Re: [IslamCity] Women caught in a more radical Indonesia
Asalamualaikum,
Does anyone have to comment on the following article by Shahid Malik (MP for Dewsbury) post 7/7?
Enamul Islam
__._,_.___
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
--
Recommended:
http://www.islamonline.net
http://www.islam-guide.com
http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org
--
All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise.
If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title change to daily digest.
SPONSORED LINKS
Holy quran
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
__,_._,___
Re: [IslamCity] Women caught in a more radical Indonesia
dear brother/sister,assalamu alaikum!!!Agree with you that indonesia isthe largest muslim populated country in the world and aceh is a very traditionally muslim.But what i want to highlight about Indonesia is they areaccepting other religions now-especially christianity.After the disastrous tsunami a lot of christian ngos are doing wonderful humanitarian services(which has to be appreciated) in the field of orphan care,building houses and even mosques etc.There are hardly few from our side with deep regret .We have been working on an orphan care project since tsunami called kinderhut .it is right in Banda aceh ,the epicentre of tsunami.It is high time that we concentrate on humanitarian services and establish more and more non govrnmental organizations to cater to humanity in general.I am
telling you this out of my personal experience.thanking you.may GOD help us here and herafter-ameen.Dr rajini abdulgafoor[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see a problem here, in the methods these local governments in Indonesia employ:Indonesia has been a predominately Islamic country for a few centuries, relatively new when it comes to Islam (except in places like Aceh, where it is much older). Out of ignorance, the Indonesians usually mixed Islam with their own previous polytheistic practices, creating what is called a "folk-religion".It is excellent that more and more Indonesians
are becoming more religious Muslims, and instituting Shari'ah is wonderful. Al-Hamdudillah! But I also caution that a quickness to institute Shari'ah, without first educating the people who are in need of such, could very well create a backlash against Islamwhich must be averted. I simply feel that these governments should exercise a little caution before going head-first in instituting Shari'ah upon a people who are not very religious.However, I have never been to Indonesia and the evidence I gather is from books. So I could be wrong. And Allah (Subhanahu wa-Ta'ala) knows best.Was-Salaam, Suhaib Jobst
Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better.
Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.
__._,_.___
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
--
Recommended:
http://www.islamonline.net
http://www.islam-guide.com
http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org
--
All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise.
If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title change to daily digest.
SPONSORED LINKS
Holy quran
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
__,_._,___
Re: [IslamCity] Women caught in a more radical Indonesia
I see a problem here, in the methods these local governments in Indonesia employ:
Indonesia has been a predominately Islamic country for a few centuries, relatively new when it comes to Islam (except in places like Aceh, where it is much older). Out of ignorance, the Indonesians usually mixed Islam with their own previous polytheistic practices, creating what is called a "folk-religion".
It is excellent that more and more Indonesians are becoming more religious Muslims, and instituting Shari'ah is wonderful. Al-Hamdudillah!
But I also caution that a quickness to institute Shari'ah, without first educating the people who are in need of such, could very well create a backlash against Islamwhich must be averted. I simply feel that these governments should exercise a little caution before going head-first in instituting Shari'ah upon a people who are not very religious.
However, I have never been to Indonesia and the evidence I gather is from books. So I could be wrong. And Allah (Subhanahu wa-Ta'ala) knows best.
Was-Salaam,
Suhaib Jobst
__._,_.___
***
{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all. [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
--
Recommended:
http://www.islamonline.net
http://www.islam-guide.com
http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org
--
All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise.
If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title change to daily digest.
SPONSORED LINKS
Holy quran
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
__,_._,___
[IslamCity] Women caught in a more radical Indonesia
International Herald Tribune Women caught in a more radical Indonesia By Jane Perlez The New York Times TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2006 TANGERANG, Indonesia To a passer-by, the dress and demeanor of Lilis Lindawati would have attracted little attention as she waited in the dark in this busy industrial city for a ride home.She wore green pants, a denim jacket, beige sandals with modest heels, burgundy lipstick and penciled eyebrows. Her black hair flowed freely, unencumbered by a head scarf, the sign of a religious Muslim woman that is increasingly prevalent in Indonesia but not mandatory.In a now widely recounted incident, Lindawati, 36, was hustled into a government van that clammy February evening by brown-uniformed police, known as tranquillity and public order officers."They put about 20 of us in the police station and then went out again to target the hotels," she said, telling the story as she sat on the floor of her family's two-room, $12-a-month rental, her husband beside her.She was charged with being a prostitute under a new local law forbidding lewd behavior, and in an unusual public hearing attended by local dignitaries and residents, she was sentenced with some of the other women to three days in jail.Lindawati insists she is not a prostitute.Her case has become a symbol of an increasingly impassioned tussle in Indonesia between those who favor the introduction of Shariah, or Islamic law, by local governments, and those who assert that this large Muslim country, recognized for its moderation and diversity, must hold firm to its secular Constitution of 1945.Nearly 30 local governments have introduced Shariah laws or Shariah- inspired legislation, from Aceh in the far north, where Shariah laws have lain quiescent on the books for several years but are now being enforced by special Shariah courts, to southern Sulawesi and small islands farther west.In Aceh, the province devastated by the tsunami in December 2004, officers belonging to a special Shariah police unit stop women on the street who do not have their head scarves properly adjusted and often impose fines. In some instances, women have been publicly whipped for being caught in public with men who are not their husbands, said Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, a founder of Flower Aceh, a women's rights group.In Sulawesi, one of Indonesia's main islands, three southern districts have passed Shariah legislation and are establishing Shariah courts to enforce the laws. Schoolgirls have been sent home for wearing clothes considered insufficiently modest. In some places, women who are government officials must wear a head scarf to work.To many, the new laws represent stealthy movement toward excessive intrusion of Islam into Indonesia's political process, often with the backing of the Justice and Prosperity Party, a fast-rising Islamic party.Moderates are battling an anti-pornography bill, backed in the national legislature by the Justice and Prosperity Party, that would impose a one-year prison sentence for women wearing miniskirts and five years for couples caught kissing in public. In another incident that is interpreted as a sign of growing grass-roots intolerance, a convert to Islam was jailed in a municipality in east Java earlier this year for leading prayers in a national language rather than in Arabic.Some leading moderates say they worry that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the first directly elected leader of Indonesia and to many the personification of a tolerant Islam, has been too slow to react.In a speech in early June, Yudhoyono revived the notion of a state ideology, known as Pancasila, which is generally seen as Indonesia's commitment to secular government and of unity in diversity.But Pancasila, created by Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno, came into its own as an ideology under General Suharto, the long-ruling authoritarian leader who was toppled in 1998. By the end of Suharto's rule, Pancasila had fallen in esteem, too, leaving some moderates wondering whether the doctrine remained the best vehicle for reining in the new trend."It was a good speech reaffirming Pancasila and condemning Shariah," said T. Mulya Lubis, a prominent lawyer and chairman of the Society for Democracy and Education, "but it was not enough."More than 50 members of Parliament recently signed a letter urging the president to abolish the Shariah-inspired local laws.The president, Lubis said, is overly concerned about offending some of the Islamic parties, particularly the Justice and Prosperity Party, which has supported him in Parliament."The president believes his persona alone can defeat the Islamists," but that is not necessarily the case, the lawyer said.Lubis said he planned to take speakers to universities and schools across the country in the coming months to emphasize the moderate traditions of Indonesia.Not all of the new local laws are enforced by special Islamic courts. The mayor of Tangerang, Wahidin Halim, who initiated the
