Conduct Unbecoming

Stupid, Selfish, Arrogant, Ignorant, Uncouth, Irresponsible, Uncivilised, Rude, Insensitive, Disgusting, Egocentric. Those are some of the words that can describe the actions of a group of Malays lead by a MF-AH by the name Ibrahim Sabri (pic below) of Shah Alam (whether he is actually a resident of Shah Alam or not, I’m unable to verify). This Ibrahim guy claims he is the Deputy Chairman of Section 23 Resident’s Committee (whether such resident’s committee actually exist, I’m unable to verify).

These stupid SoBs went to the Selangor State Secretariat Building after Friday prayers on 28 August 2009, taking with them a severed cow’s head. The group was protesting against the building of a temple in Shah Alam’s Section 23 and showed their displeasure by stomping on the cow’s head.

Ibrahim also labelled Selangor MB Khalid a traitor for allowing the building of a temple in the Malay majority residential area of Section 23 and he guarantees bloodshed if the temple is built in Section 23. I’m not sure who the powerful hand behind this protest is but some have pointed to UMNO.

For the first time (maybe the only time) I agree with KJ when he said (I’m sure he said it but whether the idea came from him, I’m unable to verify) showing disrespect to the cow, which is a sacred animal to the Hindus is akin to showing disrespect to the Quran.

I’m appalled by the actions of this group of Stupid, Selfish, Arrogant, Ignorant, Uncouth, Uncivilised, Rude, Insensitive, and Egocentric Malays. This is so unbecoming, uncalled for and totally unnecessary. What is wrong with having a Hindu temple in your neighbourhood? Why can we have a temple next to a masjid which is next to a church? What happened to respect, tolerance and understanding?

They are building a place of worship for goodness sake! It’s not a night club or karaoke lounge or “health” spa. I don’t think alcohol is sold and served in temples nor would there be any scantily dressed young girls dancing around a pole. It is a place where people go to pray!! It is harmless!! Why are you MFs so paranoid? A temple in the neighbourhood would not turn your children into apostates! If they do become apostates, it is the parents’ faults so don’t blame a building with some deities for it!

In 636AD, after the decisive battle at Yarmuk under the command of Khaled Al-Walid, the Arabs completed the conquest of Palestine and the rest of Greater Syria. With regard to Jerusalem, its patriarch, Sophronius, placed a condition on the surrender of the city, demanding that it only be surrendered to the Caliph in person. Thus, Caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab came to Jerusalem and personally gave promise to the people of their safety and that of their religion and churches.

Allowing a place of worship to be built is not treason, irresponsible behaviour like Ibrahim and his cohorts (and their sponsors) IS an act of high treason. That kind of behaviour is an insult to the Malay race and Islam.

If my article lands me in Kamunting, Ibrahim Sabri and those other cow head stompers better be in the next cell …

Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik, radiyallahu 'anhu, who was the servant of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, reported that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: "None of you truly believes (in Allah and in His religion) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself" (Al-Bukhari & Muslim)

“Violence begets violence”
"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others." (Isocrates)
"Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you" (Analects 15:23)
"And what you hate, do not do to any one." (Tobit 4:15)
"...thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." (Leviticus 19:18)