│Azril Mohd Amin's personal views
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A certain prominent psychiatrist here in Malaysia once commented (“off the record”) that one of the job skills required of successful politicians is “borderline criminal psychosis”. In other words, many political leaders are not that far away from being crazy criminals. Anyway, everybody seems to know that politics is a “dirty business”.Continue reading “Malaysia without Politicians?”
Kenyataan Media Pertubuhan-pertubuhan Pembela Islam (PEMBELA) Mempertahankan Kedaulatan Islam di Malaysia dalam Menangani Isu Bible Bahasa Melayu
Kenyataan ini dibuat memandangkan sikap kumpulan-kumpulan Kristian akhir-akhir ini yang terlalu provokatif dan melampau-lampau dalam menangani isu Bible Bahasa Melayu. Sikap dan cara ini yang tercermin dalam tindakan membuat laporan polis secara berkumpulan serta pelbagai kenyataan-kenyataan kasar yang amat menghiris hati umat Islam di negara ini.Continue reading “Kenyataan Media Pertubuhan-pertubuhan Pembela Islam (PEMBELA)”
[Note] This is from a mailing list I belong to. In light of the overall uncertainty in the political scenario we are facing, the following advice by Sayyidi al-Habib ‘Umar bin Hafiz offer important lessons for us here in Malaysia:
Continue reading “Sayyidi al-Habib ‘Umar bin Hafiz’s advice”
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Leaders in moderate Muslim countries have the difficult task of bringing their followers, as well as Muslims of less moderate countries, into a state of grace and understanding such that the desire to enter paradise will overcome the promises of those false leaders who offer martyrdom as the reward for certain political acts such as murder and mayhem in South Thailand, suicide in Pakistan, Iraq, or killing demonstrators in Libya. It would be nice to have a real Caliph once again, who could tell us which “jihad” was the true one, and however, we must now make do with what we have in our religion, and our own intelligence.Continue reading “Border, Leadership and Partner Change”
(in-progress draft of initial chapter of a proposed monograph; comments are most welcome)
1. Modern Youth – With and Without Islam
Muslim youth – all youth – need facilities. They need a “high-energy space” to grow up in, to borrow a term from telemarketing. Look at the richness of educational and intellectual possibilities for Malaysia’s Muslim youth compared to so many other Muslim countries. And look at how eagerly they “take the bull of modern technology by the horn”, as it were. One must admire them for so bravely embracing their “growing pains”. They seem well aware that they are the vanguard of a new Renaissance of the Muslim Ummah that is occurring throughout the human race.
I could observe almost every week from the 8th floor of the building where my office is located, hundreds of young Malay-Muslims gather in Kuala Lumpur clubs for dancing and drinking together, looking for new friends, and I suspect sometimes trying some of the new drugs, and (even having sex?). Why are they doing this, when such activities involve completely denying their religious training, even betraying what their parents taught them?Continue reading “Why Do Malay Muslims Defect?”
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Muslims are only human. Many of them may wish to celebrate the rituals of “true love” and other illusions and delusions imported from the western world.
Let us remember that when we face our respective Days of Judgment, we will be examined according to how we fulfilled our duties in life, NOT according to how many times we “fell in love”.
There is no better place for personal reflections at any given time than the Haram in Makkah. I truly miss those days. The peaceful and breathtaking ambiance in Makkah and Madinah made me realize yet again that we are all lone travellers in this world with one purpose. To a certain extent, Islam asks us to look out for each other, but each individual has a personal limit how far they will go for you and it is subjective.Continue reading “A Brief Musing on Hajj”
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