Sunday, January 31, 2010
Mr. Ishak
Friday, January 29, 2010
It's Almost too Wrong.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I have Students...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sans Titre
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Join the Fun(eral)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
A weekend of Laughter...
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Let's not be Stupid.
"In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful."
[Qur'ân 1:1 - Arabic transliteration]
"Bismi-Allahi ar-Rahmani, ar-Raheem"
[Qur'ân 1:1 - Arabic]
Even I know this, because we learnt it in school.
But I didn't know this, Exhibit B:
"In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth . . . "
[Genesis 1:1 - Arabic transliteration]
"Fee al-badi' khalaqa Allahu as-Samaawaat wa al-Ard . . . "
[Genesis 1:1 - Arabic Bible]
Still not convinced? Exhibit C:
" . . . Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God."
[Luke 1:30 - Arabic transliteration]
" . . . Laa takhaafee, yaa Maryam, li-annaki qad wajadti ni'amat(an) i'nda Allahi."
[Luke 1:30 - Arabic Bible]
Okay, so...even if I am wrong about this. There is no reason for the whole country to go about it tooth and nail. If the ruling is such that they can't use the word "Allah" in their future publications. Then so be it. The ruling has already been done. There shouldn't be anymore debates, speculations or pointing of fingers on the issue anymore. Let it be.
There is absolutely NO REASON for people to go about burning down churches or protesting anymore. What has been done, has already been done. Let it go, already! If you think that attacking mosques is something that no one should do, then you shouldn't attack churches either. Places of worship are sacred, no matter what the religion is and that is what we have been taught ever since we were children. Especially the religion of Islam. We have been taught to respect others and their respective religions, as per agreed upon in the Medina Charter (Piagam Madinah), drafted by our Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.
If we are trying hard to prove to the world that Islam is not a religion of terror, well, we're kinda failing. So come on, get some brains. Think about it. A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect. The actions of some may lead to the destruction of all.
And that's what I think.