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Why would Mujahid say what he said? - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, October 08, 2018
Malaysiakini : 'When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.' - Abraham Lincoln
COMMENT | For some time now, I have been a strong advocate of a counter-narrative to the mainstream dogma of Islam in this country. This while the Pakatan Harapan regime has been cowardly in their response to issues ranging from the public canning of lesbians to coddling extremists like Zakir Naik and the Kampung Majoi incident.
The latest is from Mujahid Yusof Rawa, minister in the prime minister’s department, regarding all matters Islamic and his dust-up with The Star over its headline and is worth paying attention to.
If people have been paying attention, there really is not much good news when it comes to Islam in this country. If anything, the Harapan regime has been derelict in their duty in confronting the extremists in this country.
So why would Mujahid make statements such as the ones he made in an interview in The Star. Let us examine these statements.
1. “Let’s say you commit something within your personal, individual sphere – I will not interfere.”
What does this mean? That Mujahid personally won’t knock down doors and drag Muslims out of their private spheres? Is he speaking as a minister in charge of Islamic affairs or is he just shooting the breeze, his words having no meaning in a policy sense and are not worth considering?
2. “For example, consumption of alcohol is wrong for a Muslim, but if you consume it within your sphere, then as part of the government, I will not interfere.”
Now, he is talking as someone who is part of the government. Well, if he talking as a representative of the government, what does this mean? That there will be no more raids or whatever else kind of moral policing? Because if his words do have meaning as a representative of the government, what else could they mean in terms of policy?
3. “My concern is what goes on in public that encroaches on sensitivity, legality or criminality. Only then does the government come in, not because we want to be moral police but because we want to secure the public sphere.”
So now we know for sure that Mujahid is speaking as a government official. The use of the term “we” signifies that this is government policy and not some sort of personal preference. So, could we assume that there would be no more moral policing in private spheres as opposed to public ones? Apparently not.
4. “The government’s narrative of Islam will translate into our policies, all the Islamic judiciary activities, all our relations with other faiths.”
Here we go again. Mujahid says that this opinion of his would translate to government policy. So if a rational person reads this, what would they conclude? That the government will not carry out moral policing in the private sphere but would do so in the public sphere so as to not hurt the sensitivities of the majority, right? Apparently not.
5. “This issue of enforcement on khalwat has been misused and exploited in some cases. It is important that they (enforcement officers) do not interfere with the individual sphere.”
Here we go again. Mujahid claims that enforcement has been misused but more importantly officials should not interfere in the private sphere of Muslims. So this would mean that it is government policy not to raid private spheres of Muslims, right? Apparently not.
6. And this bit of reportage – “Although such raids fall under the state jurisdictions, he is engaging the religious agencies at state levels to convince them to adopt the stance of the federal authority.”
So why exactly is he engaging the state religious authorities? If by his own admission it is the government policy not to interfere in the private sphere of Muslims, what is Mujahid attempting to convince state-level actors to do?
Now apparently to the current Harapan Grand Poobah, all this sounds great. So much so that Dr Mahathir Mohamad goes on about how Islam has been given a bad rep by the hardliners. Mind you in his first incarnation as prime minister in the old Malaysia, the prime minister admitted in an interview with Time magazine that he kept hudud at bay but when he stepped down Islamic mischief soon began.
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“They were not able to make any progress with their hudud laws during my time. I didn’t tell them that this Islam is out-of-date or anything like that. I said Islam stresses justice and what you are doing is to create injustice, therefore it is wrong.
“But when I stepped down, they brought it up again. Hudud is man-made; it’s political, it is just meant to show that you are very Islamic [...] Today, Muslims are in a lot of turmoil, and it’s not because of Islam. It is because they reject Islam,” said Mahathir. Speaking of not allowing "them" to make progress with their hudud laws, perhaps, the current Harapan regime should demonstrate such resolve by not throwing more obstacles in front of former Simpang Benut MP Tawfik Ismail's challenge against Hadi tabling of Act 355.
The Attorney-General's Chambers may think this matter is now academic but as Tawfik’s lawyer Rosli Dahlan – a lawyer who defended the late Kassim Ahmad and a recipient of the transgressions of the Umno state – claims, how could it be academic when Hadi will no doubt attempt to table the act again?
A far more honest approach would be for Harapan political operatives make their stand clear - now - on Hadi’s bill, stating they will not support such a bill – in keeping with the prime minister’s history of keeping hudud at bay in the old Malaysia – or agree with Tawfik’s contention that Hadi’s proposed act is unconstitutional. But, as usual, I digress. However, the prime minister backing up Mujahid's stance that the federal government will not intrude into the private sphere of Muslims in this country is a good first step. Reading the old maverick's rather forceful defence of Mujahid policy intent and the kind of Islam Harapan wants to promote is a positive indication that (perhaps) this was really a new-ish Malaysia.
No doubt the media in question is going to fold. This is why some people in this country despise the political operatives from Amanah. They do not have the guts to be a moderate Islamic party but have no problem attacking PAS's conservative stand. What I do not understand is why Harapan doesn't make the argument that moral policing is expensive? We are supposed to be in a time when the government is on an austerity drive. Lim Guan Eng is worried that he would be the most disliked minister of finance because of the cost-cutting measures that are going to be in the next budget.
Shouldn't this be the time when the federal religious bureaucracy chips in and help save Malaysia too? Shouldn't this be the time when state religious departments in Harapan-controlled states do their bit when it comes to cost-cutting? As I said policing morality takes time and money. Both of which are in short supply.
The fact is that Mujahid is not confident enough to promote the kind of "moderate" Islam that he goes on about. The prime minister, who apparently does not have a problem with what Mujahid said, is now left hanging while Mujahid’s minions promise stern action against The Star for what some would (mendaciously) argue is a faulty headline.
Before the election, grand words flowed from Mujahid's mouth but now, he is just another Islamic bureaucrat playing to specific bases knowing that the Harapan base will not hold him accountable for failing to further a so-called moderate Islamic agenda.
So I guess the more important question is not why Mujahid said the things he said but can anyone trust whatever comes out from his mouth?
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