It's A Sad Thing

Ramadhan is coming to an end...this week. Syawal is coming up...along with Aidil Fitri. The supposedly celebration for all Muslims in 'winning' the feat of fasting throughout the month. But...that's not the topic I'm on tonight.

I'm deeply saddened by the issues highlighted by some people on the new commercial aired by TV3 for the Aidil Fitri. I just don't understand what the hype was all about. Just because the commercial portrays other than the usual 'Malay setting' they said it's 'khurafat' (nonsense) and trying to deviate from the teachings of Islam.

Duhh! First of all...celebrating the Eid-ul Fitri is not written as one of Rukun Islam. It was just a celebration passed down from generations. It's just a culture. Some people don't even celebrate Eid-ul Fitri...not in a big way, that is. Don't they know?

Secondly, it shows that these people have nothing better to do than looking for the faults in others. Is that a true Islamic approach? There is this one Blogger, who went up to the extent of looking at every single frame of the commercial while commenting this and that. He even relate that to the Freemasonry and Illumination...Buddhisme & Christianity! What a bunch of crap! Does he seriously look at every commercial as detailed as he did to that particular commercial? I wonder...

While they say that they are 'true' Muslims...did they not realise that inadvertently they made others (especially the non-Muslims) to wonder if finding faults in others is the true teachings of Islam? And I'm saying that it is NOT. Islam does not teach us to find faults in others. Islam does not teach us to ridicule others publicly...and Islam does not teach us to have negative thoughts about others - be them Muslims OR non-Muslims.

Islam taught us to be good to EVERY living thing. Only when circumstances arise that we can declare war with the enemies of Islam. To understand this...you need to really understand Islam. Not necessarily wearing the full headcover or purdah or the kopiah or the songkok made you a 'true' Islam...Not, if you are still saying things that would hurt other people's feelings.

My advice is:

• Please understand Islam the ACTUAL way, whole heartedly. 'Know yourself in order to know your God".
• And to Blog readers: Don't just simply agree with what a Blogger writes, until and unless you are sure that what is written is valid. It doesn't hurt to take a step back to reflect what was written...or to do some background search on the topic...or to refer to someone knowledgeable on the topic...before you agree / disagree with the Blogger's point of view.

In the case of that poor commercial, I would say that no one (at this point of time) took the initiative to really ask the production what was their real intention in producing that commercial. Which, I have a great feeling that is has everything to do with the spirit of 1Malaysia...that's all.

Nonetheless, this is what I wanna share with you guys:
"O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: ill-seeming is a name connoting to wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: and those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...But fear God: for God is Oft-returning, Most Merciful. O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well-acquainted (with all things)". - Al-Hujuraat: 11-12.

PEACE! TO THE WORLD...