Assalamualaikum,

Saya menerima E-mail IS-2000 dan menghantar kepada e-group saya E-group alumni MRSM,Kulim 3rd bash. Ape yang menyedihkan ialah reply yang saya terima dari sahabat saya di bawah iaitu Ahmad Solihin bin Yussof. Pada saya apa yang ditulis dibawah adalah merupakan penghinaan kapada UMAT ISLAM dan juga ISLAM. Saya tidak mempunyi ilmu yang tinggi mengenai Islam tetapi apa yang di tulis adalah amat menyedihkan. Saya memohon agr saudara dpat mambalas e-mail ini bagi manjelaskan mengikut tafsiran sebenar Al-Quran dan hadis.Saya akan foward e-mail yang saya terima tempoh hari.Saya mengucapkan JUTAAN terima kasih di atas perhatian saudara, semoga ALLAH mambalas jasa saudara dengan balasan syurga di akhirat kelak.

Dulu SINGAPURA, Kini Tiba Giliran KELANTAN....NEGARA KELANTAN DARUL NAIM. LAWAN TETAP LAWAN. Sehingga tertegaknya Republic Islam. ALLAHUAKHBAR 1000x.

I supposed that this is the first time I am writing in this shared column of ours. All the while, it is much more fun to be the reader rather than the participant. I guess it's simply due to my personal reservation.

Looking at some of the mails within, often we get carried away between emotion of events and forget the guidance of the Prophet.I ask myself, in the situation what would Prophet Muhammad have done or more importantly be doing now. The stories of the pilgrimage in the time of the Quarish give us an example of how the prophet handled the issue of holy and religious sites. Whether we like it or now Jerusalem contains sites holy to every monotheistic religion. Islam, Christianity and Jews all of who are descendents of Ibrahim. The real tragedy of Palestine is about power by rival groups who are afraid that their influence will be diminished is "Peace Breaks Out". I cannot see the issue as a religious one. I see it as a "power issue" in which young children are needlessly caught up in and suffer because adults see children as perfect Television Material. Those of us who have the ability to think should do so and see what is really happening on both sides of this tragedy. This is not Jihad. This is simply war about power and land in which the innocents suffer while "leaders" on both sides put the lives of their people on the line to entrench their own power.

In the course of an action, one needs to know the cause. Then react, provided via the effective way and most importantly the right approach.

We claim ourselves the followers of the Prophet [pbuh]. Do we in the first instance ever take a ponder what exactly that Muhammad pursued for?

God reminded the Quraish to analyze their attitude in several surahs, among others:

SURAH 2 ALBAQARAH AYAT 170:

[170] Dan apabila dikatakan kepada mereka Turutlah akan apa yang telah diturunkan oleh Allah mereka menjawab: (Tidak), bahkan kami (hanya) menurut apa yang kami dapati datuk nenek kami melakukannya. Patutkah (mereka menurutnya) sekalipun datuk neneknya itu tidak faham sesuatu (apa pun tentang perkara-perkara agama), dan tidak pula mendapat petunjuk hidayat (dari Allah)?

SURAH AL ANAAM AYAT 116

[116] Dan jika engkau menurut kebanyakan orang yang ada di muka bumi, nescaya mereka akan menyesatkanmu dari jalan Allah; tiadalah yang mereka turut melainkan sangkaan semata-mata dan mereka tidak lain hanyalah berdusta.

Why don't we revert to the contents of the Holy Quran. The translation is made available everwhere. We should not just read only the arabics but remain unknown of its meanings. Isn't that the same as the parrot out there?

Hoping that more would be reading the Quran with understanding.

One more thing, don't waste time repling mails for the sake of writing when you know that it does not carry any weight. We should have realized that we are grown ups.

Walk in Peace and have a wonderful day

SALAM///SOLIHIN