KENYATAAN MEDIA PEMUDA PAS SARAWAK:
ISLAM ASAS KERJASAMA PAS DENGAN NON-MUSLIM
Dewan Pemuda PAS Negeri Sarawak (DPPNS) berasa amat kesal dengan tuduhan tanpa asas Ahli Parlimen Santubong, Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar yang jelas menunjukkan tahap berpolitik beliau yang kebudakan-budakan bagi seorang yang juga memegang jawatan Timbalan Speaker Parlimen Malaysia seperti yang dilaporkan oleh media arus perdana Sarawak semalam. Dalam masa yang sama, kenyataan beliau itu juga menunjukkan tahap kefahaman Islam beliau yang rendah bagi seorang yang pemimpin masyarakat Muslim.
Untuk pengetahuan Tuan Timbalan Speaker, PAS tidak pernah berubah pendirian dalam perjuangannya menegakkan Islam dan ajarannya yang meletakkan keadilan untuk semua tanpa mengira kaum dan agama sejak penubuhan PAS pada tahun 1951 lagi. Asas kerjasama PAS dengan masyarakat bukan Islam adalah didasarkan dalil-dalil jelas daripada Al-Qur’an dan perjalanan hidup Nabi Muhammad baik di Mekah mahupun Madinah. Kerjasama antara masyarakat Islam dan bukan Islam dalam pembinaan sebuah negara yang makmur dan adil jelas dapat dilihat melalui Perlembagaan Madinah yang ditandatangani dan dipersetujui oleh semua orang Islam, golongan musyrikin dan Yahudi di Madinah pada waktu tersebut.
Janganlah kita hanya sibuk menyambut Maulid Nabi tetapi dalam masa yang sama buta dengan kisah di mana pada zaman awal dakwah Nabi di Mekah, perjuangan Nabi dilindungi oleh beberapa pimpinan bukan Islam di sana. Kita juga perlu ingat bahawa ketika Nabi berhijrah ke Madinah, penunjuk jalan beliau dan Abu Bakar adalah seorang non-muslim . Kisah-kisah ini jelas menunjukkan keharusan bekerjasama dengan masyarakat non-muslim dalam menegakkan kebenaran dan keadilan.
Sebenarnya bukan PAS tetapi BNlah yang bersifat seperti ‘chameleon’ atau ‘sumpah-sumpah’ yang boleh bertukar-tukar warna dalam memancing undi rakyat. Di hadapan kaum Cina, BN menuduh DAP ditunggangi PAS, manakala di hadapan pengundi Melayu, BN memfitnah PAS ditunggangi DAP. Dalam suatu majlis, Perdana Menteri BN berceramah panjang tentang kesederhanaan tetapi dalam ketika yang lain lebih RM400,000 dibelanjakan untuk majlis pertunangan puteri beliau. Kerajaan BN diwar-warkan sebagai berkebajikan dengan inisiatif BR1M tetapi dalam masa yang sama menghadiahkan lebih RM 500 juta dalam bentuk pelupusan hutang kepada bekas Pengerusi Eksekutif MAS, Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli yang telah menggagalkan syarikat penerbangan negara itu.
Tuduhan Dr Wan Junaidi yang kononnya dahulu PAS memperjuangkan Negara Islam sehinggakan semua orang hendak diislamkan seperti yang dilaporkan di dalam Utusan Borneo semalam juga bukti nyata penyelewengan fakta yang amat serius oleh seorang Timbalan Speaker Parlimen. Sekiranya fitnah Dr Wan Junaidi ini benar, tentu sekali tiada orang bukan Muslim di Kelantan yang telah diperintah dengan jayanya oleh PAS selama lebih 20 tahun. Hakikatnya, penduduk bukan Islam di Kelantan adalah kelompok pengundi tegar PAS yang berdiri teguh menyokong kepimpinan Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
Sebenarnya, isu PAS herhasrat meletakkan calon pilihanraya dari kalangan non-muslim bukanlah sesuatu yang baru. Calon bukan Islam pertama yang diletakkan PAS ialah Saudari Kumutha Raman di Johor pada tahun 2008. Dalam masa yang sama perlu dijelaskan bahawa Pesuruhjaya PAS Sarawak dalam kenyataan beliau pada minggu lepas sebenarnya menyebut PAS Sarawak akan meletakkan calon Iban dalam PRU13 akan datang. Sebagai rakyat Sarawak yang cintakan keharmonian seharusnya kita berasa pelik dengan kenyataan Dr Wan Junaidi yang pada hakikatnya bersifat cauvinis seolah-olah Islam ini hanya milik orang Melayu. Adakah seorang Iban semestinya seorang bukan Muslim? Kita harus menerima hakikat bahawa Islam tidak mengenal ras dan kaum dan di Sarawak, telah pun ada kelompok masyarakat Cina, Iban, Bidayuh dan lain-lain yang telah memeluk Islam sejak sekian lama. Jelasnya, Islam bukan milik eksklusif orang Melayu,Kedayan ataupun Melanau.
DPPNS menyeru semua rakyat Sarawak agar tidak mudah termakan dengan dakyah politik BN yang rasis dan penuh dengan penyelewengan fakta. Mari kita sama-sama berganding bahu membawa perubahan kepada negara dan negeri ini dengan menolak kezaliman dan ketidakadilan BN. Bagi PAS, kami jelas dalam perjuangan kami bahawa, ‘the muslims are our brothers in faith and the non-muslims are our brothers in humanity’.
ISLAM IS THE BASIS OF PAS’ CO-OPERATION WITH THE NON-MUSLIMS
Sarawak PAS Youth is deeply intrigued with the baseless allegations made by the MP for Santubong, Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar which clearly demonstrates his rather childish politics unbefitting of a Deputy Parliamentary Speaker as widely reported in the Sarawak media yesterday. At the same time, his statements, to our disappointment reveal a great deal of misunderstanding and confusion about Islam in the mind of this so-called Muslim leader.
In case the honourable Deputy Speaker may have slipped his mind, we would like to re-assure him that PAS has never changed or abandoned her original message of fighting for Islam and bringing justice to all regardless of race and faith ever since its formation in 1951. In fact, the very basis for PAS’ co-operation with the non-Muslims is deeply rooted in The Holy Qur’an and the extensive records of Prophet Muhammad’s colourful mission and struggle in both Mecca and Medina. The co-operation between Muslims and the non-Muslims in building a nation of prosperity and justice is clearly manifested in the famous Medina Constitution which has been ratified and agreed upon by all Muslims, polytheists and the Jews of Medina at that time.
Muslims must not be too engrossed in celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (Maulid Nabi) but at the same time, are blind of the hard fact of the prophetic mission whereby it has been reported that during the early years of the propagation of Islam, The Prophet and the believers were actually protected by a few non-Muslims leaders in Mecca. We must also not forget of the fact that during Prophet Muhammad’s Great Migration (Hijrah) to Medina, his guide was actually a trustworthy non-Muslim. All of these great stories of co-operation between Muslims and non-Muslims are clear proof of the permissibility of such interaction, collaboration and mutual support with the aim to establish public good and justice for all.
As a matter of fact, it was not PAS but BN which is ‘chameleonic’ and can dynamically change colours just for the sake of garnering votes from the rakyat. It was not PAS but BN which in front of the Chinese voters, accuses DAP of being PAS’ slave whilst in front of the Muslim voters, happily accuses PAS to be DAP’s slave. In fact, it was a BN Prime Minister who gave a very long sermon on being moderate while weeks later spent more than RM400,000 for his daughter’s engagement ceremony. At one time, it was BN who claimed itself as the ultimate champion of the people via BR1M while at another occasion has waived more than RM 500 million in debt which is essentially the rakyat’s money to the notoriously corrupt Ex-MAS Executive Chairman, Tan Sri Tajuddin Ramli.
Dr Wan Junaidi’s false accusation about PAS used to be extremely passionate about establishing an Islamic State and wanting all non-Muslims to become Muslims is also another evidence of fact-twisting by the honourable Deputy Speaker. For a thinking mind, if this even holds any truth, logically, there should be zero non-Muslims in Kelantan after 20 glorious years of administering Kelantan. To the surprise of many, the actual fact is that, the non-Muslim community in Kelantan has become an ever-passionate PAS electorate in the state and staunch supporters of Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
In actuality, PAS’ intention to field non-Muslims as candidates in the elections is not new. PAS’ first non-Muslim candidate was Saudari Kumutha Raman in Johor during the last 2008 election. At the same time, it should be clarified here that Sarawak PAS Commissioner’s statement last week was actually about fielding an Iban candidate for the coming 13th General Election. As responsible Sarawakians who have been celebrating diversity all this while, we should be very concerned with such chauvinistic statement coming from an MP who as if declaring that Islam is only for the Malays. Is an Iban must be a non-Muslim, Mr Deputy Speaker? We have to accept the fact that Islam is race-blind and in Sarawak, the fact is that there have been many Muslim communities amongst the Chinese, Ibans, Bidayuhs and various other races who have accepted Islam for decades. Obviously, Islam is not an exclusive ownership of the Malays, the Kedayans or the Melanaus.
Sarawak PAS Youth would like to caution the peace-loving Sarawakians not to be deceived by BN’s unscrupulous propaganda which is based on racism and fact-twisting. Let us work hand in hand to bring change to Malaysia and Sarawak by denouncing BN’s injustice and hate-based politics. For PAS, we are very clear of our struggle which view the Muslims as our brothers in faith and the non-Muslims as our brothers in humanity.
Mohammad Arifiriazul B Paijo,
Ketua Pemuda PAS Sarawak
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