Obey or i'll bite!
According to today's The Star newspaper, the Director of JAIS (Selangor Islamic Religious Council) issued a statement of warning that action would be taken against any person(s) who protest the use of loudspeakers by mosques during prayer times in the state.
Why are there so many little political tadpoles suddenly growing their front and hind legs at sucha fast pace? Can't these new froggies give themselves more time to learn the proper worldly conduct before they start to croak? At such a time when racial sensitivities are to be treated with great caution, it is even more highly crucial for religious authorities to bring calm to the storm with positive statements, rather than further igniting or stoking the flames.
To me, any matter which is done in moderation ought to be acceptable. Having lived with and be woken by the morning calls for prayer for 30 odd years, I've come to accept the thing as a norm since ages ago. It even became my melodious wake up call and i even enjoyed listening to the prayer from my bed at times even though I'm not a Muslim. Other religions included , Islam to me was a wonderful religion and the daily prayers were never a bother; but rather, welcomed as good religions should not only be tolerated, but accepted for all its goodness.
However, I could understand the 189 protestors in Puchong when they complained that they had never called for total silence, but only the lowering of the volume. Especially in the silence of the morning, the call for prayer could be clearly heard even from the air-conditioned confines of my bedroom (the mosque is about 3 kilometers away). Therefore, to me, it's just a judgement call by the mosque officials to ensure a volume that would be agreeable to all within the vicinity of their mosques. It's that simple, really! No need for a croaking-wannabee to issue any stern warning!!!!!!!!
Why are there so many little political tadpoles suddenly growing their front and hind legs at sucha fast pace? Can't these new froggies give themselves more time to learn the proper worldly conduct before they start to croak? At such a time when racial sensitivities are to be treated with great caution, it is even more highly crucial for religious authorities to bring calm to the storm with positive statements, rather than further igniting or stoking the flames.
To me, any matter which is done in moderation ought to be acceptable. Having lived with and be woken by the morning calls for prayer for 30 odd years, I've come to accept the thing as a norm since ages ago. It even became my melodious wake up call and i even enjoyed listening to the prayer from my bed at times even though I'm not a Muslim. Other religions included , Islam to me was a wonderful religion and the daily prayers were never a bother; but rather, welcomed as good religions should not only be tolerated, but accepted for all its goodness.
However, I could understand the 189 protestors in Puchong when they complained that they had never called for total silence, but only the lowering of the volume. Especially in the silence of the morning, the call for prayer could be clearly heard even from the air-conditioned confines of my bedroom (the mosque is about 3 kilometers away). Therefore, to me, it's just a judgement call by the mosque officials to ensure a volume that would be agreeable to all within the vicinity of their mosques. It's that simple, really! No need for a croaking-wannabee to issue any stern warning!!!!!!!!
Special note ...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST SPECIAL PERSON! May your life improve by leaps and bounds especially after the monstrously lousy few months. I love me!
2nd special note : Karl Tham, born 23/09/08 at 5:38am, healthy little wonder at 2.9kgs.
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