Allah by Any Other Name

The Law of Probability of success states that when you are taking actions to increase your level of success what you are really doing is increasing the probability that you will succeed. Simply put, Law of Probability or Law of Success is that the number of chances of winning or succeed increases with the number of trials.

We have to give credit to BN/UMNO for being persistent even though what they are doing is totally heinous. Since “mainstream media” is devoid of alternative views and the only uproar is confined to the cyberspace, BN/UMNO succeeded in inventing a new issue. Now that it succeeds in finding that niche, the whole nation would rally behind these goons. BN/UMNO is the undisputed champion of the Malay Muslims in Malaysia.

Yes, the use of the word Allah by The Herald Newsletters will be a thorn in the PR flesh that will cause great pain. No, it is perhaps wrong to liken the issue to a thorn. A more precise description would be a time bomb that will blow PR asunder.

BN/UMNO let due process of law to happen this time. No need to intervene since presiding judge was a liberal and a non-Muslim too. A judgment would definitely go the Herald way and it did. The BN/UMNO Chief already proclaimed loudly that the “government”, read BN/UMNO would appeal. And by the grace of Allah, we have the Appellate Court after all! We need not worry after all, we will drag and dilly-dally as long as we can, incite the whole nation and by the time we have the nation at its feet, we will reverse the judgment. BN/UMNO is again the champion of Malay Muslims in Malaysia.

Already scores of Muslim NGOs are aligning behind the call for a reversal of judgment. BN/UMNO likened this to an undivided support on their cause. This is definitely bloody dangerous simply because BN/UMNO will capitalise on this!

Zahid Hamidi is a sleazy man but somehow he seemed to mutter some sense this time (Oh My God!). He put it quite simply that people of faith other than Islam may use this to confuse a Muslim. Going by Murphy’s Law, “Anything that can “happen” will happen and when it happens, it will happen at the most inappropriate time”.

Only PAS spiritual leader sees the issue clearly. It is never about religion at all. It is always about BN/UMNO maintaining its rule over this God forsaken land. Many people are simply too emotional about this issue. Even in pagan days, the word “Allah” is used when one referred to the Supreme Being. If you go to Egypt today you will meet Christians who refers to God as Allah. Religions of Abraham have the right to use Allah, the Spiritual Leader opined and the Muslims will always say what the Quran teaches, i.e. that Prophet Jesus (unto him peace is bestowed) is a mere prophet, like others before him.

People say charity begins at home but so do a host of other things. Everything begins at home for that matter and formal and informal education outside helps of course. If a father steals, the children would be thieves. If parents are pious, the children are equally god-fearing. Going by this reasoning, and even Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that “the parents determine the belief/religion/way of life of the children”. One must never fear that his descendants deviate from his religion if he practices a true religion and always pray that they remain steadfast.

The fear that the Muslim have should be equally shared by the Christians for the “migration” (conversion or reversion) can be both ways and not a one way street. Followers of the Christian faith may now be exposed to Allah, the Almighty as the Muslim understands and will you then cry foul only when calamity befall you?

PAS must now go to town to drum some sense into the misguided and misinformed public. Take the bull by the horns. Problems are opportunities in disguise. Do not let BN/UMNO capitalise on this issue and destroy PR into million pieces of nothingness! Get cracking before the other side seize the opportunity and judging by numerous reports in favour of BN/UMNO, PAS has an arduous task at hand.

Roses by any other names smell as sweet. There are 99 names and attributes of Allah the Almighty and the name Allah of the 99 is held most high and much revered. God by any other names but the 99 will not be the One that Muslims worship. It is only understandable that this issue is a difficult one for PR to deal with for BN/UMNO has cleverly seized the opportunity.

If even a career of a sleazy man like Khir Toyo can be revived when the man was suddenly resurrected from his political grave to rant on this issue! This goes to show that the issue has brought a new breath of life into a dying BN/UMNO. Ignore this at your own peril. PR, you have been warned!

Goodnight malaysia wherever you are!