to using the microphone, ironically without qualms that they are infidel made. (well, most microphones are made in either China, Japan or Germany etc).

In this aspect, the Muslims have not yet progressed to the next level of being able to tell time or have what is called time instinct. Somehow rather our own biological reminder is presumed unusable. (although funny how our minds are able to spontaneously recall, most of the time to things like the telenovela playing on TV at the same timing each day). Muslims still needed to be reminded 5 times a day when to pray. Despite the invention to alarm clock, reminder via the handphone or even a reminder call from the hotel receptionists upon request. So, okay, never mind that.

The Azan that is blasted off through the microphone 5 times a day, 365 days a year, 366 during a leap year. After all, we must stay on top of the game by beating others, such as the Hindu Temples, with their call to prayers .

So that's settled then. Azan rocks.

But wait. What about what goes on in the Mosque past the azan? The Live Telecast of the prayers from the beginning till the end. And if we're "lucky", they will throw in a Live Telecast of some Ceramah Ugama (sermon).

I live very near the mosque. Don't ask how that happened, it's a long story. Throw a stone from the mosque, and that's the site of my house. So everyday, I get a free lesson on how to conduct a prayer and that is how I discovered that the prayers today is still the same as the prayers they taught us in school during Ugama Class. And still the free lesson continued.

Then there's the ceramah Ugama. If I were to sit in my living room, frankly all I hear is, "Blah, blah, blah" in a very loud tone. I don't have a choice though. If I were to stay in the living room, I get irritated by the noise. If I go out and sit in my otherwise zen garden, I get irritated by some of the content of the teachings.

I give you an example. There was once this loud penceramah (not his fault, it's the darn microphone), said this:

"We must include the names of the descendant of Muhammad in our solat, otherwise, God will stop the ascend of the prayers halfway" and he quoted some hadith to back up his statement. I stopped dead from my hanging the washed clothes and a picture of Neo's pose (from the Matrix) came to mind.

Of coz if you have imagination as active and creative as mine, you would be able to imagine that those bullets are prayers in capsule form, well, probably in quantum bulks. And no, I did not imagine Neo anywhere as close as God. Just the act of stopping.

And all this while I thought that God listens to prayers of every suppliants...silly me..

[Yusufali 2:186] "When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way."


By golly gee !! Blistering barnacles!! I'm upset !! Apparently God listens to everyone and anyone who calls upon Him. Not fair !! I demand a Bumiputra quota from God !!! I'm bumiputra and I'm "istimewa"... somebody pass me the Keris, I feel the need to run amok...

More lame stuff inside when you click on that rabbit hole.....


So okay, lame comments aside, I want to ask my dearest readers, and you need to answer truthfully, is there a point to all that blasting of prayers and sermons ? It's not like we don't know where the Mosque is. Had we wanted to go there and listen to the sermon, we would get up and leave the hundreds of online sermon at our disposal 24-7, and get our sorry butts to the mosque. If we are not there, it simply means that we are not interested in listening to your sermons, or perhaps something pressing comes up that need our attention. Or perhaps it's the only time we have to chill out after a stressful day at work etc. You cannot force people to listen to something at the time you want them to listen to it. After all, there is no compulsion in Islam

[Yusufali 2:256] "Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things."


Alas! No one dares to complain to these people responsible of running the mosques, because of the example such as above, of what happened to the daring Mat Salleh. Or even if they do, these people hardly take heed because they are so consumed with whatever it is that filled up their brains. They fail to see that maybe, just maybe, not everyone likes to hear the live telecast and are just too polite, or too scared to voice their resentment out.

I have filed a complain against them,
1. To them
2. To the Majlis Perbandaran of my area.

Here is the copy of that letter.

Assalamulaikum.

Saya ingin meminta jasa baik pihak masjid agar microphone masjid diturunkan nadanya,(tidak termasuk panggilan azan). Ini kerana, setelah azan berkumandang, pihak masjid gemar menyiarkan secara langsung, melalui microphone, samada,

1. upacara solat dari rakaat pertama hinggalah ke akhir solat

2. memberi ceramah ugama yang berkumandang kuat tetapi jika berada di dalam rumah, kami tidak dapat memahami apa yang di perkatakan dan ceramah hanya menjadi satu pencemaran bunyi. Ini juga berlaku pada pagi ahad yang shahdu, dimana itulah satu satunya pagi yang dapat kami qada' tidur yang tidak mencukupi sepanjang minggu hari bekerja.

Anak anak kami yang kurang sihat dan tidak dapat tidur malam akan terjaga hanya apabila baru dapat lena kerana dikejutkan oleh bunyi kuat dari masjid(terkecuali azan).

Ada diantara kami yang kerja shif dan fardhu kifayah mungkin akan bertukar menjadi dosa, apabila hati mencerca caci kerana tidak dapat tidur yang secukupnya, untuk bangkit semula bertugas pada masa yang singkat.

Pembacaan dengan pemahaman Al Quran adalah amat digalakkan lebih lebih lagi diwaktu subuh kerana pada masa itulah suasana tenang dan pemikiran tajam setelah otak berehat melalui tidur pada waktu malam. Ini tidak dapat dilakukan sekiranya pihak masjid menyiarkan secara langsung apa yang berlaku di dalam masjid, selepas azan, umpama siri realiti TV.

[17:78]
Dirikanlah olehmu sembahyang ketika gelincir matahari hingga waktu gelap malam, dan (dirikanlah) sembahyang subuh sesungguhnya sembahyang subuh itu adalah disaksikan (keistimewaannya)

Dalam terjemahan melayu, tidak terdapat "pembacaan quran" walaupun ianya diterjemah sedemikian ( http://www.alquran-melayu.com/17-al-israa/ ) ;

Dalam terjemahan Bahasa Inggeris dan word by word translation juga terdapat "pembacaan quran" ( http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=17&verse=78 )

[Shakir 17:78] Keep up prayer from the declining of the sun till the darkness of the night and the morning recitation; surely the morning recitation is witnessed.

[Pickthal 17:78] Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed.

[Yusufali 17:78] Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in the morning carry their testimony.

Mungkin itulah sebabnya Allah berfirman dalam

[17 : 110]
" Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): “Serulah nama ” Allah” atau nama “Ar-Rahman”, yang mana sahaja kamu serukan (dari kedua-dua nama itu adalah baik belaka); kerana Allah mempunyai banyak nama-nama yang baik serta mulia”. Dan JANGANLAH ENGKAU NYARINGKAN BACAAN DOA ATAU SEMBAHYANGMU, JUGA ENGKAU PERLAHANKANNYA, dan gunakanlah sahaja satu cara yang sederhana antara itu.

DAN

[7 : 205]

" Dan sebutlah serta ingatlah akan Tuhanmu dalam hatimu, dengan merendah diri serta dengan perasaan takut (melanggar perintahnya), dan dengan tidak pula menyaringkan suara, pada waktu pagi dan petang dan janganlah engkau menjadi dari orang-orang yang lalai"



Sesungguhnya Allah maha memahami.... Saya amat berharap pihak masjid juga turut memahami masalah kami dan mengharapkan kerjasama pihak masjid menurunkan kekuatan bunyi microfon semasa solat serta ceramah ugama di jalankan.

[ 2 :256]
Tidak ada paksaan dalam ugama (Islam), kerana sesungguhnya telah nyata kebenaran (Islam) dari kesesatan (kufur). Oleh itu, sesiapa yang tidak percayakan Taghut, dan ia pula beriman kepada Allah, maka sesungguhnya ia telah berpegang kepada simpulan (tali ugama) yang teguh yang tidak akan putus. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui.

Salam.


I have yet to receive a response from them. They are probably deliberating, and going through some text books of hadiths to dig something to justify the noise they make in the name of Allah. Power is sweet, so they say. I just hope that I don't suffer the same fate as Mr Luke there (I know how he feels and I do understand the reason why he allegedly disconnected the mic... ), because, it won't be the jailing that will upset me, rather, the failure of the authorities to grasp a simple argument, should such things happen. After all, I have made my argument in peace.

Insulting Islam? I think Muslims should learn to appreciate constructive comments and not twist them in order to withold our ego. You have to agree with me, that most of the time, it is our ego that stands in a way to justice and truth.

We should be able to differentiate between "Insulting Islam", "Insulting Allah" and "Insulting the people who thinks they are right just because they have the authority mandated to them".
Although, it is alarming when this Surah came to my attention:

[Yusufali 9:31] They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).


Of course this surah referred to the time of Isa (Jesus), but if I did not tell you this last bit of information, does this not sound to some extent,like the Muslims? I mean, if God did not tell us to flog alcohol consumers, for example, and yet, we follow our priests in doing it anyway, how different are we from the people God had referred to in surah 9:31 ?

I think the biggest blasphemy in Islam that any Muslims can ever commit is the ignoring of God's words, which is in the form of the Quran. No other man's words should supercede that of Allah's. They can compliment the words of God, but never to supersede them.

اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُتَشَابِهًا مَثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ

[Yusufali 39:23] Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message (Hadith ;الْحَدِيثِ ) in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide.

Note that the word "message" is "Hadith" in arabic. Basically, Quran IS the best HADITH...

If complaining about the noise made by the mosque when clearly it is God's words that said otherwise, then blasphemy it is, only when majority don't see it that way, then it is just too bad that we don't understand our own religion, merely inherit it.

For those who suffer the same sentiments as me regarding the noise from the mic, well, do as Malaysians do, COMPLAIN. Even God said this;

[Yusufali 8:53] "Because Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)."


C'est la vie !!

As for the people who think that blasting sermons and prayers through the microphones are part of spreading Islam (menyebarkan syiar Islam), here's something to ponder....

" There is a reason why some of us just walk out when a Heavy Metal number is played"


Think. Try it. Embrace it.....It's liberating..

Oh, by the way...post ends here, so please don't click on the rabbit hole below...
...Click here to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.....

Monday 8 November 2010

Babi Betui....

Sometimes, I cannot help but wonder, have we the Muslims become the very people we use to despise when we were minorities and oppressed, as we slowly gain power via majority count.

First there was that Head Cow affair in protest of the building of a Hindu Temple in Shah Alam. Although it is obvious to some (smart ones) that it's just another political foreplay in part of the "divide and rule" continuation of British policy that our auta-rities have managed to learn it's trick AND treats (talk about a "give and take" relationship, that is : we give and they take), still, the reaction to this matter was appalling. It is rather disturbing to discover how many Muslims think that such outrageous act is justified by Islam. It just goes to show how many Muslims don't even comprehend what they are professing, and actually think that such act is condoned or even encouraged by Allah. I have written about it HERE.

Speaking of "Allah", or simply called the "A" word for the non Muslim, then there was that matter of which only Muslims are allowed to utter the word "Allah", well, the Muslims and the Christians of East Malaysia, since BN would be in trouble if they piss the voters that had helped them win the last GE. If it was not for the Sabah and Sarawak votes, BN would have been the opposition party today. Again, I feel that this matter was politically motivated. I have also addressed this matter HERE.

So was the burning of the churches that followed suit. My advice then and even today, is that we as the rakyat, should not fall into the trap of this "divide and rule" game these political goons on both sides are playing. Political ideologies, racism and religion remain the top most effective tool for dividing and ruling hitherto. The Americans, via CIA for instance, had effectively displaced via the 1953 Iranian coup de tat, Mossadegh, the people elected Prime Minister of Iran, replacing him with their puppet, the Shah Pahlavi, who then became the dictator for 25 years. So much for democracy eh? Democracy was forgotten when Mosaddegh tried to nationalize the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), the counterpart being the British Petroleum. One may wonder, why CIA doing the job of the British Empire? (oh yes, they are still very much an empire). Well, that you may have to indulge in a long history that involves The New World Order (NWO)...Please do not confuse this NWO with Malaysia's very own NWO - New Woman Order (actually it's ONE Woman's Order). Oh but I digress.

And now, the latest issue that had woken the nation's awareness is the canning of a 10 year old boy in Sarawak school, for bringing non-halal food, you can read it HERE .

I will address the non halal food matter, later as I need to point out a more important matter vis a vis this halal-non halal matters. The assistant head master, in his over zealousness of practicing Islam, had forgotten that we live in a multiracial society and the world is not just about Muslim's needs and sensitivities. What about the sensitivities of the non Muslims? Are they not human with needs and sensitivities too? Who are the Muslims to decide that our needs and sensitivities surpasses the needs and sensitivities of others?

What have we, as Muslims, become if we fail to see that the centuries of fighting then overcoming injustice and oppression against us, that had made us strong but unfortunately arrogant, so much so that we tend to abuse our power, the moment we have the power to do so.
Yes, we have become the very people we despised and went to war for. Is there a point to this?

Would the Muslim not cry foul if a Hindu headmaster canes a Muslim student for bringing meat to school? Would a fundamentalist Muslim headmaster be allowed to cane a moderate Muslim student for bringing tapai to school? Oh wait..the latter is certified halal by Jakim, which I never cease to find humour in it since clearly tapai is swimming in alcohol. Would a vegetarian headmaster be allowed to cane a non vegetarian student who bring non vegetarian food to school? I wonder if that headmaster wears some kind of constricting head attire at work. That may have explained the knee jerk reaction of punishment to the student, that he tied his head attire too tight one fine morning and it impinged on his middle meningeal arteries on both sides of his temple hence the transient amnesia that such actions are going against the rights of the non Malays as stated in the constitution.


Furthermore, the people in favor of Sekolah Kebangsaan criticizes the people of vernacular school for refusing to merge with them for the sake of unity do not realize, that these are part of the things that had gone unchecked, that makes parents restless about sending their kids to Sekolah Kebangsaan in the first place. Or could it be that the offers are just "ajak ajak ayam"? I digress. I for one am for the erection of ONE school and the banishment of vernacular schools. Take note, when I say vernacular, the Sekolah Kebangsaan is considered as vernacular. But to be able to come up with one good school for all Malaysians, as a basis of a true one Malaysia in the future, these are the issues that needs to be looked into and tackled justly and firmly.

The second part of this article is more suited for the readings of Muslims or those interested in knowing about Islam...(the non conventional Islam anyway...the type that risks ISA detention anyway...you know....the one that requires actual mental utilization..).... Click on the Rabbit hole then and get into something ass intriguing ass...oops, I mean "as" Saifool's hole...

Now, for the second part of the bit about halal-non halal food concerning Islam. Is flesh of swine really forbidden to us? Let's take a look...a closer look...
In the Quran, for example:

"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. " [5:3]

This is reiterated and some with addition, in the surahs : 2:173, 6:145 and 16:115. Otherwise, there are about 113 references that God had encourage us to "Eat and drink"...that is more than God saying "forbidden".

One of the many example being [7:31]:

"O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for God loveth not the wasters. "

Back to the flesh of swine, while no one would be surprised that the Jewish
Scripture contains the same prohibition towards flesh of swine consumption, interestingly, the prohibition is also found in the Bible; a fact that not many are aware of, if if they do, disregard this practice.

" The pig also because it is a splitter of the hoof but there is no cud. It is unclean for you. None of their flesh must you eat and carcass you must not touch. "

Deuteronomy 14:8 ( Bible)

" Let him find out which is the best food ( to be had ) ... Eat of the best foods We have provided for you . "

So in the major religions, pork is basically a no no. The Muslims, Christians and Jews tirelessly come up with many articles explaining why "the flesh of swine" is prohibited. However, the arguments are created based on an already predetermined result - that flesh of swine is detrimental to health.

I agree and disagree to these facts. I think that the Muslims should revise the translation of the Quran. After all, when God avows that "No one can change the word of Allah" (10:64, 6:34,6:115,18:27), He was referring to the His words, which is the original Quran text, not the translation into other languages. Here is my argument.

Yes, flesh of swine has Trichinella Spiralis that is capable of staying dormant for a long period of time in the body until they cause Trichinosis, a deadly disease that if not detected quick enough, may result in mortality. The swine also contain the highest total of bad cholesterol as compared to other red meat, they are at the top of the list. But what the religionists had failed to deduce is that, Trichinella Spiralis also inhabits rats and wild game, (bears and walrus included) and as both the wild game and rats are technically not forbidden, it makes us wonder, is this nematode the reason why pork is forbidden in the first place?



As a matter of fact, with technology, the vaccination of rats and pigs with T. Spiralis nativa, a subspecies of T. Spiralis, have given full immunity of these creatures against the latter. So, would pork still be considered dangerous if armed with sound scientific knowledge,ergo proper precaution taken in handling this meat before human consumption? For instance, deep freezing at -15 degree Celsius for 20 days or -30 degrees Celsius for 6 days or cooking thoroughly at 75 degree Celsius kills the larvae in the pork, albeit smoking the meat does not guarantee the same outcome. Can we then, take this as a green light to nullify the forbidden directive clearly stated in the Quran? After all, just like cooking alcohol, ethanol, the content responsible for the intoxication effect evaporates, leaving an aftertaste, minus the reason why it was discouraged. Take note of the word "discouraged" or "avoid", "eschew", "abstain" but never "forbidden". No where in the Quran will one find the word "forbidden to consume intoxicants". For example:

In 5:90

"O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. "

I'm sure it is also a known fact, but failed to be mentioned in any of those arguments by religious preachers that cooking pork with care will cause death to these nematodes. As for high cholesterol levels, of course prevention is better than cure, but still, with the latest cholesterol lowering agents, what's the big deal? Maybe it is because knowledge may kill power perhaps? It's no fun when the power to tell many to "DON'T or else...." is taken away from you, no?

Then there is this argument that said that pork meat causes colorectal cancer. But they have failed to mention that this is also true with red meat consumption, not just pork. HERE and HERE are other research on that. HERE is an article that suggests that red meat may link to bladder cancer. The result is non conclusive for breast cancer though. . A study in Singapore, have shown that with different method of preparing the red meat, the risk of cancer is not the conclusion of the study unlike the conclusion derived from red meat consumption by the Western countries. Is it because the Asians consumes more vegetables and prepare the dishes differently to that of the West that had shown the risk of colorectal cancer with red meat consumption? Furthermore, these arguments also fail to mention that red meat have an association with colorectal cancer too.

My question is, why just mention pork? If this is true, how come God, the All Knowing, had left out meat as prohibition if the same cancer risk applies to red meat? Why did the translation not comprise of red meat altogether?


There are many queries that need to be answer ergo more studies needed before anyone can claim that red meat (of course pork included) may cause of colorectal cancer. After all, medicine is a progressive area that warrants ongoing researches. One day Vit E is good for health, and the next, it increases the risk for certain stroke, for example.

Again, let me reiterate my question : Why are the religionists too fast to disregard the truth behind the matter and quickly jump the gun to pin point specifically why it is bad to eat pork, conveniently omitting the fact this is true for red meat in general. Take THIS article for example.

And I'm sure many are unaware, or not made to be aware, (definitely not by the same religionists who are interested not so much in the truth, but instead, toy around with facts in order to suit the result - the result being "the flesh of swine" is bad) that trichinella spiralis, the worm found in flesh of swine has anti cancerous properties as what research have suggested. Surprise? You can read it HERE, and HERE , and evaluate the facts for yourself. It's amazing how this type of research have escaped being mentioned by religionists when they talk about pork.

Nothing irritates me more than when I hear people saying that everything about a pig is haram, even though clearly in the Quran it is only mention that "the flesh" of swine is forbidden. The skin, because it pig, the heparin because it is derived 75 % of porcine (pig) intestinal mucosa. But here's the thing; The cyst of the nematode, elongated in shape, measures 0.3-0.6 by 0.2-0.3 mm. Below is a pic of heparin, used to thin blood in cases such cardiovascular diseases. I don't know about you, but I doubt this fluid can get through the needle should it be infested with pork cysts, even though it is derived from pig intestines.

Below: Not a bottle of Pinot Jour, but a bottle of Heparin used to thin blood in cases of heart attacks. See any floating teloq cacing anywhere folks?
[16:116] But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper."

(Also check out 5:87 , 5:88)

Imagine the advantage missed out by heart patients who refuses heparin for instance, just because it is derived from pig even though it is only the flesh of swine that is prohibited.

Then some people may start saying that there are two types of "cleanliness", the soul's and the body's. Well, the soul is not consuming the pork, so do get on with life and spare us all the unnecessary preach of what I categorize as "embarking into a journey so far up the arse, that no one can see your point of view".

These are the type of people who in their zealous quests to save as many souls as possible, had failed to portray the beauty of truth, the very essence of a religion. These are also the group of people, with good intentions, and probably without realising, breeds atheists and agnostics.

So why did God tenaciously forbid the flesh of swine if human can somehow come up with ways to overcome these mishaps. Yes, perhaps there are other facts vis a vis the flesh of swine, yet to be discovered. In this case, then I suppose, perhaps it is only prudent to practice faith, whilst waiting for future discoveries to be made in regards to pork. Now, this is the kind of faith that is worth having, a kind of faith-on-hold, till one gets something figured out - not the kind that is the result of lazy-to-think-and-falling-back-on-faith-to-cover-that-laziness, kind of faith.. Fair enough. (actually it's like buying insurance laaa....most of the time nothing happens, but if something happens, well, there's the insurance). After all, it's just one type of food only to not eat...

But take a look at the translation closely.

[002:173] " He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of God. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - then is he guiltless. For God is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. "

[005:003] "Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."


[006:145] Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, - for it is an abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than God's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

[016:115] "He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than God has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - then God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Notice that apart from other description of animal that takes form of general groups/ certain categories of animals, only "flesh of swine" is mentioned with specificity.

Could there be any possibility where a mistake of assumption was made in the translation that surmounted to l-khinzīri being translated to "the flesh of swine"? There are people who had translated "l-khinziri" as "meet that has gone foul". After all, for instance, the word "zakat" as explained to me by my ustazah in school, actually means "mensucikan" or "to cleanse", but the autarities translates this to "alms". "Giving money to the poor is soul cleansing". Okay, charity does that too, assuming that the zakat money is not being swindled by a group of people. After all, it happened to Lembaga Tabung Haji at one time, how sure are we the zakat money we pay reaches to whom it is told to us, to be reached? With the NEP biased on the Bumiputeras as the sole ownership to poorness, plus the zakat money that is in million now, we still get sad stories from programs like "Bersamamu" in TV3. What is that all about?. But in my attempt to portray the possibility of assumption during translation of the quran, I have digressed, although I do not apologize for that.

I wonder sometimes, should zakat be taken for granted as "alms giving" after my eyes were feasted upon this Surah;

[36:21] "Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided."

Maybe I should tell this to my mom to tell this to my auntie who is a "Pendakwah Bertauliah" who told my mom (when my mom requested her to come and give a group of housewife a ceramah) that "My rate is RM500 per session of about 1 hour". I immediately realize that I have picked the wrong profession...

إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

[YusufAli 9:60]" Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. "


"Alms" is "الصَّدَقَاتُ " = sedekah in BM = charity.


What can we conclude from this argument then? Well;

1. Perhaps the Muslims should urge the autarities for a revision in the translation of the Quran. To be able to do that, we must read the Quran ourselves to know what else needs reviewing. If God's words will never be changed as guaranteed by He Himself, then if things don't make sense, we should take a good look at the translation, that's human's job and I don't recall God guaranteeing for that of human's words. Humans have agendas, as proven by how Islam was spread in blood via history of Islam.

2. Perhaps i-khinziri is pork in translation after all, despite the odd one out in the way the verse was constructed. But as we can see, we should stop trying to justify a derivative from god by coming up with arguments that are tailored to prove God's words is right, and instead, have an actual argument based on facts and truth that may logically prove God's rulings, while leaving our ego behind because in searching for the truth, the egoistic part of the human being normally tend to blind our judgement. If we cannot come up with solid, agenda-less arguments, then lets just stick to blind faith to get us by, until one day perhaps, the actual reason behind the forbidence of pork will somehow be uncovered...or not...

3. Perhaps the religious autarities, need to equipt themselves with knowledge other than just religion, in order to handle day to day challenges of matters that involve scientific progression because the system of which these religionists are purged from, are that of a specifically of religion only. And hence tapai becomes halal and perfume becomes haram, and you cannot cook using alcohol even though ethanol evaporates at 78.3 degree Celsius. Of course one needs to be careful when cooking alcohol in higher altitude whereby boiling does not mean it had reached it's boiling point :->...

abyss of perhaps..perhaps..perhaps..how now?..siapa betui? Babi betui....

As for me, it's like the case of palm oil, where both opposing party comes up with opposing results. Since I don't trust my own government as experience have made them lost credibility, nor do i trust the west with matching humanly agenda,i guess I'll just stay away from it..after all, there are so many other food to consume, why stay obsess with just this one?

Besides, mental block regarding the meat of swine have already set in my mind, brainwashed from small, that's how things operate anyway right? I'm not so much into red meat in general anyway, well, except in foreplay I guess and I can bet you my bottom dollar, if not my bottom, that there will be some hadith somewhere that forbids playing with one's food if the food is meat during foreplay. What a kill joy, it's no wonder the Muslims and Christians are a grumpy lot - low protein diet.

Below is a picture I took in, get this, Bangsar Village Cold Storage !! You know times are really bad when you get such idiosyncrasy reaching the shores of posh and hypermetropolitan areas such as Bangsar......



We should demand other counters for :

1. Non Meat counter to cater for the respect for Hindus
2. Non Meat Red or White counter to respect the Vegans

And on top of that, split the all of the above lines to that of male, female , and transvestites, to avoid immaculate intercourse and sodomizations leading to non halal conceptions.

[Shakir 10:100] And it is not for a soul to believe except by Allah's permission; and He casts uncleanness on those who will not understand.

[Pickthal 10:100] It is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He hath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense.

[Yusufali 10:100] No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand.

Take a closer look at all three translation and then read this word by word translation HERE.
You will notice that word by word translation gives the meaning of "on those who do not use reason". Clearly, "use reason" gives a slightly more accurate meaning than the three translations, which gives one the impression that God do not like those who are stupid. The former shows that God do not like those who choose to be stupid...see the difference and why I said that the Quran needs to be relooked into? I rest my case.

Erm..due to technical deficiency on my part, I cannot and not have the time to get rid of this last rabbit hole. It's my way of saying that this post end here :->
...Click here to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.....

Flog the Swine eater floggers....

Sometimes, I cannot help but wonder, have we the Muslims become the very people we use to despise when we were minorities and oppressed, as we slowly gain power via majority count.

By the way, Flog in the early sentence of the title in this context is "to critisize harshly"....just in case..

First there was that Head Cow affair in protest of the building of a Hindu Temple in Shah Alam. Although it is obvious to some (smart ones) that it's just another political foreplay in part of the "divide and rule" continuation of British policy that our auta-rities have managed to learn it's trick AND treats (talk about a "give and take" relationship, that is : we give and they take), still, the reaction to this matter was appalling. It is rather disturbing to discover how many Muslims think that such outrageous act is justified by Islam. It just goes to show how many Muslims don't even comprehend what they are professing, and actually think that such act is condoned or even encouraged by Allah. I have written about it HERE.

Speaking of "Allah", or simply called the "A" word for the non Muslim, then there was that matter of which only Muslims are allowed to utter the word "Allah", well, the Muslims and the Christians of East Malaysia, since BN would be in trouble if they piss the voters that had helped them win the last GE. If it was not for the Sabah and Sarawak votes, BN would have been the opposition party today. Again, I feel that this matter was politically motivated. I have also addressed this matter HERE.

So was the burning of the churches that followed suit. My advice then and even today, is that we as the rakyat, should not fall into the trap of this "divide and rule" game these political goons on both sides are playing. Political ideologies, racism and religion remain the top most effective tool for dividing and ruling hitherto. The Americans, via CIA for instance, had effectively displaced via the 1953 Iranian coup de tat, Mossadegh, the people elected Prime Minister of Iran, replacing him with their puppet, the Shah Pahlavi, who then became the dictator for 25 years. So much for democracy eh? Democracy was forgotten when Mosaddegh tried to nationalize the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), the counterpart being the British Petroleum. One may wonder, why CIA doing the job of the British Empire? (oh yes, they are still very much an empire). Well, that you may have to indulge in a long history that involves The New World Order (NWO)...Please do not confuse this NWO with Malaysia's very own NWO - New Woman Order (actually it's ONE Woman's Order). Oh but I digress.

And now, the latest issue that had woken the nation's awareness is the canning of a 10 year old boy in Sarawak school, for bringing non-halal food, you can read it HERE .

I will address the non halal food matter, later as I need to point out a more important matter vis a vis this halal-non halal matters. The assistant head master, in his over zealousness of practicing Islam, had forgotten that we live in a multiracial society and the world is not just about Muslim's needs and sensitivities. What about the sensitivities of the non Muslims? Are they not human with needs and sensitivities too? Who are the Muslims to decide that our needs and sensitivities surpasses the needs and sensitivities of others?

What have we, as Muslims, become if we fail to see that the centuries of fighting then overcoming injustice and oppression against us, that had made us strong but unfortunately arrogant, so much so that we tend to abuse our power, the moment we have the power to do so.
Yes, we have become the very people we despised and went to war for. Is there a point to this?

Would the Muslim not cry foul if a Hindu headmaster canes a Muslim student for bringing meat to school? Would a fundamentalist Muslim headmaster be allowed to cane a moderate Muslim student for bringing tapai to school? Oh wait..the latter is certified halal by Jakim, which I never cease to find humour in it since clearly tapai is swimming in alcohol. Would a vegetarian headmaster be allowed to cane a non vegetarian student who bring non vegetarian food to school? I wonder if that headmaster wears some kind of constricting head attire at work. That may have explained the knee jerk reaction of punishment to the student, that he tied his head attire too tight one fine morning and it impinged on his middle meningeal arteries on both sides of his temple hence the transient amnesia that such actions are going against the rights of the non Malays as stated in the constitution.


Furthermore, the people in favor of Sekolah Kebangsaan criticizes the people of vernacular school for refusing to merge with them for the sake of unity do not realize, that these are part of the things that had gone unchecked, that makes parents restless about sending their kids to Sekolah Kebangsaan in the first place. Or could it be that the offers are just "ajak ajak ayam"? I digress. I for one am for the erection of ONE school and the banishment of vernacular schools. Take note, when I say vernacular, the Sekolah Kebangsaan is considered as vernacular. But to be able to come up with one good school for all Malaysians, as a basis of a true one Malaysia in the future, these are the issues that needs to be looked into and tackled justly and firmly.

The second part of this article is more suited for the readings of Muslims or those interested in knowing about Islam. Click on the Rabbit hole than and get into something ass intriguing ass...oops, I mean "as" Saifool's hole...

Now, for the second part of the bit about halal-non halal food concerning Islam.
In the Quran, for example:

"Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. " [5:3]

This is reiterated and some with addition, in the surahs : 2:173, 6:145 and 16:115. Otherwise, there are about 113 references that God had encourage us to "Eat and drink"...that is more than God saying "forbidden".

One of the many example being [7:31]:

"O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for God loveth not the wasters. "

Back to the flesh of swine, while no one would be surprised that the Jewish
Scripture contains the same prohibition towards flesh of swine consumption, interestingly, the prohibition is also found in the Bible; a fact that not many are aware of, if if they do, disregard this practice.

" The pig also because it is a splitter of the hoof but there is no cud. It is unclean for you. None of their flesh must you eat and carcass you must not touch. "

Deuteronomy 14:8 ( Bible)

" Let him find out which is the best food ( to be had ) ... Eat of the best foods We have provided for you . "

So in the major religions, pork is basically a no no. The Muslims, Christians and Jews tirelessly come up with many articles explaining why "the flesh of swine" is prohibited. However, the arguments are created based on an already predetermined result - that flesh of swine is detrimental to health.

I agree and disagree to these facts. I think that the Muslims should revise the translation of the Quran. After all, when God avows that "No one can change the word of Allah" (10:64, 6:34,6:115,18:27), He was referring to the original text, not the translation into other languages. Here is my argument.

Yes, flesh of swine has Trichinella Spiralis that is capable of staying dormant for a long period of time in the body until they cause Trichinosis, a deadly disease that if not detected quick enough, may result in mortality. The swine also contain the highest total of bad cholesterol as compared to other red meat, they are at the top of the list. But what the religionists had failed to deduce is that, Trichinella Spiralis also inhabits rats and wild game, (bears and walrus included) and as both the wild game and rats are technically not forbidden, it makes us wonder, is this nematode the reason why pork is forbidden in the first place?



As a matter of fact, with technology, the vaccination of rats and pigs with T. Spiralis nativa, a subspecies of T. Spiralis, have given full immunity of these creatures against the latter. So, would pork still be considered dangerous if proper precaution taken in handling this meat before human consumption? For instance, deep freezing at -15 degree Celsius for 20 days or -30 degrees Celsius for 6 days or cooking thoroughly at 75 degree Celsius kills the larvae in the pork, albeit smoking the meat does not guarantee the same outcome. Can we then, take this as a green light to nullify the forbidden directive clearly stated in the Quran? After all, just like cooking alcohol, ethanol, the content responsible for the intoxication effect evaporates, leaving an aftertaste, minus the reason why it was discouraged. Take note of the word "discouraged" or "avoid", "eschew", "abstain" but never "forbidden". No where in the Quran will one find the word "forbidden to consume intoxicants". For example:

In 5:90

"O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. "

I'm sure it is also a known fact, but failed to be mentioned in any of those arguments by religious preachers that cooking pork with care will cause death to these nematodes. As for high cholesterol levels, of course prevention is better than cure, but still, with the latest cholesterol lowering agents, what's the big deal? Maybe it is because knowledge may kill power perhaps? It's no fun when the power to tell many to "DON'T or else...." is taken away from you, no?

Then there is this argument that said that pork meat causes colorectal cancer. But they have failed to mention that this is also true with red meat consumption, not just pork. HERE and HERE are other research on that. HERE is an article that suggests that red meat may link to bladder cancer. The result is non conclusive for breast cancer though. . A study in Singapore, have shown that with different method of preparing the red meat, the risk of cancer is not the conclusion of the study unlike the conclusion derived from red meat consumption by the Western countries. Is it because the Asians consumes more vegetables and prepare the dishes differently to that of the West that had shown the risk of colorectal cancer with red meat consumption? Furthermore, these arguments also fail to mention that red meat have an association with colorectal cancer too. Why just mention pork? If this is true, how come God, the All Knowing, had left out meat as prohibition if the same cancer risk applies to red meat? Why did the translation not comprise of red meat altogether?


There are many queries that need to be answer ergo more studies needed before anyone can claim that red meat may cause of colorectal cancer. After all, medicine is a progressive area that warrants ongoing researches. One day Vit E is good for health, and the next, it increases the risk for certain stroke, for example.

But my question is, why are the religionists too fast to disregard the truth behind the matter and quickly jump the gun to pin point specifically why it is bad to eat pork, conveniently omitting the fact this is true for red meat in general. Take THIS article for example.

And I'm sure many are unaware, or not made to be aware, (definitely not by the same religionists who are interested not so much in the truth, but instead, toy around with facts in order to suit the result - the result being "the flesh of swine" is bad) that trichinella spiralis, the worm found in flesh of swine has anti cancerous properties as what research have suggested. Surprise? You can read it HERE, and HERE , and evaluate the facts for yourself. It's amazing how this type of research have escaped being mentioned by religionists when they talk about pork.

Nothing irritates me more than when I hear people saying that everything about a pig is haram, even though clearly in the Quran it is only mention that "the flesh" of swine is forbidden. The skin, because it pig, the heparin because it is derived 75 % of porcine (pig) intestinal mucosa. But here's the thing; The cyst of the nematode, elongated in shape, measures 0.3-0.6 by 0.2-0.3 mm. Below is a pic of heparin, used to thin blood in cases such cardiovascular diseases. I don't know about you, but I doubt this fluid can get through the needle should it be infested with pork cysts, even though it is derived from pig intestines.

Below: Not a bottle of Pinot Jour, but a bottle of Heparin used to thin blood in cases of heart attacks. See any floating teloq cacing anywhere folks?
[16:116] But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper."

(Also check out 5:87 , 5:88)

Imagine the advantage missed out by heart patients who refuses heparin for instance, just because it is derived from pig even though it is only the flesh of swine that is prohibited.

Then some people may start saying that there are two types of "cleanliness", the soul's and the body's. Well, the soul is not consuming the pork, so do get on with life and spare us all the unnecessary preach of what I categorize as "embarking into a journey so far up the arse, that no one can see your point of view".

These are the type of people who in their zealous quests to save as many souls as possible, had failed to portray the beauty of truth, the very essence of a religion. These are also the group of people, with good intentions, and probably without realising, breeds atheists and agnostics.

So why did God tenaciously forbid the flesh of swine if human can somehow come up with ways to overcome these mishaps. Yes, perhaps there are other facts vis a vis the flesh of swine, yet to be discovered. In this case, then I suppose, it is only prudent to practice faith, whilst waiting for future discoveries to be made in regards to pork. Now, this is the kind of faith that I would practice, not the kind that is the result of lazy-to-think-and-falling-back-on-faith-to-cover-that-laziness, kind of faith.. Fair enough.

But take a look at the translation closely.

[002:173] " He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of God. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - then is he guiltless. For God is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. "

[005:003] "Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."


[006:145] Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, - for it is an abomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than God's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - thy Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

[016:115] "He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than God has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, - then God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Notice that apart from other description of animal that takes form of general groups/ certain categories of animals, only "flesh of swine" is mentioned with specificity.

Could there be any possibility where a mistake of assumption was made in the translation that surmounted to l-khinzīri being translated to "the flesh of swine"? There are people who had translated "l-khinziri" as "meet that has gone foul". After all, for instance, the word "zakat" as explained to me by my ustazah in school, actually means "mensucikan" or "to cleanse", but the autarities translates this to "alms". "Giving money to the poor is soul cleansing". Okay, charity does that too, assuming that the zakat money is not being swindled by a group of people. After all, it happened to Lembaga Tabung Haji at one time, how sure are we the zakat money we pay reaches to whom it is told to us, to be reached? With the NEP biased on the Bumiputeras as the sole ownership to poorness, plus the zakat money that is in million now, we still get sad stories from programs like "Bersamamu" in TV3. What is that all about?. But in my attempt to portray the possibility of assumption during translation of the quran, I have digressed, although I do not apologize for that.

I wonder sometimes, should zakat be taken for granted as "alms giving" after my eyes were feasted upon this Surah;

[36:21] "Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided."

Maybe I should tell this to my mom to tell this to my auntie who is a "Pendakwah Bertauliah" who told my mom (when my mom requested her to come and give a group of housewife a ceramah) that "My rate is RM500 per session of about 1 hour". I immediately realize that I have picked the wrong profession...

إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

[YusufAli 9:60]" Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. "


"Alms" is "الصَّدَقَاتُ " = sedekah in BM = charity.


What can we conclude from this argument then? Well;

1. Perhaps the Muslims should urge the autarities for a revision in the translation of the Quran. To be able to do that, we must read the Quran ourselves to know what else needs reviewing. If God's words will never be changed as guaranteed by Him Himself, then if things don't make sense, we should take a good look at the translation, that's human's job and I don't recall God guaranteeing for that. Humans and agendas, as proven by how Islam was spread in blood via history of Islam.

2. Perhaps i-khinziri is pork in translation after all, despite the odd one out in the way the verse was constructed. But as we can see, we should stop to justify a derivative from god by coming up with argument that is tailored to prove God's words is right, and to have an actual argument based on facts and truth, while leaving our ego behind because in searching for the truth, the egoistic part of the human being normally tend to blind our judgement. If we cannot come up with solid, agenda-less arguments, then lets just stick to blind faith to get us by, until one day perhaps, the actual reason behind the forbidence of pork will somehow be uncovered...or not...

3. Perhaps the religious autarities, need to equipt themselves with knowledge other than just religion, in order to handle day to day challenges of matters that involve scientific progression because the system of which these religionists are purged from, are that of a specifically of religion only. And hence tapai becomes halal and perfume becomes haram, and you cannot cook using alcohol even though ethanol evaporates at 78.3 degree Celsius. Of course one needs to be careful when cooking alcohol in higher altitude whereby boiling does not mean it had reached it's boiling point :->...

abyss of perhaps..perhaps..perhaps..

As for me, it's like the case of palm oil, where both opposing party comes up with opposing results. Since I don't trust my own government as experience have made them lost credibility, nor do i trust the west with matching humanly agenda,i guess I'll just stay away from it..after all, there are so many other food to consume, why stay obsess with just this one?

Besides, mental block regarding the meat of swine have already set in my mind, brainwashed from small, that's how things operate anyway right? I'm not so much into red meat in general anyway, well, except in foreplay I guess and I can bet you my bottom dollar, if not my bottom, that there will be some hadith somewhere that forbids playing with one's food if the food is meat during foreplay. What a kill joy, it's no wonder the Muslims and Christians are a grumpy lot - low protein diet.

Below is a picture I took in, get this, Bangsar Village Cold Storage !! You know times are really bad when you get such idiosyncrasy has reached posh and hypermetropolitan area like Bangsar......



We should demand another counter for :

1. Non Meat counter to cater for the respect for Hindus
2. Non Meat Red or White counter to respect the Vegans

And on top of that, split the all of the above lines to that of male, female , and transvestites, to avoid immaculate intercourse and sodomizations leading to non halal conceptions.

[Shakir 10:100] And it is not for a soul to believe except by Allah's permission; and He casts uncleanness on those who will not understand.

[Pickthal 10:100] It is not for any soul to believe save by the permission of Allah. He hath set uncleanness upon those who have no sense.

[Yusufali 10:100] No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand.

Take a closer look at all three translation and then read this word by word translation HERE.
You will notice that word by word translation gives the meaning of "on those who do not use reason". Clearly, "use reason" gives a slightly more accurate meaning than the three translations, which gives one the impression that God do not like those who are stupid. The former shows that God do not like those who choose to be stupid...see the difference and why I said that the Quran needs to be relooked into? I rest my case.

Erm..due to technical deficiency on my part, I cannot and not have the time to get rid of this last rabbit hole. It's my way of saying that this post end here :->
...Click here to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.....

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Happy Devali Malaysians...

I wish I have had time to go around KL this time around to take pictures of the Kolums for this year's Devali. Unfortunately I don't. I am a bit tied up (not in a harlot sense of it, can't decide whether it's fortunate or unfortunately) currently and I am just able to post 3 new Kolums I took from The Curve ....that's the only place I've managed to run to which is a shame since Pavillion usually comes up with a big huge beautiful Kolum... big and huge...hmm...wonder if they can create one that of Rosmah's... but I guess in the time when Kedah and Perlis are badly hit with flood, (prayers be with the victims), we should tighten our rice consumption and stick only to necessity, and not spare them on too erm..large a Kolum.. :->

Okay, I have to apologize for the bad angle and the narrow span of the pics, but I was in a hurry and my new handphone is one of those slippery kind...the last thing I need is to have it fall on a Kolum!!!







I'm reposting those gorgeous Kolums I posted last year, which still takes my breath away when my eyes are feasted upon them....

The one in Ikea. Hmm....even the Sweedish are learning to have fun with their rice..



Gee...I seriously can't remember where this one was from....
This one's from the Royal Lake Club...naturally a Peacock ....hmm....symbol of show offs....I don't think I saw any this year.....then again, can't remember when was the last time I went there..
The one in the Curve.....last year's of course
Obviously this one's from Capital Square...
I was checking out the new "Rodeo Drive" in Malaysia and ended up in the Pavillion. The one above is in the shopping complex, and the one below is the one that is outside...As you can see, I would have gone and investigated how those rice grains are still, undistorted in design, despite the wind and the rain...(wonder if mutual farting can move the colorful grains...don't forget to call the "Malaysian Guiness Book of Record" to witness this by the way) , if not for the boundaries set and the guard, who can't speak any Malaysian language at all....hmm....bliss, if you don't understand when someone is telling you off actually. Try telling the guard, "hang ni awat tenok sangat nih? Habok pun tak tauuu, hang mai dari ulu manaaaa?" and the guard will still nod politely, smile and say , "Very good sirrrrr, thank you".

Below is my favourite....


Obviously discontented with the small picture, I scouted around for a better view, and well, if you look for it hard enough, you will find it.....Boy it's worth all the trouble...(I had to pretend to get a pair of boxers for my imaginary boyfriend by the way, to gain access to this spot where the picture was taken....don't ask.....)



HAPPY DEVALI TO ALL MALAYSIANS

.....May the Good overcome the Evil....