No Islamic Nation Available
by Abolqaz Bin Anuar
Here is a question for you, how many Islamic nations are
there in the world today? The answer is zero. There is currently no Islamic
nation in the world today. The next question is what was the last Islamic
country that existed? The answer is the Ottoman Islamic State that was dissolved
in the year 1922 at the very end of the First World War. By this definition I,
a Muslim and a Malaysian citizen would like to acknowledge that there is
currently none of the Muslim nation that claimed to an Islamic nation could be truly
considered as a Muslim nation. This would also mean that I do not believe nor
feel in any slightest that Malaysia is an Islamic country.
The Great Betrayal
As I mentioned earlier, the Ottoman Islamic State was the
last Islamic nation. During its peak, the nation or empire stretched from
Eastern Europe all the way to the very edge of the Western Chinese Border (it
was ruled by Mongolian Muslim at one point). However before the beginning of
the First World War, its borders where from Turkey all the way to the Middle
East which included Jerusalem, Cairo, Mecca and Medina. Also during this
period, it would worth a mention that the Sultanate of this empire, had divert
slightly from the teachings of Islam. Corruption proved to be once again the
cause for an empire’s decline. Because
of its geographical location and trade partnership with the European countries,
the Ottoman Islamic State was forced to include themselves in the First World
War (A major conspiracy would forever be tagged with this event but that is not
on discussion today). They did so in the side of the Germans. Even before this
war, the empire was already at war with Russia (the main factor of its alliance
with Germany) and because of that they had lost some of its territory to Russia.
However the real clincher came in 1908, when a group called ‘Young Turk’
revolted and forced the government to be more liberal and democratic. This is a
main factor of the downfall of the empire.
When the First World War actually kicked-off, Britain seemed
to be bent on defeating the Ottomans first seeing that they hold the largest
supply of petroleum, which was essential since the introduction of tanks and
motorized vehicle in warfare. That is also one of the many lies that the history
books are telling us. The main objective of the whole war was to actually
destroy and divide the last Islamic nation (since the Melacca Sultanate was
under the control of Britain, Philippines yes it was once a great Islamic land
belonged to Spain and the Indonesian Island was with the Dutch). At that time
the Ottoman Islamic State was still using the Caliphate ruling structure, but
because of the corruption of their system, the revolt of the ‘Young Turks’ had
lessen the power of the Caliph. The main requirement of the Caliph, is the
control of the administration of Mecca and Medina (that is why, King Salahuddin
the great is only a King). The men that were given charge by the Caliph of the
holy cities were Hussein of Mecca and Abdullah Saud of Medina who are the cause
of the great betrayal.
To take out the Caliph, the Brits first need to liberate
Mecca and Medina from the power of the Caliph. To this they bribed both Hussein
and Abdullah with the promise to make the “the kings of the Arabs.” They are
also to be given wealth as a reward for their heroics in the war. With money
and power as bribe, the both of them successfully betrayed the Caliph and
liberated the holy cities from the central power of the Ottomans. With that and
their defeat in the war, revolt began springing up all around the empire and
the Caliph was powerless to stop it. They empire would also lose territory in
Palestine to the British. The only lands that they have left are today’s Turkey
and Syria as the rest was lost in the uprising of the revolution. As unrest was
burning throughout the old empire, peace did not come until 1922. In 1923,
Mustapha Kamal Ataturk lead the revolutionary plan to turn Turkey into a
Republic a secular structure of government and so did he killed the last
remaining country that the Islam had possessed.
Hussein of Medina was given a land by the British as promised and so did
he declare it to be the Kingdom of Jordan and made himself the king of Jordan.
As for Abdullah Saud, he vainly took his name in the creation of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and he became the first king. Both bloodlines still ruled their
respective kingdoms till now. It is a shame that so many Muslim has forgotten
this part of history. It was not the infidel enemy that stabbed us, but one who
is also a believer. It came from within the brotherhood; they are part of the
Ummah.
Malaysia is not an Islamic country; it is a country with the
majority of people being Muslims. When Allah SWT gave Nabi Daud AS the right to
be the king of Jerusalem, He did so by giving Nabi Daud AS a structure of the
Caliphate, a governmental structure by Allah SWT. Thus I see none of its
structure is being put to practice in the Malaysian government
.
- 1. The land and country belong to Allah SWT as the ‘Supreme’ owner. In Malaysia if we check our passports and constitution, the word ‘supreme’ is being used to refer to the yang di-pertuan agong. This is a huge mistake, and I dare say ‘Syirik’ (Number one sin in Islam, as to compare Allah SWT with anything else).
- The leaders of Malaysia are chosen by the means of election rather than the ‘Bai’ah’. Some might argue that it is the same; however it is very different altogether. The Bai’ah calls for the leader to be elected which means a council would name the best or suitable person for the job based on his capabilities and abilities to run the nation. He is elected but he does not asked to be. An election involves people who are not necessarily right for the job going on campaign to ask the people to vote for them. It is a sin for a leader to lead, when there is someone else better who could do it.
- 3. The borders of the country would be open for all Muslims. To be a citizen for a Muslim from anywhere in the world, one would only need to recite the ‘Syahadah’ and he or she would be a citizen. It would be unfair for people of other religions, but they should also be allowed to enter as a guest. A Muslim could enter the land without any documentation needed other than the recitation of the ‘syahadah’.
- 4. None Muslims born in the country would always is considered a citizen with full rights given. Even in the first Islamic state (Medina), the Prophet Nabi Muhammad SAW gave the non-Muslim equal rights as to the Muslims. He allowed them to practise their religion and lifestyle as long as they do not disturb or destruct the Muslim teachings. As for alcohol, is restricted to a certain area, or within the compounds of their home. No rights what so ever was constrained from the non-Muslims except the right to go to war in the cause of Islam. If the Rasulullah SAW himself did not restrain any rights from the non-Muslim in Medina then, who are we to do it to them today? Are our leaders better than him? Certainly not.
- 5. The financial institutions are not allowed to practise ‘Riba’ or interest. This is because interest would revert mankind back to the times of slavery, but a different kind of slavery. Yet all the banks in Malaysia make you pay interest for loans that you take. Making us all work to pay our debt to our masters the banks. There is no freedom in this. Riba is the third in the list of sins in Islam (after syirik and munafik), yet I do not have the freedom to not practise it to be a better Muslim for our way of life made it impossible to buy anything without paying it.
- 6. As you could read in the newspapers, heard it on the radios and seen in the news, Islamic people around the world are being oppressed and attacked by western powers. Yet the so-called Muslim nation of Malaysia did nothing to help them. The government and the leaders do not feel enough to help other Ummahs as if we tried they would find a way to stop us. Yet time and time again all I could see the Muslims here do is pray and weep for their suffering for we have no power and no help from our “Muslim” government.
Those are the few things that I
could illustrate on why Malaysia is not an Islamic country. If you look around
for these criteria for an Islamic country today, you would not find a single
country that fits this description. When
the Muslims from Mecca went to the Christian king of Abyssinia, they did not
bow as the king entered the room. When the king asked them, “Do you not bow
before your prophet Muhammad SAW?” They answered, “He is only a man, and we
kneel only to Allah SWT.” That was the passion a true Muslim, yet here in Malaysia,
the country protocol requires us to bow to the agong. With such fundamental
diversion from Islam, how can we call this land an Islamic country?
I end this post with this, during
my travels to many different lands the people I meet would ask me where I am
from, and I will tell them that I am from Malaysia, when they ask me am I a
Muslim, I would answer yes I am a Muslim, but please don’t think that Malaysia
is an Islamic country, it is just a country with many Muslims but not an
Islamic country.
