Kepincangan perlaksaan syariah Islam di Mesia

Acong

An insult to our intelligence
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Do they acknowledge the difference in severity: Kartika is to be whipped and fined RM5000 for drinking beer but the man who leaves his wife and kids and mistreats her is only fined RM1000? Do they notice the inconsistencies and injustice?

Mariam Mokhtar, Malaysian Mirror

It has become something of a ritual lately that when certain Muslim NGOs run scared of a good debate, they eagerly go about making police reports.

Events of the past week have raised urgent questions about the political leadership in Malaysia. When various NGOs and Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) lodged a police report against The Star's managing editor, P Gunasegaran, they said that he had no right to comment about Islamic matters because he is not a Muslim.

I disagree. As a Malaysian, his contribution is of immense importance.

In fact, there should be more voices to debate the issue. According to these protesting NGOs, I satisfy their requirements to comment on Islamic matters. However, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they will deem me unsuitable because I am not sufficiently scholarly in Islamic matters or that I am a woman. Therefore, just as Gunasegaran surmised, these issues have to be urgently aired.

Isn't it deplorable that a non-Muslim highlighted the inconsistencies with which our dual-system laws are interpreted? It shows how Muslims in Malaysia have been cowed into submission and have become fearful of taking the initiative.

Islam is also about critical thinking, reasoning and understanding. It was never meant to be by dogma and doctrine. What or who, do these NGOs and MAIS fear? Why are they acting like the class bully? A great debate will do our politicised religion a world of good.

Gunasegaran brought up valid points in his article and it is only by intelligent discourse that we are able to find amicable answers. Lodging police reports just shows the impotence of these NGOs and MAIS. Their apparent failure to act with dignity and intellect, fails Muslims in our country. Our political leaders, including the Minister for Women Family and Community Development, have not been expansive on these issues, and that is deplorable.

We are moving backwards

I remember a time when all of us lived under the one umbrella called Malaysia and got on well enough, regardless of our race, religion or gender. No one's saying we shouldn't move on from those good old days.

We have. Backwards! It seems that in Malaysia today, Muslim women's lives are under a microscope. When compared with their non-Muslim counterparts, they have relatively little freedom. The downside of this is that Muslim women will build up a lot of resentment. Is it any wonder that Malay women go abroad to find their first taste of freedom liberating; that some are unable to control themselves?

Somehow, I fail to see how the article 'Persuasion, no compulsion', would stir discontent among Muslims. Any unease surfaced days earlier, on Feb 9, when it was announced for the first time that three women had been whipped in Kajang.

All along, Malaysians were under the impression that Kartika, who consumed beer in public, was the first woman to be caned. How is it that none of the NGOs and women organisations was made aware of the plight of these women? To date, the only information we have is that they gave themselves up voluntarily, were 'pleased' to be whipped, and repented for their sins.

No information has been divulged about the men with whom these women had sex? Would it be possible for women organisations to have access to these women to check on their well-being? Did anyone know if they had legal representation and were able to exercise their full-rights? Or were they like lambs to the slaughter, and made show-case examples in a vain attempt to show us the might of the male sex, the might of the religious authorities and the authoritative indefatigable stamp of Islam in our society?

The furore and the international condemnation that ensued have caused a lot of backpedalling from our authorities, with a conference of caning to be hastily arranged. Taxpayers' money must not be wasted on this futile exercise. The answers can be found in this country and not from international participants. Moreover, the whipping laws have already been passed. Any discussion should have been done before implementation.

Some of the questions which we asked, but are denied answers, are simple ones such as why the women were whipped because of syariah law, even though civil law forbids it? Why did the women receive the harshest punishment, which is whipping? Why were they not given any consideration as first offenders, with fines or community service as alternatives?

Making a point

Are these religious authorities trying to make a point – that the government of the day is endorsing its Islamic identity? It is pathetic to use four (including Kartika) hapless women as pawns in their power-game. It is equally deplorable to waste police, as well as the Home Ministry's time to search for Gunasegaran's 'hidden motive' for the article he wrote? Do they think these institutions have nothing better to do?

If the ulama have so much time on their hands, they might care to reflect on the comments of Shahrizat that decaying family values and absentee fathers were compounding the problems in Muslim/Malay society. Maybe the state syariah bodies should finally sit down and formulate solutions to address these social breakdowns?

They could also decide when to standardise our syariah laws, which currently differ from state to state, and plug the various loopholes which men take advantage of.

Do they acknowledge the difference in severity: Kartika is to be whipped and fined RM5000 for drinking beer but the man who leaves his wife and kids and mistreats her is only fined RM1000? Do they notice the inconsistencies and injustice?

Furthermore, they could reassess the enforcement and raids of the religious police so they are conducted with less crudity, which strips people of their dignity. They might wish to reflect on individual human rights, too.

There is so much that these Muslim NGOs and the ulama could constructively do rather than be overly sensitive to statements from individuals.

If anyone has insulted the religion and brought it into disrepute, it is these NGOs and MAIS.

http://malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30399:an-insult-to-our-intelligence&catid=17:guest-columnists&Itemid=100130

Acong

Islam itu adil.....! tapi perlaksanaan oleh org2 yg mengaku Islam itu tidak adil......

sshi

takde translasi ke....kurang paham la BI ni

Acong

takde translasi ke....kurang paham la BI ni
sshi Post at 6-3-2010 20:52

nie pakai google translate gi Bahasa Indon punya......


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kucingblue

takde translasi ke....kurang paham la BI ni
sshi Post at 6-3-2010 04:52

meh aku cuba.

Penghinaan Terhadap Kebijaksanaan Kita

Adakah mereka nampak perbezaan berat hukuman-hukuman ini: Kartika akan disebat dan didenda RM5000 kerana meminum bir, sedangkan seorang lelaki yang memberi layanan buruk dan meninggalkan isteri dan anaknya hanya didenda RM1000? Adakah mereka sedar yang ini tidak konsisten dan tidak adil?

Mariam Mokhtar, Cermin Malaysia


Kebelakangan ini, telah menjadi satu resam sesetengah NGO Muslim lari dari perdebatan, mereka lebih suka melaporkan kepada polis.

Perkembangan minggu lalu telah menimbulkan persoalan penting tentang kempimpinan politik Malaysia. Apabila pelbagai NGO dan Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) membuat laporan polis terhadap editor pengarah The Star, P Gunasegaran, mereka mendakwa beliau tidak berhak memberi komen tentang hal agama Islam kerana beliau bukan beragama Islam.

Saya tidak bersetuju. Sebagai rakyat Malaysia, sumbangan beliau amat penting.

Sepatutnya lebih banyak lagi pandangan berkenaan isu ini. Menurut NGO ini, saya menepati ciri-ciri seorang yang layak memberi komen berkenaan isu agama Islam. Bagaimanapun, saya tidak akan terkejut jika mereka rasakan saya kurang sesuai kerana saya tidak mempunyai kepakaran tinggi dalam hal agama Islam, atau kerana saya seorang wanita. Oleh itu, seperti yang Gunasegaran cadangkan, isu ini mesti dibincangkan segera. (I don't think this is a very accurate translation though).

Bukankah ini satu yang patut dikesalkan apabila seorang yang bukan beragama Islam mengenengahkan tafsiran sistem dwi-perundangan yang tidak selaras ini? Jelas yang umat Islam di Malaysia telah ditakutkan hingga tunduk dan takut untuk mengambil inisiatif.

Islam menuntut pemikiran kritikal dan kesefahaman. Islam tidak sepatutnya dijadikan doktrin. Apakah atau siapakah yang NGO-NGO ini dan MAIS takutkan? Mengapakah mereka bertindak seperti pembuli? Debat yang bagus akan memberi sungguh banyak kebaikan kepada agama kita yang hangat dipolitikkan ini.   

Gunasegaran dalam artikelnya mengenengahkan hujah-hujah yang sah, dan hanya dengan cara bijak sahaja kita boleh mencapai keputusan yang boleh diterima semua pihak. Membuat laporan polis hanya menunjukkan kelemahan MAIS dan NGO-NGO tersebut. Kegagalan mereka untuk bertindak dengan cara terhormat dan berintelek mengecewakan umat Islam negara ini. Amat dikesalkan pemimpin-pemimpin politik kita, termasuklah Menteri di Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat masih belum lantang bersuara tentang isu ini.


Melangkah Ke Belakang

Saya masih ingat satu ketika dahulu kita semua hidup harmoni di bawah satu payung bernama Malaysia, tidak mengira bangsa, agama atau jentina. Tiada siapa antara kita yang mahu menamatkannya. (I donno how to do justice to this sentence).

Bagaimanapon, kita telah menuju ke belakang. Nampaknya di Malaysia hari ini, kehidupan wanita Islam ibarat dibawah mikroskop. Jika dibandingkan dengan wanita bukan Islam, mereka mempunyai kurang kebebasan. Akibat buruknya ialah wanita Islam menyimpan rasa dendam. Terkejutkah kita bila wanita Melayu pergi ke luar negara untuk merasakan kebebasan; dan sesetengah dari mereka tidak dapat mengawal diri?

Saya gagal memahami mengapa artikel " Persuasion, no compulsion" telah menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam. Keresahan timbul beberapa hari sebelum 9 Feb lalu, apabila pertama kali diwartakan yang tiga wanita telah disebat di Kajang.

Selama ini rakyat Malaysia menganggap Kartika, yang ditangkap meminum bir dikhalayak ramai, adalah wanita pertama dijatuhkan hukuman sebat. Bagaimanakah NGO-NGO dan pertubuhan-pertubuhan wanita sebelum ini tidak diberi tahu tentang keadaan wanita-wanita ini? Sehingga kini, kita hanya tahu yang mereka menyerah diri secara sukarela, dengan "sukacitanya" rela disebat, dan telah insaf.

Tiada informasi telah dibongkar tentang lelaki-lelaki yang mempunyai hubungan kelamin dengan wanita-wanita ini? Bolehkah pertubuhan-pertubuhan wanita mendapat akses tentang kebajikan wanita-wanita ini? Adakah sesiapa tahu jika mereka mendapat peguam dan kesemua hak mereka? Atau adakah mereka sekadar contoh kuasa kaum lelaki, kuasa badan agama dan keutuhan Islam dalam masyarakat kita?

Kemarahan dan bidasan masyarakat antarabangsa telah mengakibatkan pihak berkuasa kita mengelabah, mengambil jalan cepat untuk menjalankan hukuman tersebut. Wang rakyat tak sepatutnya dibazirkan dengan perkara tak berfaedah ini. Segala jawapan ada dalam negara ini, bukan dari luar. Tambahan pula, undang-undang hukuman sebat telah diluluskan. Segala perbincangan tentang undang-undang ini sepatutnya telah dibincangkan sebelum dikuatkuasakan.

Contoh-contoh soalan yang diketengahkan, tetapi tidak dilayan, adalah soalan mudah seperti mengapa wanita-wanita tersebut boleh disebat menurut undang-undang syariah walhal undang-undang sivil melarangnya? Mengapakah mereka menerima hukuman maksimum, iaitu hukuman sebat? Mengapa mereka tidak diberi kelonggaran sebagai kesalahan pertama, seperti denda atau khidmat masyarakat?



Membuktikan Sesuatu

Adakah badan agama ini cuba membuktikan sesuatu - iaitu kerajaan sekarang cuba menerap identiti Islam? Amat menyedihkan yang empat (termasuk Kartika) wanita malang ini digunakan dalam permainan kuasa mereka. Turut dikesalkan ialah pembaziran tenaga polis, dan Kementerian Dalam Negeri dalam mencari "agenda tersembunyi" Gunasegaran dalam artikelnya. Tidakkah institusi-institusi ini mempunyai perkara yang lebih baik untuk dilakukan?

Jikalau para ulama mempunyai terlalu banyak masa, mungkin mereka patut merenung komen Shahrizat yang menyebut keruntuhan nilai kekeluargaan dan bapa yang meninggalkan keluarga telah yang memburukkan lagi masalah umat Islam/Melayu masyarakat kita. Mungkinkah badan syariah negeri-negeri patut duduk semeja dan mencari penyelesaian untuk masalah sosial ini?

Mereka juga boleh menyelaraskah undang-undang syariah, yang pada ketika ini berbeza mengikut negeri, dan menutup kelemahan yang di eksploitasi golongan lelaki.

Adakah mereka nampak perbezaan berat hukuman-hukuman ini: Kartika akan disebat dan didenda RM5000 kerana meminum bir, sedangkan seorang lelaki yang memberi layanan buruk dan meninggalkan isteri dan anaknya hanya didenda RM1000? Adakah mereka sedar yang ini tidak konsisten dan tidak adil?

Mereka juga patut mengkaji semula penguatkuasaan dan serbuan yang dijalankan polis-polis agama ini supaya dijalankan dengan kurang kejam, yang selama ini menjatuhkan maruah suspek. Mungkin mereka juga patut renungkan hak asasi manusia.

Banyak lagi perkara membina yang NGO-NGO Muslim dan ulama-ulama patut lakukan, daripada bertindak terlampau sensitif terhadap kenyataan mana-mana individu.

NGO-NGO ini dan MAIS lah yang telah menghina dan memberi nama buruk kepada agama.  

wow that was hard. I just spent over an hour doing this. not too good I supposed, but that's all I could do.

norzyy

5# kucingblue

TQ for the translation

tobby

meh aku cuba.
wow that was hard. I just spent over an hour doing this. not too good I supposed, but that's all I could do.
kucingblue Post at 9-3-2010 11:17

bagus utk dipikirkan.

penyapu

takde kedit ke utk kucing ang ang ang....

sshi

kenapa aku nampak seolah-olah MM ni mahukan 'gender equality' pulak? mungkin ke sebab syariah Malaysia ni mmg gender bias? (ye ke bias)?
apakah hukum seorang suami meninggalkan isteri/keluarga? apakah hukum seseorang yg meminum arak? (in spite of gender)  
apa pendapat korang pulak?

sshi

hukuman yg hendak dijatuhkan tentulah melihat kepada hukum dari segi syarak pasal sesuatu kesalahan tu jugak. bukanla main jatuh je hukuman apa.

Acong

kenapa aku nampak seolah-olah MM ni mahukan 'gender equality' pulak? mungkin ke sebab syariah Malaysia ni mmg gender bias? (ye ke bias)?
apakah hukum seorang suami meninggalkan isteri/keluarga? apak ...
sshi Post at 10-3-2010 14:56

bukankah Islam itu adil?

always_typo

kenapa aku nampak seolah-olah MM ni mahukan 'gender equality' pulak? mungkin ke sebab syariah Malaysia ni mmg gender bias? (ye ke bias)?
apakah hukum seorang suami meninggalkan isteri/keluarga? apak ...
sshi Post at 10-3-2010 14:56

kena tengok dari konteks jugak mengikut budi bicara hakim. Bukan boleh ambil kes 1 dan kes 2 buat perbandingan secara totok macam tu. Selalunya hukuman diberi dalam bentuk range ie kurang dari RM3,000 atau kurang dari RM5,000 dsbgnya, hakim yang memutuskan jumlah sebenarnya.

Contoh : Hukuman minum arak diletak tinggi mungkin kerana hakim rasa  yang terlibat tersebut boleh membayar kerana dia dari golongan berada. Hukuman meninggalkan isteri tu lebih kompleks, melihatkan kemampuan dan tanggungjawab suami, denda RM1000 mungkin dah cukup perit dan dirasa sudah boleh memberi pengajaran kepada sang suami tersebut.

Tanpa mengetahui details, tak wajar kita compare mcm tu.

Denda yang sama pun kekadang tak adil juga. Mcm pemandu porsche dan pemandu proton, masing2 kena denda RM300 sebab langgar traffic lights. Bagi pemandu proton, RM300 tu mungkin dah separuh dari gaji basicnya (RM600!), lepas tu dia pun serik tak mahu langgar traffic lights lagi. Tapi bagi pemandu porsche, denda tu cuma 0.5% dari gajinya, jadi tiada keinsafan lagi baginya.  So, dimanakah keadilan?