Heaven and Earth

They were all smartly dressed. The men with batik shirts and the women with colourful baju kurungs, complete with head scarves. They were outside the courtroom, protesting for the man they supported. They were venting out their frustration because of the sentence befelled their leader. They called themselves Muslims and they were blaspheming. They were 100% convinced that heaven is in their hands and they were standing tall with their prophet. The man they were supporting was their messenger. The messenger for the Malays and whoever understands his mother tongue.

The scene I described did happen. And it was aired in one of th investigative series in our local channels. It was really laughable to see how sure and confident these people were on the imposter. It was sad and heart-wrenching to know how wrong they were. It was really scary because it happened not far away from my hometown.

There are several more similar different incidents all over our beloved country. And not counting the Muslims who turned their backs from Islam and embraced other teachings. And what are our officials being doing all these times? Barging into a chalet of a golden couple, accused them of zina and khalwat. Despite the obvious, the officials did not want to believe that the couple was non-Muslim. Or they held up people strolling in the park or just enjoying the scenery while sitting on chequered spread on the grass, saying that these people were involved in obscenities. While I might incline to agree in certain aspects, there are lots more to be done than accusing a woman who dresses up in a certain way is encouraging rape onto her.

Set your priorities rigt, I say. There's more to aqidah than your narrow perception. Study the old ways and adapt accordingly to the current situation. Aim to encourage people to do good, to attract them to the otherworldly beauties and promises instead of making them feel enclosed and trapped, worse make them hate and run the opposite way. Show them that we are of love and peace. Not patriarchal and condescending. Exhibit the fact that with us men and women are equal and all those feminism moves are in fact not applicable, because we already put our women in the highest pedestal. Remember about heaven being under our mothers' feet and how we have to put our mothers three times before our fathers? If you want the masses to follow the Sunnah, expand more than just that bit where the men are allowed to marry up to four women. Find out why it is allowed and the responsibilities and complications that comes with it. Understand this, with great power comes great responsibilities (now... where did I heard that before?).

I rest my case. Love and peace, sisters and brothers.