Penang Chief Minister’s Office today announced the appointment of PKR liberal activist Wan Ji Wan Hussin as the information officer “to help counter false narratives hurled at the state government on matters concerning Islam”.
The infamous Wan Ji whose plan to remove the monarchy system in Malaysia was exposed on video, took his oath of office before Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in Komtar today.
And as a lawmaker, Lim Guan Eng must be aware that the Section 121B of the Penal Code says that anyone whoever compasses, imagines, invents or intends the deposition or deprivation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from the sovereignty of Malaysia shall be punished with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
Isn’t it an insult to the Royal Institutions, for a state government to appoint a person who plans to bring down the Sultans who are Heads of Islam to a position related to Islamic matters?
Ikrar 800 orang warga Kota Tinggi di Dewan Jubli Intan pada 27 September 2017.
Tahniah negeri Johor kerana tegas mempertahankan Islam Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah dan saya merasa amat bertuah kerana dapat turut serta melafazkan ikrar Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah bersama-sama kira-kira 800 warga Kota Tinggi, Johor.
IKRAR
JAWATANKUASA DAN PEGAWAI MASJID DAN SURAU
NEGERI JOHOR
Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Penyayang
Bahawasanya kami Ahli Jawatankuasa Masjid dan Pegawai Masjid dan Surau Negeri Johor, dengan ini berikrar dan berjanji:
Pertama, terus istiqamah dengan Islam sebagai agama Negeri Johor yang meliputi semua aspek kehidupan bertepatan dengan Undang-undang Tubuh Kerajaan Johor.
Kedua, mengamalkan Islam berpandukan kepada Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah aliran Imam Abu Hassan al-Asyari dan Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi sebagai asas penyatuan ummah.
Ketiga, menumpahkan seluruh tenaga dan usaha bagi menyebarluaskan fahaman dan amalan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah aliran Imam Abu Hassan al-Asyari dan Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi.
Keempat, sentiasa mendalami dari masa ke semasa fahaman dan amalan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah aliran Imam Abu Hassan al-Asyari dan Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi melalui mana-mana sistem pengajian yang dianjurkan atau dibenarkan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Agama di negeri Johor.
Kelima, bersumpah dan berjanji untuk terus mempertahankan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah aliran Imam Abu Hassan al-Asyari dan Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi dengan apa juga usaha dan ikhtiar yang kami mampu kerana kami yakin inilah fahaman dan amalan yang diwarisi daripada Nabi SAW dan dikembangkan oleh para sahabat Nabi SAW dan seterusnya disampaikan oleh ulama kepada kami.
Hari ini Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Tun M) ialah pengerusi gabungan pembangkang yang memperjuangkan ideologi yang jelas bertentangan dengan dasar pemerintahannya dahulu dan diketuai oleh orang-orang yang pernah menjadi musuh-musuh ketatnya seperti Lim Kit Siang?
Oleh itu rakyat Malaysia berhak mendapat jawaban daripada Tun M tentang dasar yang akan di bawanya kelak kerana Tun M sekarang bukan lagi Tun yang dahulu.
Masihkah Tun M berani menegakkan fakta bahawa Malaysia ialah sebuah negara Islam?
Tun M mengambil bahagian dalam Himpunan Wanita #BantahPolitikToksik yang jelas mempromosikan agenda liberal yang bertentangan dengan Islam; apakah itu dasar sebenar perjuangan Tun M?
Dimana perginya prinsip dan jati diri Tun M, apabila Tun membuat perkara-perkara yang bertentangan dengan prinsip Tun sebelum ini?
Apakah sebab sebenar Tun M memecat Anwar Ibrahim daripada jawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri?
Tun M mahu membentuk kerajaan bersama parti-parti sekular; apakah ini bermakna Tun M bersetuju dengan dasar negara sekular DAPdan PKR?
Kenapakah Tun M mahu menjatuhkan sebuah kerajaan Islam yang berusaha memperkasakan dan medaultatkan Islam di bumi ini dan menyokong parti yang menentang dasar Islam?
Apakah dasar perjuangan demi Melayu dan Islam yang pernah Tun bawa dahulu hanyalah bersifat pura-pura?
Tun Dr. Mahathir (in blue) with Hannah Yeoh (on Tun M’s left) with women DAP leaders.
As I wrote in, “Tun Dr Mahathir (Tun M), From A Statesman To A Street Demonstrator”, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, who was once admired as a statesman, a nationalist and a man of principle has turned into an anti-government street demonstrator after he left UMNO.
Now, it seems like Tun M, whom by now is a seasoned street demonstrator is always ready to take to the streets for what ever reasons as long as he can protest against the government and UMNO, the political party that had brought him to power.
It is really odd to see the man who had once introduced ‘Penerapan Nilai-Nilai Islam’ into his government policies is now a close friend of his once nemesis, the DAP’s Lim Kit Siang who had arrogantly rebuked and condemned the holy Quran, claiming that the verse 120 of Surah Al-Baqarah causes religious hatred and blasted JAKIM for using the said verse in Khutbah Jumaat.
Recently, in a rally called Wanita #BantahPolitikToksik which was powered and supported by the oppositions parties and liberal movements that are fighting for anti-Islam agendas like COMANGO,G25, SIS Forum Bhd. Empower, WAMN and others, Tun was seen taking part in the what was advertised as a rally for women along side DAP leaders like Hannah Yeoh.
Tun Dr. Mahathir was accompanied by his wife Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah and some of his immediate family members, and his wife was one of the speakers, hence indicating that not only both Tuns endorsed the demands made by the demonstrators but they are supporting the demands which includes LGBT rights as written on the poster carried by their granddaughter, Ineza Roussille who is also Marina’s daughter.
Also seen at the rally were the infamous Siti Zabedah, Ambiga, Teresa Kok, Marina Mahathir and those who constantly slander the ideology of our country by saying that Malaysia is a secular country, fighting against the Federal Constitution that enshrines Malaysia as an Islamic country, questioning the constitutional duties of the government to protect the religion of Islam, trying to lower the position of Islam in Malaysia to the same level as other religions, making baseless and malicious accusations towards the Islamic authorities, fighting for the rights of LGBT and a lot more of other things.
Former Chief Minister of Selangor, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd. Taib has applied to rejoin UMNO, after 5 years he left the party.
The former UMNO vice president who is most commonly known as Mat Taib left for PAS in 2013, before leaving the Islamist party for PKR in 2015.
The news of his return to UMNO was announced by PM Najib during the special press conference at Menara Dato’ Onn, saying that Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd. Taib realised that the opposition parties’ struggle namely PKR is in vain and is against with his soul.
Below is the video of his announcement of his return to UMNO.
I wrote this post on the night of September 10, 2017, but due to the internet problem while I was travelling, I only can post this article today after I got home from the six days trip.
This morning (Sunday September 10), I attended a program that was held at the beautiful Masjid Sultan Iskandar in Bandar Dato’ Onn, Johor Bahru where the Member of Parliament of Johor Bahru, Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad was one of the speakers.
I wanted to speak to Tan Sri Shahrir every time I saw him in various programs in Johor, but this is the first time I had the opportunity to do so.
Tan Sri Shahrir is an interesting person to talk to, we had a casual talk on current issues without the formalities and a couple of times he teased us.
I am glad to meet a politician who truly understands the importance of the correct interpretation of the position of Islam as the religion of the Federation, which lots of politicians, especially from the opposition parties either do not understand or are trying hard to redefine by claiming that Islam is merely the official religion of the Federation, regardless the word ‘official religion’ has never been written in the Federal Constitution.
Tan Sri Shahrir is a very good politician; principled and strict, yet very kind, polite, soft spoken, funny and very friendly.
When Tan Sri Shahrir was appointed as the chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), my father excitedly told me that Prime Minister Najib had made a very smart decision.
Now I truly understand why my father thinks highly of Tan Sri Sharir; and whyTan Sri Shahrir could win the Parliamentary seat of Johor Bahru even as an independent candidate during Tun Dr Mahathir‘s days as the longest serving Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Please click the photos for larger images:
Tan Sri Shahrir Samad (right) with my mother (left) and Nor Hafiza Khalid, director of the Jabatan Latihan dan Pembangunan (center)
I was giving Tan Sri Shahrir my blog address.
A small discussion with Tan Sri Shahrir after the program.
Pada 31 Ogos yang lalu, Malaysia telah menyambut Hari Kebangsaan atau juga dikenali sebagai Hari Kemerdekaan.
Apabila kita bercerita tentang tarikh bersejarah ini, terdapat satu perkara penting yang sering disalah ertikan oleh ramai rakyat Malaysia, iaitu British telah menjajah seluruh Tanah Melayu.
Hakikat ini di buktikan oleh Dokumen Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan yang telah dibacakan oleh YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj pada 31 Ogos 1957 di Stadium Merdeka.
Dokumen yang dimulakan dengan nama Allah SWT berserta selawat dan salam ke atas sekalian Rasul-Nya dan disudahi juga dengan nama Allah SWT ini antara lainnya menyebut:
Dan bahawasanya kerana dengan perjanjian yang disebut namanya Perjanjian Tanah Melayu tahun 1957 yang diperbuat antara Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Queen dengan Duli-Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-Raja Melayu, maka, telah dipersetujui bahawaNegeri-negeri Melayu, iaitu Johor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Terengganu, dan Perak serta negeri yang dahulunya dinamakan Negeri Selat, iaitu Melaka dan Pulau Pinang, mulai 31 hari bulan Ogos tahun 1957, hendaklah menjadi sebuah Persekutuan baharu bagi negeri-negeri yang bernama Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Dan bahawasanya kerana telah bersetuju pula antara kedua-dua pihak dalam perjanjian tersebut, iaituMelaka dan Pulau Pinang hendaklah daripada tarikh tersebut itu tamat daripada menjadi sebahagian daripada jajahan takluk Baginda Queen, dan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Queen tidak lagi berhak menjalankan apa-apa kedaulatan baginda ke atas kedua-dua buah negeri yang tersebut itu.
Maka, terdapat dua fakta penting yang perlu difahami daripada Dokumen Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan iaitu “Negeri-negeri Melayu, iaitu Johor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Terengganu, dan Perak serta negeri yang dahulunya dinamakan Negeri Selat, iaitu Melaka dan Pulau Pinang, mulai 31 hari bulan Ogos tahun 1957, hendaklahmenjadi sebuah Persekutuan baharu bagi negeri-negeri yang bernama Persekutuan Tanah Melayu” dan “Melaka dan Pulau Pinang hendaklah daripada tarikh tersebut itu tamat daripada menjadi sebahagian daripada jajahan takluk Baginda Queen”.
Ini bermakna apa yang sebenarnya berlaku ialah pada tarikh bersejarah tersebut ialah:
Pergabungan Negeri-negeri Melayu dan Negeri Selat membentuk sebuah negara baharu bernama Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Tamatnya Melaka dan Pulau Pinang daripada menjadi sebahagian daripada jajahan takluk Baginda Queen.
Maka jelas, yang menjadi jajahan takluk Baginda Queen hanyalah Melaka dan Pulau Pinang dan bukannya Negeri-negeri Melayu yang lain.
Fakta ini di persetujui oleh pakar-pakar sejarah terkenal Tanah Air kita, termasuklah Tan Sri Professor Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim, yang telah berkali-kali menegaskan bahawa pihak British tidak pernah menjajah Tanah Melayu ini.
Kalaulah kita masih bertegas mahu mengatakan bahawa British telah menjajah seluruh Negeri-negeri Melayu di Tanah Melayu, maka kesemua Negeri-negeri Melayu kecuali Melaka dan Pulau Pinang secara lojiknya masih lagi berada di bawah jajahan British sehingga hari ini.
Ini ialah kerana Dokumen Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan hanya menyebut Melaka dan Pulau Pinang sebagai negeri-negeri yang di merdekakan daripada menjadi jajahan British mulai pada mulai 31 Ogos 1957 dan tidak Negeri-negeri Melayu yang lain.
Maka di manakah dokumen yang mengishtiharkan kemerdekaan Johor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Terengganu dan Perak daripada menjadi sebahagian daripada jajahan takluk Baginda Queen kalau benar Negeri-negeri Melayu ini telah dijajah oleh British dan merdeka mulai 31 Ogos 1957?
Banyak kes-kes mahkamah seperti Mighell v. Sultan of Johore (1894) dan Duff Development Co. Ltd. v. Government of Kelantan (1924) yang membuktikan bahawa Raja-Raja Melayu kekal berdaulat dan Negeri-negeri Melayu yang beraja tidak pernah ditakluki oleh British sepanjang British berada di Tanah Melayu.
Tidak mungkin mahkamah dan kerajaan British boleh memperakui kedaulatan Raja-Raja Melayu dan Negeri-negeri Melayu jika kerajaan Melayu tersebut telah menjadi sebahagian daripada jajahan takluk Queen.
Seperti kataTan Sri Professor Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim di dalam video di bawah, kita tidak pernah dijajah, British hanyalah pekerja iaitu penasihat, manakala Raja-Raja Melayu ketika itu masih merupakan Raja-Raja yang berkuasa mutlak ke atas jajahan takluk baginda masing-masing dan kekal berdaulat di bumi Tanah Melayu ini.
After the Category 5 Hurricane Irma made its landfall in the Caribbean with 175 mph sustained winds, Hurricane Irma is expected to make a landfall in South Florida this weekend.
NBC News reported that at least 12 people were killed due to the hurricane that had caused vast devastation in the Caribbean islands.
Florida is braced for a possible direct hit that could cause a devastating damage to the southern part of the state.
CNN reported that the National Hurricane Center said Irma will make landfall in southern Florida as a dangerous major hurricane and has issued hurricane and storm surge warnings for South Florida including from Jupiter Inlet on the east coast of the state and southward around the Florida Peninsula to Bonita Beach on the west coast.
The warning included the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, and Florida Bay.
Hurricane Irma is one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded as it caused massive destruction to multiple places including Barbuda, Puerto Rico, Turks, Caicos and others.
Below are some photos taken from CNN:
Bluebeard’s Castle, a resort in St. Thomas, was hit hard by Irma. St. Thomas resident David Velez sent this photo to CNN on September 7.
People walk through damage in Marigot, St. Martin, on Thursday, September 7. Hurricane Irma has devastated several islands in the Caribbean.
An aerial view of St. Martin on September 6.
Waves smash into St. Martin on Wednesday, September 6.
An aerial view shows the damage that Hurricane Irma left on the Dutch side of the island of St. Martin.
A boat is washed onto shore in St. Martin.
Irma floods a beach in Marigot on September 6.
Complete coverage of Hurricane Irma
Last two months, Texas was hit by the deadly Category 4 Hurricane Harvey, that caused immense damage and catastrophic flooding, and also killed at least 70 people.