In retaliation against Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor over the issue of Bon Odori, both the PAS Ulama Council and its women’s wing issued statements on Thursday (June 9) to urge Muslims not to participate in the Japanese festival. The order from the PAS Islamist political party “clashes” with a royal decree from the Selangor Palace which ordered the festival to proceed.
PAS Islamist party, clearly unhappy with the Sultan Selangor, said – “The PAS Ulama Council is urging Muslims not to attend the Bon Odori Festival because of the religious elements in the event. Although there are ‘views’ that say the festival is only related to Japanese culture, it does not in any way dismiss concerns that the event still contains elements of Buddhist religious rituals”.
PAS Ulama chief Ahmad Yahya said – “This is in line with statements issued by the Religious Affairs Minister (Idris Ahmad), muftis and religious experts. Their positions are based on public interest so that people do not fall into traps that could lead to a violation of aqidah (faith). The reasoning that this is a Japanese cultural event is not merit enough for it to be considered together”.
It appears that Malay-Muslim radicals have declared war on the Malay Monarch. The dispute over Bon Odori started on June 6 when Idris Ahmad, Religious Affairs Minister, advised Muslims not to participate in the upcoming festival (in Selangor on July 16) as it contains elements of other religions – based on a study conducted by JAKIM (Malaysian Islamic Development Department).
PAS young women’s wing – Ameerah Malaysia – has gone to the extent of banning the dance altogether, saying it is “haram” or forbidden for Muslims to participate in a religious festival that honours the spirit of the departed. The next day (June 7), Penang mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor told Muslims not to participate the Bon Odori festival for fear it could lead to “syirik” (polytheism).
However, the Sultan of Selangor issued a decree on June 8 to the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) not to obstruct “anyone” from attending the festival. Not only Sultan Sharafuddin decreed the religious department to hand off Bon Odori, the monarch has also expressed his displeasure over the dubious study done by JAKIM to ban the Japanese traditional festival.
But the Malay Sultan was not done with the radical, extremist and narrow-minded PAS leaders, who often act as if they are the messenger of God. The religious department was shocked when Sultan Sharafuddin ordered officers from JAIS and the Shah Alam City Council to attend Bon Odori to see with their own eyes what actually happens during the dance festival.
The royal decree has caught PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party) radicals with their pants down. If they keep quiet, not only it will undermine Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad’s power and Islamic credential, but also proves that PAS leaders are a bunch of fake holy men. But at the same time, the royal decree is seen as a humiliation that cannot be ignored by the political animals.
Hence, a day after what the arrogant PAS leaders saw as Sultan Sharafuddin’s interference in Islamic affairs – which PAS falsely considered as its jurisdiction – the Islamist political party decided to retaliate. The party, led by president Abdul Hadi Awang, wanted to teach the Malay Ruler a lesson so that the monarch knows his real place, and not to lecture PAS in the future.
First, the latest statement from PAS clearly indicates that “views” (from Sultan Selangor) were not only wrong, but was rubbished as nothing but an ignorant personal opinion of the Sultan because PAS insists that Bon Odori still contains elements of Buddhist religious rituals – despite the fact that the dance festival had never misled a single Muslim for the past 45 years since it was held in 1977.
Second, in urging Muslims not to attend the Bon Odori Festival, PAS is flexing its muscle to show that Sultan Sharafuddin is powerless against the Islamist party extremists. It also sends a dangerous message that Malaysian Muslims can ignore not only the Sultan Selangor’s current decree, but also any future royal decree – if PAS is unhappy and disagrees with the Malay Ruler.
Third, the statement was deliberately issued by PAS Ulama Council to send a message that the entire political party was behind Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad, who is also the vice president of PAS. To further insult the Selangor Sultan, the statement specifically said the rejection of the royal decree has the approval from muftis and religious experts.
Fourth, by creating a perspective as if PAS has the full support of all the so-called muftis and religious experts in the country against the royal decree to allow Bon Odori to proceed, PAS is trying to usurp the powers of the Sultan Selangor. PAS is trying to ridicule Sultan Sharafuddin as someone not qualified and gullible in matters of Islam, even though he is the head of Islam in his own state.
Fifth, by challenging the sultan, PAS effectively says JAKIM should obey and report directly to it. This screams treason and treachery because Sultan Sharafuddin was appointed by the Conference of Rulers in March 2020 as chairman of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia (MKI), where the prime minister was demoted as deputy and JAKIM is under the sultan’s jurisdiction.
Sixth, not only Sultan Selangor is being attacked by the extremists, PAS has actually attacked all the nine Malay Rulers, including the Agong (King). This can be seen after PAS Ulama chief Ahmad Yahya said besides Selangor, other states should emulate the Kelantan government’s decision to ban the Bon Odori dance as a cultural performance event.
Crucially, an attack on Sultan Selangor is also an attack on all the Malay Rulers due to the position of Sultan Sharafuddin as the chairman of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia (MKI). Essentially, PAS leaders have not only insulted Malay Rulers, but also insults Islam – breaching the Constitution that says Sultan is the Head of the Islamic religion.
One of the reasons why PAS Islamist party has been so daring in attacking the Sultanate of Selangor is because all the nine Malay Rulers mind their own business. For instance, in the case of Bon Odori festival, neither Sultan of Johor nor Sultan of Perak, two of the most outspoken sultans, have defended multiculturalism, let alone defending their fellow royal brother Sultan Selangor.
To make matters worse, Raja Perlis has chosen to keep quiet despite the spread of extremism and radicalization in the monarch’s own state. That emboldened Perlis Mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin to join the Bon Odori bandwagon for some 5-minute fame. The infamous racist and radical mufti has a laughable suggestion – the Japanese festival changes its name to “avoid confusion”.
Mufti Asri argued that the name change – such as Japanese Festival instead of Bon Odori – will avoid confusing the event with the original Japanese celebration that has “elements of syirik (idolatry) and khurafat (superstition)”. Based on his logic, if pork changes its name to special potato, it would automatically become halal (permissible) and safe to be consumed by Muslims.
But the burning question is this – where are all the defenders of Muslims, Islam and Malay Rulers? If it was the DAP (Democratic Action Party) who had challenged the Sultan Selangor, all hell will break loose and Malay extremists would stir up racial and religion sentiments among the Malays that the Muslims and Malay Rulers have been insulted by the “Chinese, Christians and Communists”.
Hilariously, when it was the PAS Islamist party that has insulted, disrespected, defied and attacked a Malay Sultan, not a single leader from the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) or Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) has stepped forward to condemn the rude PAS-Muslim leaders. Every UMNO-Malay and Bersatu-Malay leader has gone underground, pretending that nothing had happened.
Where is “Bossku” Najib Razak or UMNO president Zahid Hamidi? Not even “Malay first” Muhyiddin Yassin (president of Bersatu) or Prime Minister Ismail Sabri wishes to defend the Malay Ruler, let alone Mahathir Mohamad, chairman of Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Homeland Fighters’ Party). Likewise, Anwar Ibrahim – opposition leader and PKR president – prefers to zip his mouth.
And where is the corrupt and double-standard Royal Malaysia Police who would not think twice about arresting DAP, non-Malay or opposition leaders at lightning speed without the need to be told so whenever the subject of Malay Rulers is involved? Ahh, that’s because PAS is part of the government today and therefore, the Islamist political party is untouchable.
Sultan Sharafuddin, who supported the Perikatan Nasional backdoor government formed by Muhyiddin Yassin in March 2020 despite the dubious majority support commanded by the traitor, should realize by now the consequences of installing power-crazy leaders like Muhyiddin Yassin, Hadi Awang and UMNO-Malays. They had never been loyal to the Malay Monarch in the first place.
Like it or not, the Malay Rulers should also realize that if the extremists and radicals are not stopped, they would be emboldened to snatch more power. The Bon Odori episode could be the first step towards the “Iranian Revolution” in Malaysia – the 1979 revolution in Iran that saw how the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced with an Islamic republic under the rule of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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June 11th, 2022 by financetwitter
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Comments
At last we are at least getting some whimpers of an attempt at a fightback against the earthly Almighty from the followers of the heavenly Almighty!
That’s the way to go – fight the good fight! That’s what wan should do against an existential threat.
The religion has never set roots here and is only used by the unscrupulous to control others, and to divide and rule. And as a cover for very un-Islamic corruption (there such a thing?)
The cancel culture of the Keeper of the Faith and defender of the holy cities Salman boneSAW hath decreed earth-shattering changes to the religion.
The Hadiths have been cancelled, nullified. This is like having the Bible minus the New Testament, a religion of peace without murderous wars against the infidels, compassion and mercy without cutting heads and chopping limbs, Tom without Jerry, and, indeed, Laurel without Hadi!
To be Bon Again, the ancient beliefs need massive transformation, fast reforms, and association with the intelligent and not the unthinking and backward to ensure its survival. Or the faith becomes extinct. None better entrusted to the righteous task of ensuring collapse comes sure and fast than the last of the defenders of the dying faith who can only be found in our blessed sh*thole country.
The dying religion needs a heavy dose of a sudden Zen awakening, realism, touch of modernity (not just cars, mobile phones, cruisin’ at the malls), and infusion of the better blood, the more effectual ketuanan of other races. Or the religion here will be dead or dud dodo, Amen.
Even if the most worthy of the followers of the world, and only to be found in our blessed land, do not take a last stand from dozing under the coconut trees, they would become extinct. The problem with our stupid, uncultured, and ignorant barbarian monkeys is the more they have to do their personal jihad and change, the more stubborn and resistant they are to perceived threats to their ego, delusion of power and superiority. The feeling of power and authority is most intoxicating. The insecure and weak always need to be control freaks over others.
What’s the meaning of life when you can no longer boss over others, look fcuking ridiculous dressed-up pirated half-baked copies of Bedouins, Afghans, Yemenis, walking tents, portable shower cubicles, toilets… and you can’t bring on the joyous golden age when every day is a festival of beheading, limb chopping, arse-whipping, stoning, crucifixions, and pushing the pondans off tall buildings?!
Regardless of how it may be risky to take on the constitutional defender of the faith, the ideological battle has to be fought and won. It is very much a fight our assorted “religious” have to take on, their very survival depends on it. A defeat means you can’t swagger and strut around oozing with hikmah(?), overflowing piety, holiness and all that, you certainly can’t get the weak sheep to shudder in fear and obey your fatwas.
Look how those politicians forever harping about “their” faith have become so fcuking quiet and evasive shifty about what should be their role especially in defending the faith – not necessarily attack royalty. . Our politicians have always been using religion to divide and rule, reaping benefits from that all these while. But comes the critical time for them to show a bit of spine, find their tiny one-testicle to take a stance for their faith they all silently disappear into the murky ditch where the sun sets! What heroism, our dog-shiite ketuanan! Who’s wildly waving the keris to defend the faith now? Or are they putting on their red Burberry t-shirts protest the palace, Hello?!
As much as I would like to admire those with true adherence to the faith and show grit in their determination to become Japanese with their kamikaze effort to take on the earthly Almighty, I have at the same time profound admiration for the wisdom of the earthly Almighty suggesting wan should visit the festival to find out for themselves what it really is all about. I have to add, though, the suggestion may unlikely work – you can’t get those fanatical obstinate moronic fixed-minded monkeys to be able or wan to see anything to make them wan to think any differently from the backward views they hold for dear life and death. So some of the monkeys may visit the festival to confirm their trademark prejudices, backwardness in thinking ability – and to save face and ego.
As an optimistic person and a devout stone worshipper I am minded with the prediction like those in my bomoh department, the festival may even make wan or two enlightened, and cause them to be Bon Again. Otherwise, nothing happens, all the major players typically do nothing, all quietly return to dozing under the coconut trees, insyaallah..!
It would be a spectacle the mob comes out and add to the event’s festivity, plea with, harass or threaten attendees, create the usual loud and noisy chaos, and go home happy, no wan lose their head in rage – or beheading. .
The writing is on the wall, the faith in the hands of the caveman mullahs will be doomed, matter of time. Before expiring the last smelly breath, keep the toothless commotion up. Keep dispensing the holy camel urine and keep calm and carry on with looking important and being noisy..!
Our delightful munafiq two-faced politicians are as usual cowardly and quietly lurking in the dark background waiting to see where to frog it as the battle between the earthly Almighty and the Almighty Big Woman up the Sky wills it. Neither side can or shalt back down, let the Mother of All Battles commence, the betting office is next door. Our opportunistic politicians are in a quandary over which side to support, and are as usual playing dead and missing in action. Once the fog of war clears, the frogs of war will know the position to stick with – they will, as usual, still stay with both side, their tiny one-testicle still in the deep freeze, no honest firm position held, no decision made…
I need both side to survive, the brave and wise earthly Almighty to defend and protect us from the wayward, the excessively stupid, and the hollow posturing munafiq mullahs and religious thugs.
And I need the Mat Pulpits too to laugh at. And spit on, Amen!
As usual, I’m sat comfortably on the front row to see the show. Lots of peanuts and ikan bilis. And a couple bottles Timah – that’s the spirit, Amen!
I’ll drink to those who crash any physical barrier put up by the fanatics to block entry to the festival, and the crashers breach any mental barrier propped up against free thoughts and critical thinking, Amen! I heard there would be the frontline shock troops of the LGBTQ++ communities out to tear down the barriers by kissing, fondling and groping the tough Mats blocking their way to the festival – and make Mat Doors of them savage fanatics.
May wisdom and great sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki, salami prevail and win the day, and tempura not flare, for G*d’s saké, Amen!
Are the Muslim brothers in this country so unknowledgeable that they easily can be misled by just seeing a show?