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Azhari(s) posed a very interesting article "BISIK-BISIK RAKYAT :
"APA KITA NAK KATA" (BAH.1)" on Sunday May 21, 2000. I really hope
that all the readers will contribute their opinion and stance on this
issue.
One of the main ideas in the article asks of whether it is wise or
not to reform UMNO from within.
There is a saying "if you live with a person in the same house for
more than 40 days, you will behave more or less the way he does".
Another saying goes "if your friend is a blacksmith, you will put
holes on your dress; if your friend is a perfume maker, you will put
a nice smell on it".
Friends have a great deal of influence on us. Good friends tend to
encourage us doing beneficial activities, while bad friends will
bring us closer towards doing evil things.
We can see the effect of friends when Islamic scholars such as Hamid
Othman, Yusof Nor, Wan Mohktar and the like have changed to become
merely yes-boss or pok-hanggok UMNO. Shame on us (TranungKite) for
having those two guys.
"Masuk kandang kambing kita mengembik, masuk kandang harimau kita
mengaum". That is the reality of UMNO and that is the price a person
has to pay when trying to be an upper-ranker in UMNO.
Is a member fee a must? Off course, a robbery gang will not let
you become a member if you are not willing to take part in a robbery.
Have we seen any of the UMNO power mongers that are not
corrupted? Even if you find one, that ONE is analogous to a sugar
grain taken out from sticky mud.
There is a saying "A wall that is thrown upon by mud, will display on
it a trace of stain even if the mud does not stick on it".
Anwar was a leader for a student movement back in the 70's. He was
then one of the most articulate, outspoken and charismatic person in
the country, who conveyed the image of Islam.
After he joined UMNO and due to his pious image, he became a new hope
in the eyes of the Malay - a person that would one day become our
nation's leader and change the fundamental course of UMNO from ethnic
nationalism to Islamic idealism.
What is happening now? Bang! Just a blink in the eye, two years ago
he was ousted, convicted and jailed, a situation of which I just
cannot see, at least not for another four more years, the chance of
him getting back into the forefront of our political scenario, much
else to reform UMNO.
Therefore, having another Mr.-Nice guy in UMNO will only delude
ignorant others for the second time in a row in believing that there
is a possibility of power change and reform in UMNO. History repeats
itself and we do not want another pisang-berbuah-dua-kali tragedy.
We do not need another Mr.-Can-Reform-From-Inside guy. Enough is
enough.
Plus, had Anwar joined PAS instead of joining UMNO, he would not have
had to waste his time, energy, ability and strategy. Instead, he
could have used those qualities in making PAS a powerful Islamic
political force long ago should he had followed the foot step of his
fellow comrade ustaz Abdul Hadi. (Anyhow, only God knows the best).
Prophet SAW has furnished us with great examples - from the way we
should behave up to the way we should convey the message of Islam
(dakwah), as stated in Quran, "Oh upon you in your prophet
(Muhammad), are great examples".
In Mecca, the unbelievers tried to put a stop to his dakwah. Almost
all methods such as bribery with titles and wealth, propaganda and
torture (I need not to elaborate further on this), which are being
used against Islam in the known world today, were already being used
1500 years ago.
In fact, Prophet SAW chose to migrate (after a revelation from Allah)
to Medina, while on the contrary Prophet SAW could have tried to
change Mecca aristocracies from the inside.
Mahathir has repeatedly, in his speech in many occasions, put
emphasis on doing what works. Do anything at all as long as it works
even if the methods carried out are against the rules guidelined by
Islam?
By looking at they way UMNO acts, reacts and behaves, it is
very clear that UMNO is working and breathing on a wrong fundamental,
that is justifying any method to achieve the goals.
People might say, why don't we give it another try? I would say, it
is too much to risk.
Wassalam,
Joe Blogg
