It is getting more ridiculous by days.
The Imam become Bilal and the Bilal becomes an Imam. The
confusion arises when the very smart Ketua kampong blatantly downgraded the incumbent
Imam 1 to Imam 3 and picked personally from nowhere someone of his own choice to
become Imam 2. The incumbent Imam 1 was very meticulous, punctual, reliable and
regular at subuh, zohor and asar. With the downgrading, the major responsibilities
now burden on Imam 1 and 2. Imam 3 stays at the sideline. The whole routine now
goes haywire. Imam 1 is the Jemaah’s choice whereas Imam 2 was not. Imam 3 ex
Imam 1 still remain the Jemaah’s favorite. Imam 1 and Imam 2, as I see it, do not
seem to be on the same frequency. During subuh, when Imam 1 and 2, nowhere to
be seen, Bilal 1 will take over as Imam. The Jemaah has no qualm as Bilal 1
once represented Klang District at Selangor Musabaqah. His pronunciation of the
surah is perfect and soothing to the Jemaah’s ears. Perfect pronunciation,
especially the compulsory surah Al fatihah is prime important; otherwise the
whole solat considered null and void (batal). I don’t have to be an Islamic
scholar or attending courses at Islamic International University to understand
this very simple Law in Solat. More or less, I have mastered the surah Al
fathihah (less to be boastful) as I have been following and heard the Imam in
Mekah and Medina reciting the surah during the whole month of Ramadan for the
past eight (8) consecutive years. I could easily pick up anything of the Al
Fathihah that is slightly abnormal when any local Imam recites. Surely, Imam
Mekah and Imam Medina cannot be wrong.
Non credentials Penceramah Ugama still flock to KRU Mosque
contravening the Royal Highness Decree. His Royal Highness had reminded again
and again but they just don’t bother. The green light is being given by the
Mosque Nazir who also happened to be handpicked by the PAS Ketua Kampong. Their
main intention is making as much money as possible from the Mosque institution.
Ceramah Ugama comes with money. No Penceramah Ugama will come for free. Four
(4) Penceramah Ugama covering the same topic to the extent they are duplicating
each other and confusing the jemaah. There is a new subject introduced,
Motivasi – to motivate the Jemaah. Majority of the Jemaah that frequent the
Mosque had reached their prime age, at the end of the road waiting to kick the
bucket. The only pertinent motivational topic that interests them is how to prolong
their live. Motivation itself is very subjective and most appropriate to those
who are about to start living and venture into this challenging world. Simply
it means, to be better in life. An Islamic Motivator cannot just start
overnight and he must have a vast degree of experience and knowledge especially
Islamic law (syariah) and expert on usuluddin. Motivator must be charismatic
and also master in psychology to convince the audience. On top of that, any motivational
subject, in the Mosque in particular, has to resort to the syariah and
usuluddin. It definitely differs from motivating a corporate entity. In the
corporate entity the subject goal is profit and well being of the particular
corporation. Motivating in the Mosque, the core subject matter and end result is
either “dosa” or “pahala” and all wrongdoing (dosa) must be check, reprimanded
and corrected reference to the sunnah wal
jemaah. If all wrongdoing regarded well
and well (persangka baik) and let Allah decide, then the same wrongdoing possibly
be repeated. This is one area where the Malays in Kampong Raja Uda are lacking
and have to be corrected. Do not just rely on Allah’s penalty befallen. One
recent case where the Mosque Minute of AGM was bullshitted. This one particular
guy should be singly motivated that all truth must prevail when managing the
House of Allah. Nahi mungkar amal makruf.
He was also part of the team that bugger up the Kampong Badan khairat Kematian
and allowed scot free on the basis of well and well (persangka baik) and let
Allah takes its course. As I wrote earlier, it’s getting ridiculous by days
because there is no action from KRU Mosque or the authorized body. Persangka
baik again?
I choose to stay home and be an Imam myself. It is pointless
when my heart and mind do not click. My concentration distort when I very well know
that among the congregation there is/are specimens (Hypocrites) that participated
during PAS solat hajat at Kota Baru Stadium. He/they had requested Allah to
destroy their own kind and of similar faith. To me it was plain absurd. The
following day, the Master labeled and declared that UMNO members as Infidel
(murtad). He does not get into his thick skull that Hudud ala PAS that UMNO
disagrees. It is the UMNO infidels that build Mosques, Surau, Schools, Tahfiz
Al Quraan, Universities, roads, Islamic Banks, Syariah Courts, award
scholarship, study loan, set up Security Forces etc etc for them and their families
convenience. WHAT HAVE THEY BUILT? Most
importantly, UMNO being the majority power house in BN has maintained peace and
harmony in this country. I may not be an UMNO members but I subscribe to UMNO
ideology and aspirations for this country.
I may not be a perfect Muslim but I know the boundary
between what ought to do and what not to do. I know the different between dosa
and pahala. Do they? To seek for Allah blessing to destroy someone, friend or
foe is something had been taught by my late Grandparents not to do when I first
learn alif, ba, tha when the Bintang Tiga terrorized Malaya.
At most Mosques in Selangor I have attended and notice that
when the Imam recite the doa for the Royal Highness and the Crown Prince, these
idiots that belong to the Moon will not raise their hands but when come to the
doa for Selangor Negeri Kebajikan, their hands would be up reaching the Heaven.
What’s the point of coming to the Mosque when there is no sincerity in the
hearts and the respect for the State Islamic Head? Selangor Negeri Kebajikan,
my foot!! Langat 2 was halted and manifestos are not promissory note. Massage
parlors are mushrooming and china dolls are evading immigrations to sell their
bodies in Selangor.
After my daily prayers I always seek Allah to guide these
“Doomsday Satan” to change and return to the right path, the true teaching of
Islam. On Friday, I resort to the Sultan’s Mosque at Kampong Jawa. I have peace
of mind facing the Almighty there. At the very least, I do not know anyone
presence in the Mosque that attended the solat hajat.
At all our wajib and sunat prayers, we Muslims recite “ih dinas siro thal mustakim, siro thal lazi
na an am taalaihim, ghairail makdu bi alaihim, walladolim”. - Ameen surah Al Fathihah which is compulsory and the
meaning is, “guide us on the right path,
the path of those whom Thou hast favored, not (the path) of those who earn
Thine anger nor of those who go astray”.
Regrettably those concerns do not
digest the meaning. Maybe they don’t even know the meaning, praying like a
parrot and they call themselves fanatically associated with Islamic party.
