Solving solution JAIS way.

On 04 June 2010 at 0900 hrs, JAIS organized a Meeting to solve the New Mosque Development Committee status and the Kampong Raja Uda deregistered Khairat Kematian at Pejabat Agama Islam Daerah (PAID) Meeting Room.

Committee Members of the Kampong Mosque, New Mosque Development and Khairat Kematian were officially invited. Observers from the Kampong residents were encouraged to attend, verbally told by the Ketua Kampong and Vice Chairman of the New Mosque Development Committee. It would be a better idea if they held it in the Kampong Mosque and they would get a better crowd as Observers.

1) New Mosque Development Committee.

Take a rest.

All the Committee Members was asked to take a rest, (the polite way to say you are fired) and the Chairman of Development Bureau from the current Mosque will now be the Chairman of the New Mosque Development Committee, henceforth he would now appoint a brand new set of Committee Members and subsequently the next step and actions taken would be his sole prerogative.

Director of JAIS Letter (instructions) dated 04 February addressed to current Mosque Nazir and Chairman of the former New Mosque Development Committee is considered null and void and the Director will now issue a new standing instruction arising from this Meeting of 04 June 2010. It would be interesting to read how it would be interpreted on paper.

On 20 May 2010, MAIS had transferred the New Mosque account at Bank Muamalat Klang to their account as Trustee. The action perhaps was in anticipation that all the former New Mosque Development Committee was to be laid off as at 04 June 2010. Was the transaction was in good order and according to banking procedure? Only Allah knows and I defer to comment of their actions.

The formal procedure was unable to be complied as the former New Mosque Development Committee was unable to conduct a Meeting since 04 February 2010 as the appointed Chairman from the present Mosque Committee was not then appointed and then he refused to convene one. The former New Mosque Committee failed to come out with a minute of Meeting with the new appointed Chairman to execute the account transfer. Therefore the transfer of account by MAIS at Bank Muamalat Klang, sometimes in 2009 were quite similar to what the present Mosque Senior Committee Members had changed the New Mosque account signatories at Bank Islam Klang. I am not cooking up fairy tales as there was a Polis Report pertaining to the subject matter and rather fair to record the episode for the future generations of Kampong Raja Uda. They would know what transpired in 2009/2010 during the buildup of the New Mosque.

As I see it, the former New Mosque Development Committee had been very patience and tolerant. The New Mosque donation box was locked, the Notice board was removed and the Mosque Meeting Room was out of bound to them, yet they tolerated. MAIS and JAIS did nothing. Then JAIS came out with the idea of appointing the Chairman from the present Mosque Committee and requested that all the fund of the New Mosque to be transferred to MAIS as trustee of which the former New Mosque Committee also in agreement. The present Mosque Committee ran out of idea and they manipulated by stopping the appointed Chairman to conduct a Meeting with the former New Mosque Development Committee. To transfer the fund from Bank Muamalat to MAIS came to a stalemate.

MAIS and JAIS have no more choice except to fire the former New Mosque Development Committee. Would it solve the problem? My answer is yes and no.

Whatever, I am glad and thankful that JAIS accepted the construction of the “mehrab” and the main prayer hall stand fans as proposed by the former New Mosque Development Committee. On this aspect I proudly comment that they have some sense. If there is any change, it is left to their conscience as it is the kampong residents “amanah”, especially the designed “mehrab”.
Take a rest, after all the New Mosque would be ready in eight (8) months time and the tenure of the present Mosque Committee would expire in 2012. Whoever rule the state government at that time is immaterial as the Mosque Committee Members are decided by the residents where DAP votes are discounted. Lessons learnt. The kampong residents will not incur and repeat similar mistake.

The only regret, the former New Mosque Development Committee Members would not be able to accomplish their mission where they had started from ground zero in 2001. From the land acquisition, climbing up and down the State Secretariat Building, facing the Klang District Officer on land matters, liaising with JKR Engineers, land fill, distribute saham certificates for donations, resistance from the present Mosque Committee, personal slandering in the Mosque and you name it. These bunches of people were not paid an allowance to do the donkey job, just for the sake of Allah. They were now just short of eight (8) months away when they were stripped. My sympathy goes to you guys. Whatever, I am sure Almighty Allah would bless their sweat, patience and tears to make the House of Allah a reality, standing mighty in Kampong Raja Uda. To those who stood the path, I am sure Allah knows and we will all bear witness the rightful and the wrong doers. I am proud that I was part of the team from the inauguration of the Committee until I resigned in October 2003 due to health reason.

The quarrel and the squabble are now over and the ball is on their feet. Allah knows everyone “nawaitu” if one is embracing the true teaching of Islam. Let’s put the episodes behind and enjoy the forthcoming World Cup from South Africa. The consolation - you guys don’t carry the headaches anymore. The teething problem is not yours to solve. You had passed the baton and let them do the running to the finishing tape.

2) Khairat Kematian.

The Protem Committee formed on 02 June 2010 headed by Encik Ali Termizi Hussein had been agreed by JAIS and now directly under the supervision and advice by the Ketua Kampong.
Actions of the past are now completely forgotten and now would be in the history book of Kampong Raja Uda. To all those concern my heartiest Congratulation. I am now just adapting to the Protem Chairman famous quotation: Persangka Baik. (Just think well and good). Allah is there to judge.






To conclude, I derived.

I had forgotten which Statesman said this: “When you are in power you choose your own Conductor for the orchestra” but then again I may quote “One cannot cling to power forever”. Even Sadam Hussein finally ended at the gallows and Ariel Sharon perhaps now a vegetable (if he is still breathing).

To the former New Mosque Development Committee Members, be like Nelson Mandela, though he gave up his power and still alive today, the world still respect and recognize him as the world renowned Leader.