PAS Power - the third month.

(As I would be leaving for the Holy Land on 22 August 2009, the personal monthly observation and comment would be incomplete).


01 August 2009 – After the Maghreb prayer I wanted to see the khenduri schedules at the white board. I was reading the wrong board as its place had been taken over by the Kuliah schedule board. The board was relocated on 29 July 2009 from inside the Mosque Main Hall to the verandah. The board had been inside the Main Hall for years and it’s for the Jemaah information who is who is delivering the kuliah for the night. By replacing at the current position, only those who enter the Mosque vide the back entrance can read the information. The fact remain that everything of the previous Committee had to be changed even though there is no logical rationale of doing it. The Malay saying, “Apa punya hati ni?”

Ustaz Kamal Shaari, PAS invitee delivered his Maghreb kuliah and most PAS members from surrounding Mosques and Suraus came. They abandoned their residential Mosques and Suraus just to assemble in Kampong Raja Uda Mosque to hear the kuliah. The Mosque has exactly turn similar to Markas PAS. The normal kampong residents could be finger counted. The kuliah was videotaped just like PAS political ceramah at Markas PAS. I used to videotape once when Selangor PAS Commissioner, Hassan Ali did his political ceramah at Kampong Raja Uda Markas PAS.

02 August 2009 – Ustaz Sutrisno Mahfuz delivered his after subuh kuliah and one of the subjects he touched was about swearing in the Mosque. If the swearing is false the ultimate destination would be doomed in hell. The Nazir with both his hands was holding his chin. He did swear in the Mosque in front of the former Nazir and a few other former Committee Members that he had handed over RM 17,000.00 to the Treasurer of the Amanah Saham Wakaf of the New Mosque. The complication was, the Treasurer had passed away and no receipt or whatsoever to authenticate his claim that the money was actually handed over. (Now we can see why he wants to get even with the former Nazir and his Committee). He brought along a buddy to bear as witness and this particular buddy is the assistant Treasurer of the Kampong Khairat Kematian and the Nazir himself is the Treasurer. The Kampong Khairat Kematian six years financial account is still in a mess and not settled at Annual General Meeting. Can we see the connection??? However I salute the former Nazir, (even though I disagree ) that he kept the episode secretly not to embarrass the personality involved. Most of the Kampong residents were not aware what was happening. Logically the Nazir should be thankful to the former Nazir for covering his ass hole.

03 August 2009 – Ustaz Kamal Mahadi - PAS invitee delivered the Maghreb kuliah and as usual the Mosque was crowded with Jemaah from other Mosques and Suraus. At the end of the preaching a few PAS members shouted: Takbir and Allah hu Akbar. This is the usual war cry during PAS political campaign and kuliah at their Markas. They have now brought in the war cry into a Mosque. I am really sad that the Mosque has now turned to a Markas PAS and it’s not good for the Jemaah harmonious integration. There are UMNO, PAS and PKR followers in the Mosque and at the rate the PAS Members are doing I foresee a serious confrontation soonest to occur among the Jemaah.

04 August 2009 – During Maghreb and Isyakh, none of the three Bilals was around to call the azan. Finally good old Haji Ismail called the azan. Haji Ismail was the Bilal during the previous Committee but he was rejected to be appointed as Bilal, due to age limitation as set by the Pakatan Rakyat government of Selangor. To me age is not important. The ability to be always presence at the Mosque is the utmost important. That’s the trouble when we have stupid cow dung managing the state government.

05 August 2009 – Malam Nisfu Syaaban. After Maghreb the Chief Imam conducted the three times recitation of Yasin. PAS members that attended could be finger counted and some Committee Members went home. The white skull pointed capper is missing so as the Secretary. One Committee member was seen playing with his small kid while the Yasin recitation was in progress. Surprisingly during the Isyakh prayer plenty of PAS members turned up at the Mosque because after the Isyakh prayer there was a khenduri tahlil at the Treasurer parent in law house. These people gave priority to eating than to honor the Malam Nisfu Syaaban. They call themselves PAS Members of strong Islamic faith?? Piraahhh…..Hypocrites!!!

06 August 2009 – Ustaz Ahmad Arum delivered his kuliah. This Ustaz was nominated by the former Committee and PAS members did not attend. For this Ustaz the system of donations was by Jemaah saf after the Isyakh prayer. For present Committee Ustaz, the collection is during the kuliah itself. Why there is a difference and why there is a disparity between former and present Committee nominated Ustaz??

During the Isyakh prayers the children were loitering and making a lot of noises at the back distracting the Jemaah. Where are the 3 Siaks?? It should be their job to ensure the children behave while the Jemaah are praying.

07 August 2009 - Pre Friday prayer – Ustaz Shamsudin Sidek supposed to deliver his kuliah but his place was taken over by Ustaz Ramli Sidon, “Pemantau Masjid Masjid Selangor”. In other word, Ustaz Ramli Sidon is an Overseer for all the Mosques in Selangor. Ustaz Ramli delivered the tazkirah, khutbah and imam the Friday prayer. Immediately after the prayer he conducted the solat hajat to avoid the H1N1 plague. It was not announced earlier and not many jemaah participated. The Mosque Committee was expecting Ustaz Ramli Sidon to announce something positive about the New Mosque situation which would favor them but it was to their disappointment nothing was mentioned. An emergency meeting was held immediately after the solat hajat of H1N1 among the Mosque Committee with Ustaz Ramli Sidon. I do not know what transpired.

I was told by Imam No 2 that he was warned by the Nazir for attending the New Mosque Committee Meeting at OBD Office on 28 July 2009. Attending subsequent Meeting, the Imam is to resign. Adamantly the Imam told the Nazir that he would not resign but would like to see a termination letter instead.

08 August 2009 – Ustaz Riduan Rahmat, PAS invitee delivered the Maghreeb kuliah. As usual PAS Members from surrounding Suraus and Mosques thronged Kpg Raja Uda Mosque. I left early.

09 August 2009 – Ustaz Hj Fauzi Sahar delivered the Maghreb kuliah. He was introduced by the Nazir himself and simultaneously the Nazir complemented the participants for the successful “gotong royong” during the day and announced the overwhelming support by the Jemaah as compared to the previous year. Comparing to the previous year was purposely targeting to hurt the sentiment of the previous Committee. As a Nazir he should protrude Islamic diplomacy in the House of Allah. If he does not know how to speak intelligently in the House of Allah, I suggest he go for personal tuition with an Ustaz how to speak, act and behave as a Nazir of a Mosque. That’s the problem when vengeance controls the heart and the mouth just blur out aimlessly.

12 August 2009 – According to the schedule there was no kuliah ugama after Maghreb, however a PAS invitee Ustaz Wan ???? turned up and delivered the Maghreb kuliah.

15 August 2009 – Ustaz Badrul Hisham PAS invitee came to deliver his kuliah after Maghreb. He challenged any SB (Special Branch) in the Mosque if any, that ISA (Internal security Act) is haram in Islam. He emphasized all the haram in Islam and I think all Muslims presence in the Mosque should know by now. At the end of the kuliah, as usual he apologies if he went overboard and finally seek the jemaah doa that he will die in good Islamic faith (mati dalam iman) - sounds like a dialogue in Ali Baba Bujang Lapok.

16 August 2009 – Hj Tormudi Surip, an Ustaz of the former Jawatankuasa delivered the Maghreb kuliah. The kuliah was about Bukhari and Muslim Hadiths on the signs of Doomsday. He concluded the kuliah about the forthcoming Ramadan of which all Muslims should enhance their faith and perform all the Ramadan rituals. He also told the Jemaah if affordable, perform the umrah during Ramadan for one umrah in Ramadan is equivalent to one Haj. This is what I am looking forward and this type of kuliah is well receipted by the Jemaah who attended. Unlike some, it is more like PAS political ceramah. Only their oratory presentation is commendable but in the end the substance had been repeated over and over again.

17 August 2009 – Siak No 2, OBD apparently had been dropped as Member of JKKK and suspended as Siak No 2 of the Mosque. Why? I don’t know, Allah knows. They said he is back to powder. What powder??

18 August 2009 – I was late for Maghreb as I went back to Perak. Immediately performing the Maghreb at home I went to the Mosque. Surprisingly there was a commotion at the back of the Mosque while the Imam was still reciting the doa. Upon inquiry my friend told me the Imam was the Nazir himself and he stunned the Makmum and created history. Before the Nazir commenced to lead the Maghreb prayer he told the children praying behind that their “amin” should not be louder than the Imam. He started the first rakaat with the normal Alfatihah and the surah was “baqarah”. He went wrong. The second rakaat he recited the Alfathihah and continuation of “baqarah” surah. Again he went wrong. After the tahyat akhir, to the surprised of all the Makmum, the Imam who was the Nazir, performed sujud sahwi twice!!!. Someone commented that he should recite only the simple surah but OTK replied that the Nazir was testing his power. Power, my foot!! There is no such thing as two times sujud sahwi when the rukun of solat was not affected, there is no such thing as the “amin” should not be louder than the Imam and the recitation of the surah, though only sunat must be right with the correct tajwid. Which religious school he went and which Ustaz taught him so? The Nazir doesn’t even know the difference between sunat and rukun of solat. Most unfortunate, Ustaz Useri was one of the makmum.

Ustaz Useri delivered the Maghreb kuliah and his topic was “riak” (showing off). In Islam if one intention, no matter anything we do, meant to show off, Allah would not bless. The topic was definitely relevant to what the Nazir had just done and I think the message was for the Nazir. Immediately, the Nazir stood up, went to the corner and performed his Maghreb prayer again, alone this time and everybody was watching. Hello…..it would be more ethical and due respect to the Ustaz who was delivering the kuliah, the Nazir should just step out from the Hall and repeat his Maghreb prayer. Question is why he was repeating the Maghreb prayer? What about the Makmum that he had just led?? That’s the trouble when knowledge is inadequate.

To be an Imam or to be a Nazir is not that simple as it sounds. Please….for heaven sake if the Nazir cannot perform the duty of an Imam with knowledge please leaves it to someone who can perform the job. The Chief Imam and his Deputy was presence. That’s why I am neither an Imam nor a Nazir because I know how to fit the suit to my body. However I can distinguish between right and wrong and I was taught the sunat and rukun in solat. That’s the basic in praying and if you don’t know that, I rest my case. The responsibility of an Imam is enormous and it comes along with knowledge. The miscarriage of proper solat of the Makmum lies on the Imam and he bears the dosa (wrongdoings) of the Makmum if the Imam made a cuckoo.

If I were that Nazir, I do not know where to hide my face. I suggest he just resign and let someone who are more capable. Don’t mislead the people. Off late he had been trying to embarrass the previous Committee Members and now Allah had embarrassed him in front of the Jemaah. It’s high time he should do some soul searching and muhasabah diri.

19 August 2009 – Immediately after the Isyakh prayer, OTK switched off the lights at the left side of the Mosque Hall while few Jemaah was still praying the sunat Isyakh prayer. This behavior was most unethical and someone shouted and wanted to reprimand him. He quickly started his own sunat prayer. The lights were switched on by Bilal No 1. I am not surprised as OTK is the same man who robbed the Kereta Jenazah. Perampok Kampong No 1.

20 August 2009 – The Contractor of the New Mosque performed a doa selamat at site and all the kampong residents were invited.

The evening was the sighting the Ramadan moon.

After the Maghreb prayer, the Nazir spoke to the Jemaah and informed that the Mosque Committee is the legal Committee of the New Mosque and they would forced the New Mosque Committee headed by the former Nazir to hand over all documents, cheque, money etc to the Mosque Committee, failing which legal action would be pursued. However he did not show any documentary proof from JAIS or the OBD (HRH Sultan Representative) Office that the Mosque Committee is the legal Committee to oversee the New Mosque. He only told the Jemaah that he attended a Meeting with JKR pertaining to the appointment and introduction of the new Contractor. I understand he was not invited by JKR to the Meeting. Ustaz Farid (Pemantau Masjid Klang) dragged him along to the meeting. Some Jemaah sat listening to the Nazir announcement and now wondering who is right and who is wrong? On this aspect, I suggest JAIS should come to the Mosque and openly declared to the Kampong qariah who is the legal custodian of the New Mosque.

As it was the night of Friday, the Imam conducted the recitation of Yasin and followed with the tahlil. Upon completion, the Imam informed that the Ramadan moon was not sighted anywhere in Malaysia, therefore Ramadan would begin on Saturday 22 August 2009. The moon is always sighted at Markas PAS all over the country!!!

Ustaz Fadhil Ismail – Pas invitee, then started his tazkirah and ended at about 2115 hrs. Isyakh prayer followed.

Some of us went to Haji izhar house for khenduri tahlil and we were fortunate to hear a briefing from the former Nazir who happened to be present. Perhaps some would now understand the actual scenario.

I begin to wonder…….what is the present Nazir is trying to do??? What is he up to??? Is it for the money in the New Mosque account??? Why is he misleading the qariah??? It was already proven as an Imam, he could not even lead a Maghreb prayer. Someone commented that this could be the percussion for swearing in the name of Allah in the Mosque. I have no comment.

21 August 2009 – I happened to have coffee with the elected Treasurer of the Mosque Committee and I inquired what is happening to the Mosque? He too felt that the situation is getting chaotic and related to me that the Nazir had shunned him for not able to comply to do something on his behalf. The Nazir did not even call him for Committee Meeting. As far as he is concern he doesn’t care. As a full time Businessman, the Treasurer elect had his hands full.

The first terawih went well with twenty rakaat. Announcement of names for tahlil had been scrapped and the tahlil is after the terawih and witir PRAYER. Those who did only eight rakaat left the Mosque and make their own way. Perhaps they follow the sunnah and continue the balance at home.

What I noticed, the first Ramadan night at the Mosque was not that cheerful like before anymore and the Jemaah just came and pray then went home. Something new, someone was selling CD at the back of the Mosque, still under the Mosque roof. This was something different than the previous years.


THE END OF MY OBSERAVATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.