Mahfuz, withdraw call for death penalty
Former PAS Youth Chief Mahfuz Omar’s call for legislation on death penalty to punish apostate is most frightening and unwarranted.
Non-Muslims feel even more dejected to see things turning from bad to worse in this country.
The psychological impact felt by non-Muslims over the Moorthy’s case and the controversial withdrawal of the memorandum to the Prime Minister should not be under-estimated.
No other issues have made them so marginalized and unsure about their future in this country.
Mahfuz Omar’s call for the death penalty to be imposed on apostate adds on to this fear and hopelessness feeling.
Mahfuz Omar and the PAS Youth can be extremely gung-ho about protecting Islam, syariah laws and even Article 121(1A) but are they able to provide remedy to restore the constitutional rights of non-Muslims.
It is just not political correct to make such a call. It is not even absolutely religiously correct either (just google search on punishment on apostate to find out why).
As PAS calls for the memorandum to be withdrawn, let me call on Mahfuz (my former Parliament colleague) to withdraw his call for death penalty.
The punishment for apostasy in Islam is death.
The punishment is not something that PAS, UMNO or any other party or government came up with to scare the pants out of anyone!
For you to object or to ask for Mahfuz of PAS to withdraw his calling clearly reflects that you do not have any idea as to what the Laws of God, Allah the Almighty is with regard to the crime of apostasy in Islam for Muslims.
Feel free to do a study as to the why’s, what’s, if’s , how’s, so’s about the subject before interfering in the matters tht concern Apostasy in Islam.
You not being a scholar in Islam surely need to do some research about such matters before commenting on it.
I have written about the matter here in my blog.
Maybe you would find it useful in your research.
http://mahaguru58.blogspot.com/2006/03/demands-made-by-ifc-or-interfering-in.html
Have a nice day.
Comment by mahaguru58 — Tuesday, 07-03-2006 @ 17: 13.35
I am a chinese and I dont understand why we are so scared abt this kind of things. I dont think its going to be applicable to non-muslims since syariah law only applies to muslims. It got me thinking why are we afraid of it? We are only afraid of punishment if we have done something wrong is it not? Xenophopic or racism should not have a place in our society. I am perfectly sure that no religion means harm to God’s creation. Maybe if we learn abt Islam through the proper channel we might find that it is not a religion filled with terror. Same goes with the other religions.
Comment by Roti kacang — Sunday, 23-03-2008 @ 20: 10.07