Beginning today, I will highlight the other side of Kelantan, which mostly you will never going to see in the mainstream media.
When a country are rules by the name of God and followed closely what’s the Al Mighty had aligned for you, that, as the citizen of the god fearing state, you have nothing to fear no matter what is the religion stated in your my card.
UMNO said, while they are busy building the tallest building in the world, the Islamic Government of Kelantan are busy becoming unIslamic by soliciting in developing worshipping place for other religious.
I said, while the keris wagging UMNO keep reminding other races of the social contract whatsoever, Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, keep reminding everybody that, how beautiful Islam is and how peaceful life can be under the rules of the Al Mighty.
I am not going to talk about religion, But what I am going to portray through Kickdefella is how The PAS Lead Government of Kelantan should be taken seriously by the non-Muslim as the actual role model government for our beloved Malaysia.
This series which I called Kelantan : This Is Malaysia, will show to you how religious freedom and multi ethnic society prosperous under the rule of God-Fearing-Human-Being.
If you elect a god fearing leader, rest assured, this leader will feared nothing but God and will do nothing but what God asked. Then, let us all ask ourselves, did our God ever asked us to discriminate others. Did our God asked us to hate each other. Did our God asked us to wipe out all other religion except our own?
Malaysia is so blessed with such multi diversity in all aspects. Let us cherish it. This is nothing but God’s gift.
Tuan Guru Dato’ Haji Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the engineer of beautiful Malaysia
We never had the chance to choose where we begin, but we can always choose where we want to stop
Religous freedom in Kelantan part 1.
wow!!!! to’ guru look diffirent le…hampir tak kenal kawe…it’s a good move …TAK KENAL MAKA TAK CINTA…
Agreed. Sudah kenal baru mungkin cinta. Continue your work in being the ‘bridge’ between non muslims and PAS, Sheih.
Hope your mum is fine.
Hi Sheih,
Wish your mom strength and a speedy recovery. To be realistic, its going to be a tough time for her.
Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the Buddhist temples. I can’t recognise the temple in the first post, but I’ve prayed at the 2nd temple (near Tumpat) and the 3rd (on the road to from KB to Pengkalan Kubor).
Absolutely Awesome.
I would add that they are in rural settings, within sight of Malay kampongs.
BN component party fellas, especially the non-Malay based ones, who constantly harp on PAS Islamic policies should make it a point to pay a visit Kelantan.
I wish I could agree with you. The sad truth is not all God-fearing leaders (especially politicians) are immune to the corruption of power.
Tuan Guru may be one of the few nicest politicians around but I don’t think we can say that about some of the other more extreme-wannabes, either from PAS or UMNO.
But then again, if I were to choose to vote for either UMNO or PAS, I’ll without doubt put my vote for PAS.
Welcome back brother sheikh ! Indeed Kelantan is blessed to have religious leaders that understand their role with the belief that Allah created all humans and our differing religious beliefs. Without conflict and with our asian upbringing, perhaps all can live in peace and harmony and create a world that justifies His Creation.
For too long religion and race has been used by the irresponsible to further their selfserving agendas. The weak in faith, morals and ethics have been used by these hypocrites to create disharmony, distrust and an acceptance of corruption which further erode the peace and harmony Malaysians share after living together all our lives. ( It will only come when we can be proud of how we choose to live…Together !) Leaders must uphold the responsibility and right for all Malaysians to respect, care and accept people from all faiths for they are our neighbors, friends, communities and in many cases as in mine…Family.
My respect to the religious leaders in Kelantan for their understanding of their role and responsibility in ensuring Islam is practiced and recognized as a religion of peace and example that continues to inspire and change people’s lives for the better. There are wonderful people of all races and faiths in Malaysia.
As a generation of elders age and leave us, let us make them proud by creating an environment where our children will and can see one another as imperfect creatures and keep trying to improve the world we live in. Let us not forget, our country is beautiful and precious for more than tourism and commercial pursuits. Malaysians !……Strength in Diversity, Steadfast and united in Adversity. Onward for Justice, Freedom and the right to care for our fellow man. Let no politician or group succeed in creating distrust and insecurity in Malaysia. I believe the upbringing Malaysians generally have is too precious to be warped into a racial and religious divide. Our treasures..what are they, if not the right and oportunity to live as one, where we feel cared for and accepted for who we are. Remember the sacrifices our fellowmen have made to build a country where all can live in peace and seek a betterment of lives for ALL Malaysians. Imagine…. a place where peace, friendship and a sense of belonging is assured by a leadership that has not lost the plot. Wake up BN leadership, follow the examples the opposition provides in carrying out their duties as elected representatives of the PEOPLE.
Ok time for a coffee. Thank you for allowing my opinion !
PEACE to all.
there is another temple in Kampung Balai, Bachok… a 36-meter Standing Buddha… The Standing Buddha has a lift inside it which will enable visitors to have a clear view of the village from the top of the statue. People from all over Asia come to see how the work is being carried out.
Bro Sheih, you had done a good publicity for Kelantan Government.
As the chinese saying ” Your boss did not dropped his spectacle” choosing you.
“Mou Thit Ngan Keng” ( It means he picked the right person to do the job)
May your mum get well soon.
Bro,
Percepatkan pelan membawa bloggers ke Kelantan. Jangan masa bulan puasa .. bukan apa, nanti kena declare berdagang/musafir pulak!
Bless you Sheih…..and this signals super mom is okay too.
Strangely….this morning I was reading a book “Why Worry…Life without fear & Worry”written by my late teacher…K.Sri Dhammannada.
Here is an example what I read…….
If you keep your head…while all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming is on you
If you can trust yourself and others doubt you
But make allowances for their doubting you too
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting
Or being lied about and not deal in lies
Or being hated and not give way to hating
Nor yet look too good nor talk too wise
If you can dream and not make dreams your master
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim
If you can meet triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same
If you can make one heap…………etc etc etc etc
I do get some comfort ..even sometimes with my own prayers….all alone..quiet…seeking God’s guidances always.
Now reading Sheih’s message….somehow …it is telling me something too…..as I do feel happy after reading it.
Take care…Sheih.
As a kelantanese, I support ur effort, Pak Sheih.
Bro,
building the tallest buildings isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Do you remember what was at the site of the tallest buildings before the towers were built? (assuming that you are pointing towards the twin towers).
Consider also that thousands at the towers as well as the shopping centre beneath are earning their living because the towers have provided space for retail economy and employment and I am not even talking about the surrounding development.
I appreciate your awe for the “Islamic Government”. My advise is not to get too carried away or not too “taksub”. Always be moderate in everything that we do. Never sacrifice moderation (kesederhanaan) for moderation is indeed a noble and respectable trait.
Besides, Kelantan Umno, except for one or two veterans, have never been known to have smart and credible leaders. You don’t have to go all out to demonise them. They are doing a good job of screwing themselves in the rear.
Regards bro!
wah! bro photos good enough for postcards lor!
Postcards from KELANTAN, made in KELANTAN, printed in KELANTAN…cool idea!
Might be feasible for kelantan to look at tourism to stimulate the economy. People don’t travel to see what is common in their own country. Multi-culture and multi-religion are ever strong selling points for tourism.
Sheih,
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/68515
How do u explain this? –> the demolition of a church in an Orang Asli settlement in Gua Musang, Kelantan on June 4.
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Wow!! Kemah Kemah
PAS won back the state of Kelantan in 1990 was not because of the Kelantanese people love for PAS but it was because they hate UMNO more under the then leadership of Tan Sri Mohamad Yaacob. It was their only way of removing Tan Sri and his stooges.
After sometimes they found that PAS rule under the leadership of Tok guru Nik Aziz isn’t bad after all. Even the Chienese has found the state government to be more accomodating inspite of their seemingly hard religious stance. This is more so with Datuk Annuar Tan (Who is now a Malay according to a certain Dato’ Ali of Melaka) within the Exco of Kelantan, they have found an avenue to reach the State leaders inspite of their racial and religious differences.
The close knit community comprising the Malays, Thai and in some places like Kuala Krai the Indians are such that race and religion isnt a divide among the Kelantanese. They are a typical brotherhood of man. This is more evident in the rural areas where children of all races grew up together. The Kelantanese Chienese regards the non Kelantanese Chienese as ‘orang luar’ (outsider) since they speak a different dialect. The Hokkien dialect of Kelantan is adulterated with Malay and Thai words that are incomprehensible to the non Kelantanese Chienese even if they are a Hokkien.
If you go to Tumpat you may not be able to differentiate between a Malay boy and a boy of Thai origin or sometimes a boy of Chienese origin(A boy of Chienese origin is easier to spot because of their slit eyes). Not only they may look the same by way of dress, they do speak each others tounge easily. A friend of mine once had to ask a group of boys to identify themselves who are Malays and who are Thai among a group of them playing together in Tumpat and my friend is a Kelantanese!
All are invited for kenduris in Kelantan. Even a Chienese wedding feast will be attended by the Malays. The Chienese host will go to the extent to prepare food by Malay cooks in nearby house to fete their Malay friends. This maybe done a day earlier than the main wedding feast.
Now back to the GE, the GE of 2004 saw a change whereby BN came to a whisker of winning back Kelantan from PAS. The situation is even more precarious now with BN winning Pengkalan Pasir in the last by election where all the might of BN came down to campaign, reducing even more the slim majority of the state government. The image of a Clean PM in Pak Lah could be a major contribution. Another reason is the feeling of deprivation from development since the Fed control the kitty. Now since this myth of a clean PM is shattered, it could be a different ball game altogether. The Kelantanese may prefer to stay on with the present state government. With the present mix of new blood in the midst of the old guards ruling Kelantan, things can only be better. The ailing Tok Guru is no doubt the binding factor. They can only pray that Tok Guru will live thru the next GE otherwise mayhem may break loose in looking for a successor. Meanwhile UMNO can dream on to win back Kelantan.
So Sheih, I believe in you when you say that Kelantan is truly Malaysia.
Hi there. Few weeks ago i wrote a comment how “nice” the goverment of Kelantan is to non-muslims. I meant few of the good leaders i met ( like TOK GURU,Nasharuddin,Chegu Bard and many more… And i also stressed that there are alot of so called “fanatic” malay ( or muslim? ) inside PAS which loves to call me Keling every time they see and laugh their ass out like they saw Charlie Chaplin. Duh!.. Grow up la.. Even when i went to opening of Kelab Penyokong PAS India in PAS HQ ( Gombak ) alot of people looked at me like they saw an alien. When NGobalakrishna ( the keadilan dude ) said his Hindu prayers in Tamil before he started his speech most of the audience laughed!. See the contradiction in here? Indians want to join hands with PAS , but PAS themselves are pulling out their hand away from Indians
Anyway for Indians in Kelantan,PAS has done “something” in religious freedom compared to states.
Hopefully sheih can write Kelantan AS IT IS. Meaning with the positve and negative points
. If he writes only fllowery things about Kelantan he is not much different then spin doctors of NST. Rite?.. ermm RITE??
Anyway Sheih if u have time do shed some light from the PAS government on this matter
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A church constructed by Orang Asli villagers in Kelantan is reduced to rubble. The authorities call it an ‘illegal’ structure while a pastor claims the land belongs to the villagers. More ”
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/68515
http://gospel2poor.org/jias.htm
http://gospel2poor.org
Thanks a bunch!… sorry cant reveal my name
I studied in Politek Kok Lanas. Which was BN strong hold :p
Sheih, minta kebenaran guna gambar Tok Guru ya?
I was in kelantan when i’m still with Utusan last year, as u said sheih, Kelantan not only implemented Islam in their life, more then that they’re space for non-muslim to choose their own belief – religous freedom. Gambatte kudasai…sheih! We might never think this before. Hope your mom in good condition!
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Zidi,
I just discover your blog. Wow….bravo..I don’t know how to put up the words..but your are great, bro. keep it up.
It’s sad to know about your mother. Hope she will get well soon. GOD BLESS U.
a picture…its tell u a 1000 stories…so my suggestion 2 sheih…pls . use a lot…lot…lot of pictures to potray your tale about kelantenese…n its beauty…i really2 like gambar to’ guru tu…can i used it too…
Zidi,
I just discover your blog.. Wow…bravo..I don,t know how to put up the words…but you are great, bro. Keep it up.
Sorry to hear about your mother. I pray that she will get well soon. GOD BLESS YOU.
Kepada Tuan dan semua sealiran fikiran, mungkin ada baiknya kita bantu usaha ini dengan melebarkan kepada pelbagai egroups – yahoo! google dan sebagainya!
Juga, mungkin Tuan patut pertimbangkan bekerjasama dengan Roslan_SMS melalui webtv8?
ps….i think you should moderate the comments after this. Because, I sure as hell will be spreading your postings regarding Kelantan…with permission from you, off course. And I would hate having some miscreants chant nonsensicals here.
ps ps….anyone kind enough to translate this into malay for dissemination?
Silhoute, no offence to you or your comment, Paklah so called Mr Clean image had nothing to do with the election. In fact, the election showed how unclean he actually is. I may not be a Kelantanese, but sure as hell take it as my adopted state. That is, so long as PAS rules there.
Dear sir, I used to admire your writting in the past. They were unbiased and daring. But lately your postings are becoming more and more like what we can find in Harakah daily. And I noticed also your visitors are now more of the PAS supporters. Correct me if I am wrong, you are more incline to politics now…. sigh….
Agree with some of the others who wants PAS to respond to the demolition of the Orang Asli church. Calling it an illegal structure is a lame excuse used regularly by BN-controlled town councils – considering the virtual impossibility of getting proper approval of such buildings in Malaysia. PAS’ failure to respond positively will render the whole exercise of projecting religious tolerance to be hypocitical.
Hi Charis14 and Others,
Orang Asli affairs are controlled by JHEOA, Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli. Its a Federal Government department, under the Rural Development Ministry
From church provided information, it would appear JHEOA was the instrumental in ordering the “cease work” order on the church.
Those who have dealt with JHEOA will tell you it has an unwritten agenda to convert all Orang Asli to Muslims, and do its utmost to prevent Orang Asli from practicing other religions. Its a violation of Article 11 of the Constitution, but the law as it stands gives JHEOA almost complete say in managing Orang Asli affairs.
I really don’t want to get into another argument over religion, but that’s the truth of it as I see it.
Assalamu’alaikum Sheih,
Wow, Nice pictures which worth a thousand words. Without words pun people can understand what they mean. I got goosebumps when I saw those pictures. Kelantan is truly Malaysia!
Tuan, I found out about your blog from an egroup which Amir (guess the same guy above) sends to. In reply, I mentioned how I was particularly attracted to the picture of the train and the wordings accompanying it. Immediately my mind raced back to a poem by an unknown. Hope the complement each other:
Theme From Mahagony Pt1,
Do you know where you’re going to?
Dunia semakin tua. Pelbagai kekotoran meracuninya. Dan hari demi hari
ianya terus diracuni dan di cemari oleh durjana durjana bernama manusia,
bersama syaiton dan sekutunya. Kemanakah arah tujuan kita?
Do you like the things that life is
showing you?
Korupsi, maksiat, jenayah minda dan fisikal berluasa tanpa batasan.
Adakah ini yang dinamakan kehidupan?Dan adakah ini kehidupan yang dicari?
Where are you going to?
Bukankah arah tujuan kita untuk kembali?
Do you know?
Tapi tahukah kita walau sekadar membaca kompas untuk arah tujuan?
Do you get what you’re hoping for?
Jauh di dalam hati, ramai yang bermohon dan berdoa untuk, walau sekadar
kedamaian, ketenteraman, namun kesemua itu akan sia belaka
When you look around you there’s no open door
Kesejahteraan abadi tiada lain jalan nya melainkan Ad-Deen.
What are you hoping for?
Atau adakah kita meminta perkara yang sementara, yang
bathil
Do you know?
Tahukah kita di mana yang bathil dan yang Haq?
By: Lekaran.
***
Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahu anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah
(sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day, let him say what is righteous or keep silent. Whoever believes
in Allah and the Last Day, let him be kind to his neighbor. And whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him be generous to his guest.”
[Saheeh Muslim]
My friend,
Greetings! I have long been a follower of your blog. I looked at you as a very sober and in many ways a kind person. Your love for your mum, dad and your own family is truly wonderful.
I read now of your recent blog that stated, ” When a country rules by the name of God, as the citizen of a god fearing state ( read Kelantan), you have nothing to feAR NO MATTER WHAT IS THE RELIGION STATED IN YOUR CARD. is this true Sheikh? Does this apply to destroying the Orang Asli church in kampong Jias, Gua Musang? I shed tears this monring while reading the updates on this issue. The curch built on Orang Asli land was illegal? The pastor concerned being stopped and asked to followed by policemen to the Balai is right? This not harassment and being out in fear? Where was the compassion that and consideration that should have been given to these people who worked so hard to build the church? They say the church is to rebuilt- elsewhere? Why? Why not in the same place and on the land ‘donated’ for the purpose. What is happening Sheikh to OUR country? I am truly sad that this happened in Kelantan, a state headed by a Chief Minister for whom I have always had so much respect . The demolishing of the church was brutal. As far as I am concerned, Christians and churches are being singled out for action. If so, WHY? I am hurt. Sorry Sheikh, but I can no longer see Kelantan the way you are trying to potray it in the postcards. Perhaps, you might also want now to use your talent to have a post card of the destroyed church as well. For perspective…. the whole country and perhaps the world has seen it anyway.Thank you. GOD Bless you!
dear mr a. subramaniam,
the issue you’ve brought up was previously answered by kittykat46 // Jun 13th 2007 at 5:22 pm. although I’m agree with you for the freedom of religion in our country, but your act of condemning kelantan state for what happened sound a little bias and unfair for them. it was for the federal government that we voted for power through JHEOA that did what you’ve mentioned. so, legally, the state have no power to handle the issue since it was an affair of the federal government. i’ve been there and having opportunity to live there for a couple of year make me realize how open the kelantan state for the freedom of religious. may GOD bless you and open your thoughts and understand the issue thoroughly so that we can be fair. anyway, thanks.
Silhoute, no offence to you or your comment, Paklah so called Mr Clean image had nothing to do with the election. In fact, the election showed how unclean he actually is. I may not be a Kelantanese, but sure as hell take it as my adopted state. That is, so long as PAS rules there.
I’ve read somewhere, that Mr Clean thing was came out after mahathir said so… he called paklah as mr clean, but to some of them, they say mahathir was being sarcastic. It’s true, it’s true…
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hi. i’m not trying to cause a rusuhan or anything.
I like PAS’ portrayal of Islam–gentle and true.
But can you please give your opinion on the Fitna video by Geert Wilders? Is it true that the Quran asks all muslims to kill non-muslims???
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I as Kelantanese people agreed to become the witness of this truth. Kelantan: This is Malaysia