The Bangsamoro and most especially the SOVEREIGN TAUSUG OF SULU will be whatever it wants to be once THEY KNOW and UNDERSTAND who they are. Allaahu musta’aan. Our strength is ALLAH alone.
The similarities cannot be denied.
Still, the historical CONTEXT that binds Russia-Crimea is entirely off-tangent with the ties that bind Bangsamoro-Malaysia.
Yes, Bangsamoro and Malaysians are intrinsically allies whose kinship ties are FORGED by ISLAM.
However, in my opinion it is the BLACK GOLD that remains a barrier to a resolution to the Sabah Claim of Sulu; it shall also be the eternal JOKER meaning to say a clause or phrase surreptitiously slipped into a legislative bill or legal contract with the purpose of compromising its effect or making it unworkable.
I rephrased what you wrote, with all due respect and I beg your indulgence,
"We were indeed natural allies … BUT Malaysia had NOT SUBSTANTIALLY helped us much in our struggle AS MUCH AS WE HAVE SELFLESSLY HELPED MALAYSIA by TOLERATING its EXPLOITATION of NORTH BORNEO/SABAH despite and inspite of the Sabah lease.
We (MALAYSIA AND BANGSAMORO) were as such until the INTERMITTENT SABAH CLAIM STARTED THEN subsequently TARNISHED BY THE FOILED AND EXPOSED OPERATION MERDEKA; OLD WOUNDS-RUBBED-BY-SALT when Abu Sayyaf raided the Sipadan Island,and OLD GHOSTS RESURRECTED when the Sulu Sultan troops BRAZENLY attacked ( ATTACKED?!? bukun ka, Brazen EXcursion sadja yadtu? NgWL ) Sabah."
Your thoughts albeit worthwhile I agree, "Malaysia sending troops to occupy Bangsamoro" sort of brings an anxious frown upon my brows ^_^
I'd rather indulge in FULL ENABLING LIBERTY to fantasize about the mujahireen settling in an UMMUL QURA, in a blessed and equally blissful Muslim hamlets or Muslim metropolis burgeoning in North Borneo. ^_^
Or, on Malaysia generously giving potential Bangsamoro free ISLAMIC scholarships; or just lighting up the whole of our 19 municipalities and providing it with water for ALLAH’s sake instead of Malaysia having the temerity to exploit Sabah for its national gain and the effrontery to abscond liability by repudiating our ownership over Sabah. Why not include establishing state of the art UMMAH Hospital and Islamic University at the heart of Sulu? in shaa ALLAH ameen Ya Rabb! NgWL! Equally outrageous I must admit!
If Malaysia were to annex us … the oil from our seas will be annexed to Malaysia and will only augment to enrich Malaysia and its Petronas. Unless by silaaturrahim, Malaysia regards us as its OWN and not merely an annex of convenience.
I will neither resonate the question nor will I answer: “Bangsamoro, between Philippines and Malaysia, what would you choose?”
But let me ask: “Malaysia, between giving justice for ALLAH’s sake over Sabah claim to Sulu and denying justice over its rightful ownership, what would you choose?”
To my fellow Tausugs of Sulu, I ask you: “Raayat Tausug Luggiyah Tagdapu* of Sabah, between Philippines as successor state of Sulu Sultanate and being Sovereign Tausug of Sulu, what would you choose?”
Wallaahu ah'lam bfwjk!- for stoking the embers of my dormant dreams for Sulu lillaahi ta'alaa :) (Y)
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JIHAD AL-AKBAR: A Catalyst for Proactive Change In Muslim Communities of Sulu
Also read this; from: http://www.bangsamoro.com/columns/war_07_29_03.php
A Catalyst for Proactive Change in Muslim Communities of Sulu
Posted July 29, 2003
Twenty-nine years ago, I understand the Sulu folks most. To be specific that was 1974. I was barely seven years old then. Nine years later, I perceived the island of my soul through the idealistic eyes of a sixteen-year-old. Twenty years later, to be specific, now in 2003, it has turned into a total stranger. The latter is my perception of Sulu as a 36 year old. At seven, I regarded myself as a Tausug Filipino. At sixteen, I regarded myself as a Bangsamoro first, and a Filipino next. It has only been two years that I regard myself as a Muslim foremost and nothing else. To the Supreme Creator belongs the world. The universal world that mankind has warped and perverted when it conceptualized territory, government, and sovereignty. The very same concepts that have deepened the diversity of human life far more than the complexity of Nature itself minus mankind, has ever done. Indeed, a concept of the people, for the people, and by the people. Ironically, each phrase is exclusive to people. Paradoxically, somehow somewhere in those concept must be the Almighty God.
The Province of Sulu of the Southern Philippines is dominantly Muslim. The natives therein are called Tausugs (meaning People of the Current) regardless of religion they profess. Sulu, a component of the ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) is comprised of 18 municipalities. The highest official of the land is the Provincial Governor, and under him are the 18 municipal mayors. In 1450, there existed a Sulu Sultanate; and 71 years later the Spanish colonizers came and occupied Las Islas Filipinas but not Sultania de Jolo. By virtue of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the Sulu Sultanate was ceded by Spain to the Philippine territory through American colonial rule of the archipelago. This is a historical blunder that America needs to rectify in the interest of justice.
Forty-eight golden years of sovereign power under a sovereign Sultan ruler must not be unjustly effaced to oblivion by a treaty to which the Sultanate of Sulu was never a party. Foreign transgressors grossly violated a sovereign right and such violation must be redress and shall be righted.
The dissolution of the Sultanate consequently dissolved the sovereign rights and powers of its constituents. They have been marginalized and been reduced to a minority in their own ancestral homeland. This is tantamount to genocide of their indigenous soul.
Now, I, Warina Sushil A. Jukuy, as a struggling and straggling Muslim and a Tausug individual who belongs to one of the 13 ethno-linguistic groups of the Bangsamoro people of Mindanao, Philippines, do hereby dedicate this column, Jihad-al-Akbar, as a humble initiative by way of the pen and paper. I have no weapon, no wealth and no power to wield. All I’ve got for weapon is my pen; for wealth is my humble ilm; and my power as a human being emanates from Him, Ya Rabb.
I am highly motivated to explore the possibilities of empowering the concept of Jihad-al-akbar as a dynamic medium for an impetus towards whole-rounded developmental change in every Muslim’s life; and using the mimbar/pulpit as a venue for proactive change.
Consequently, by using the mimbar as a medium to generate consciousness, the Qur’an and the Sunnah as the fundamental guidelines within our din or way of life (Islam) shall be essentially re- interpreted and thus re-applied to meet the contemporary challenges of our times. Probably, the interpretation and application of it might in the future transcend beyond the Islamic doctrine but shall imbue into every aspect of our practical lives. Insha’allah.
In this millennium, the term jihad is provocative that even its mere utterance will generally put the speakers in "surveillance spotlight," and the listeners to such spoken term in a "state of paranoia," so to speak. Consequently, the famous quote of "Either you are with us or you are with them," will hound either speakers or listeners.
Lately, jihad has been attributed myopically and indiscriminately to suicide bombers, terrorism, Al-Qaeda Network, Jamaah Islamiyaah, to name a few of those notorious extension terms, and most unfortunately, to Islam and its followers, the Muslims.
The misconception, however inadvertent it may be, is quite appalling; especially as Islam’s root word and conceptual meaning is essentially PEACE. Muslims or not, the term jihad has been established to connote and denote holy war. Historically, the term "holy war" came to being in Europe during the Crusades, the latter to mean as "war against Muslims. Holy war in such Crusades’ context has no counterpart in Islamic glossary.
"Jihad means striving. In its primary sense it is an inner thing, within self, to rid it from debased actions or inclinations, and exercise constancy and perseverance in achieving a higher moral standard."(www.salafipublications.com)
Jihad is the struggle of a Muslim by way of his niyat or intention, by way of his hand, or by way of his speech. However, what is disheartening is the fact that Islam and Muslims have been perceived by the world generally to be associated with jihad or holy war, bloodshed and violence. This is an unjust misconception of what Islam and being a Muslim stands for.
On the other hand, it is disturbing that most Muslims in the Philippines understand most the concept of Jihad as a mode of defense through fighting (Jihad al asghar, the lesser jihad or bunu qital) in the name of Islam. Understandably, Muslims are under obligation to defend Islam as this can never be dissociated from the totality of his life because Islam is more than a religion as it is a comprehensive way of life. What is perplexing is why the concept of the greater struggle which is Jihad al akbar (the Greater Struggle against the Self and all other forms of nafs or appetites) is not as deeply ingrained in the system of the Muslim Filipinos.
Almost 600 years of intermittent war and peace have remained chronicled in the hearts, minds and souls of the Bangsamoro people in their struggle for right to self-determination. Bangsamoro elders, leaders and intellectuals have tried to transcend beyond the trappings of the invincible sovereignty idealism all in the name of Agama (Islam), Hulah(Territory) and bangsa (Nation), to no avail. History has proven consistently that sovereignty issue is far superior from issues of human rights, liberty and dignity of man.
Peace processes thru 1976 Tripoli Agreement, (Organization of Islamic Conference) OIC-GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines), 1996 SPCPD (Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development) that led to the contemporary ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) have been tried and tested to give life to peace and development in the Southern Philippines. Presently, Balikatan 03-1 that involves US-RP Joint Military Exercise looms in Sulu in the name of peace and development. However, peace and development have frozen in the chambers of polemics, and have been reduced to mere euphemistic verbal artifact. No conscious and decisive effort is made to solicit the real meaning of peace and development from the stakeholders of Sulu.
The Muslim folks known collectively as the Bangsamoro people are vigilant in defending Islam and the Muslim communities from any form of unjust aggression but it seems that we are NOT as vigilant in upholding the true meaning of Islam and the real essence of being a Muslim. In layman’s term a Muslim’s duty in this lifetime is to enjoin good and forbid evil. Graft and corruption not only in the government but even in private and public life is ingrained in every aspect of a Filipino life, be he Muslim or not.
Enjoining good and forbidding evil is to put Allah in the center of one’s life. Such goals need not be actualized through autonomy or through secession. A Muslim can enjoin good and forbid evil wherever he is. This goal must start with the self and this is where the Struggle Against the Self and all other forms of nafs or appetites known as Jihad al Akbar comes in. Jihad al Akbar can be a catalyst for holistic change in Muslim Communities. Jihad al Akbar can be inculcated in the Muslim communities of Sulu in order for peace and development to be achieved. Jihad al Akbar teaches that the real enemy is not from without but from within.
The advocacy of Jihad al Akbar in Sulu is timely and relevant. As a proponent of said concept I have implemented this advocacy as an NGO worker in my capacity as publisher-editor of Jihad al Akbar, a Tausug-English Weekly magazine, bearing the slogan: “The catalyst for Proactive Change”. Said magazine 12 pages 11 X 17 came off the press on its maiden issue last Eid ul Fitri of 2002. It consists of 3 sections: Agama, Hulah, and Bangsa.
This magazine can “somehow” clear local and possibly global misconceptions about Jihad, Islam and Muslims among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. If Islam can properly and meaningfully be inculcated through Jihad al Akbar then Muslim communities in the Philippines and the rest of the world can actually benefit from its universal practical teachings within Islamic perspective by upholding al-Qur’an and Sunnah.
“Conquering the self” might prove to be financially advantageous to world economy; a huge bulk of military budget allocations could be apportioned to basic social services.
The mimbar and madaris will be the media of instruction to promote peace and development of one’s self among the jamaah (congregation) via Jihad al Akbar as a catalyst for proactive change.
The Muslims and non-Muslims in Sulu shall understand the practical meaning and application of Islam as a way of life via Jihad al Akbar. All levels of the Sulu strata shall benefit from Jihad al Akbar (Struggle via Self-Purification), government officials, ARMM officials, military, academe, NGOs/People’s Organizations and or civil societies, barangays, families, youths, and jamaahs in Sulu, spiritual leaders and the madaris.
It shall serve as impetus for subsequent in-depth studies on the merits of Jihad al Akbar on one’s personal life regardless of race, creed or religion.
Jihad-al-Akbar
The Greatest Struggle Against the Self and all other forms of Nafs or Appetites
Tausug-English Weekly Mag
The Catalyst for Proactive Change
Jolo, Sulu
Philippines
telefax:992-63-65/992-66-85 Zamboanga City
"JIHAD AL-AKBAR"
By Warina Sushil A. Jukuy
By Warina Sushil A. Jukuy
A Catalyst for Proactive Change in Muslim Communities of Sulu
Posted July 29, 2003
Twenty-nine years ago, I understand the Sulu folks most. To be specific that was 1974. I was barely seven years old then. Nine years later, I perceived the island of my soul through the idealistic eyes of a sixteen-year-old. Twenty years later, to be specific, now in 2003, it has turned into a total stranger. The latter is my perception of Sulu as a 36 year old. At seven, I regarded myself as a Tausug Filipino. At sixteen, I regarded myself as a Bangsamoro first, and a Filipino next. It has only been two years that I regard myself as a Muslim foremost and nothing else. To the Supreme Creator belongs the world. The universal world that mankind has warped and perverted when it conceptualized territory, government, and sovereignty. The very same concepts that have deepened the diversity of human life far more than the complexity of Nature itself minus mankind, has ever done. Indeed, a concept of the people, for the people, and by the people. Ironically, each phrase is exclusive to people. Paradoxically, somehow somewhere in those concept must be the Almighty God.
The Province of Sulu of the Southern Philippines is dominantly Muslim. The natives therein are called Tausugs (meaning People of the Current) regardless of religion they profess. Sulu, a component of the ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) is comprised of 18 municipalities. The highest official of the land is the Provincial Governor, and under him are the 18 municipal mayors. In 1450, there existed a Sulu Sultanate; and 71 years later the Spanish colonizers came and occupied Las Islas Filipinas but not Sultania de Jolo. By virtue of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the Sulu Sultanate was ceded by Spain to the Philippine territory through American colonial rule of the archipelago. This is a historical blunder that America needs to rectify in the interest of justice.
Forty-eight golden years of sovereign power under a sovereign Sultan ruler must not be unjustly effaced to oblivion by a treaty to which the Sultanate of Sulu was never a party. Foreign transgressors grossly violated a sovereign right and such violation must be redress and shall be righted.
The dissolution of the Sultanate consequently dissolved the sovereign rights and powers of its constituents. They have been marginalized and been reduced to a minority in their own ancestral homeland. This is tantamount to genocide of their indigenous soul.
Now, I, Warina Sushil A. Jukuy, as a struggling and straggling Muslim and a Tausug individual who belongs to one of the 13 ethno-linguistic groups of the Bangsamoro people of Mindanao, Philippines, do hereby dedicate this column, Jihad-al-Akbar, as a humble initiative by way of the pen and paper. I have no weapon, no wealth and no power to wield. All I’ve got for weapon is my pen; for wealth is my humble ilm; and my power as a human being emanates from Him, Ya Rabb.
I am highly motivated to explore the possibilities of empowering the concept of Jihad-al-akbar as a dynamic medium for an impetus towards whole-rounded developmental change in every Muslim’s life; and using the mimbar/pulpit as a venue for proactive change.
Consequently, by using the mimbar as a medium to generate consciousness, the Qur’an and the Sunnah as the fundamental guidelines within our din or way of life (Islam) shall be essentially re- interpreted and thus re-applied to meet the contemporary challenges of our times. Probably, the interpretation and application of it might in the future transcend beyond the Islamic doctrine but shall imbue into every aspect of our practical lives. Insha’allah.
In this millennium, the term jihad is provocative that even its mere utterance will generally put the speakers in "surveillance spotlight," and the listeners to such spoken term in a "state of paranoia," so to speak. Consequently, the famous quote of "Either you are with us or you are with them," will hound either speakers or listeners.
Lately, jihad has been attributed myopically and indiscriminately to suicide bombers, terrorism, Al-Qaeda Network, Jamaah Islamiyaah, to name a few of those notorious extension terms, and most unfortunately, to Islam and its followers, the Muslims.
The misconception, however inadvertent it may be, is quite appalling; especially as Islam’s root word and conceptual meaning is essentially PEACE. Muslims or not, the term jihad has been established to connote and denote holy war. Historically, the term "holy war" came to being in Europe during the Crusades, the latter to mean as "war against Muslims. Holy war in such Crusades’ context has no counterpart in Islamic glossary.
"Jihad means striving. In its primary sense it is an inner thing, within self, to rid it from debased actions or inclinations, and exercise constancy and perseverance in achieving a higher moral standard."(www.salafipublications.com
Jihad is the struggle of a Muslim by way of his niyat or intention, by way of his hand, or by way of his speech. However, what is disheartening is the fact that Islam and Muslims have been perceived by the world generally to be associated with jihad or holy war, bloodshed and violence. This is an unjust misconception of what Islam and being a Muslim stands for.
On the other hand, it is disturbing that most Muslims in the Philippines understand most the concept of Jihad as a mode of defense through fighting (Jihad al asghar, the lesser jihad or bunu qital) in the name of Islam. Understandably, Muslims are under obligation to defend Islam as this can never be dissociated from the totality of his life because Islam is more than a religion as it is a comprehensive way of life. What is perplexing is why the concept of the greater struggle which is Jihad al akbar (the Greater Struggle against the Self and all other forms of nafs or appetites) is not as deeply ingrained in the system of the Muslim Filipinos.
Almost 600 years of intermittent war and peace have remained chronicled in the hearts, minds and souls of the Bangsamoro people in their struggle for right to self-determination. Bangsamoro elders, leaders and intellectuals have tried to transcend beyond the trappings of the invincible sovereignty idealism all in the name of Agama (Islam), Hulah(Territory) and bangsa (Nation), to no avail. History has proven consistently that sovereignty issue is far superior from issues of human rights, liberty and dignity of man.
Peace processes thru 1976 Tripoli Agreement, (Organization of Islamic Conference) OIC-GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines), 1996 SPCPD (Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development) that led to the contemporary ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao) have been tried and tested to give life to peace and development in the Southern Philippines. Presently, Balikatan 03-1 that involves US-RP Joint Military Exercise looms in Sulu in the name of peace and development. However, peace and development have frozen in the chambers of polemics, and have been reduced to mere euphemistic verbal artifact. No conscious and decisive effort is made to solicit the real meaning of peace and development from the stakeholders of Sulu.
The Muslim folks known collectively as the Bangsamoro people are vigilant in defending Islam and the Muslim communities from any form of unjust aggression but it seems that we are NOT as vigilant in upholding the true meaning of Islam and the real essence of being a Muslim. In layman’s term a Muslim’s duty in this lifetime is to enjoin good and forbid evil. Graft and corruption not only in the government but even in private and public life is ingrained in every aspect of a Filipino life, be he Muslim or not.
Enjoining good and forbidding evil is to put Allah in the center of one’s life. Such goals need not be actualized through autonomy or through secession. A Muslim can enjoin good and forbid evil wherever he is. This goal must start with the self and this is where the Struggle Against the Self and all other forms of nafs or appetites known as Jihad al Akbar comes in. Jihad al Akbar can be a catalyst for holistic change in Muslim Communities. Jihad al Akbar can be inculcated in the Muslim communities of Sulu in order for peace and development to be achieved. Jihad al Akbar teaches that the real enemy is not from without but from within.
The advocacy of Jihad al Akbar in Sulu is timely and relevant. As a proponent of said concept I have implemented this advocacy as an NGO worker in my capacity as publisher-editor of Jihad al Akbar, a Tausug-English Weekly magazine, bearing the slogan: “The catalyst for Proactive Change”. Said magazine 12 pages 11 X 17 came off the press on its maiden issue last Eid ul Fitri of 2002. It consists of 3 sections: Agama, Hulah, and Bangsa.
This magazine can “somehow” clear local and possibly global misconceptions about Jihad, Islam and Muslims among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. If Islam can properly and meaningfully be inculcated through Jihad al Akbar then Muslim communities in the Philippines and the rest of the world can actually benefit from its universal practical teachings within Islamic perspective by upholding al-Qur’an and Sunnah.
“Conquering the self” might prove to be financially advantageous to world economy; a huge bulk of military budget allocations could be apportioned to basic social services.
The mimbar and madaris will be the media of instruction to promote peace and development of one’s self among the jamaah (congregation) via Jihad al Akbar as a catalyst for proactive change.
The Muslims and non-Muslims in Sulu shall understand the practical meaning and application of Islam as a way of life via Jihad al Akbar. All levels of the Sulu strata shall benefit from Jihad al Akbar (Struggle via Self-Purification), government officials, ARMM officials, military, academe, NGOs/People’s Organizations and or civil societies, barangays, families, youths, and jamaahs in Sulu, spiritual leaders and the madaris.
It shall serve as impetus for subsequent in-depth studies on the merits of Jihad al Akbar on one’s personal life regardless of race, creed or religion.
Jihad-al-Akbar
The Greatest Struggle Against the Self and all other forms of Nafs or Appetites
Tausug-English Weekly Mag
The Catalyst for Proactive Change
Jolo, Sulu
Philippines
telefax:992-63-65/992-66-85 Zamboanga City
Monday, June 24, 2013
Al-Mu’tamar al Qimma al-ula lil Ulama fi Sulu: The First Summit of the Sulu Ulama: Bridging Leadership Workshop
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at bridging divides among the ulama, asatidz and religious leaders in
Sulu, the Al-Mu’tamar al Qimma al-ula lil Ulama fi Sulu: The First
Summit of the Sulu Ulama: Bridging Leadership Workshop transpired at
Tabang Sulu Center, Capitol Site, Patikul, Sulu last November 4-6, 2006.
Various stakeholders who engaged in the dialogue were from the ulama,
asatidz, academicians and members of the Jama’ah or muslim congregation.
Among them were: Tuan Muktar H. Alan, , Judge Nabdar Malik, Coun
Temogen Tulawie, Hji Fazlur Rahman Abdulla, Engr Barjunaid Amilasan,
Prof Amirul Ahajul, Prof Ysmail Titing, Tuan Nagdir Abdurahman, Tuan
Said Yusah, Tuan Arshaid Abdulmadjid, Dr Hamsali Jawali, Dr Adjili N.
Isduri,Tuan Abdurajak Alhari, Ustadz Habier Mohammad and Sulu Grand
Mufti Habib Jul-asri Abirin.
The Bridging Leadership Framework of AIM-Mirant
Center in the context of Islamic principles was adapted by the lead
convenors: Dr Hannbal H. Bara and Al-Rashir C. Kulani, in consonance
with the indigenous needs of the participants.
Dr Bara and Mr Kulani introduced a variety of concepts and approaches such as Systems Thinking, Causal Loop Diagram, Force Field Analysis and VMOKRAPI. The convenors impressively steered the participants through a dynamic dialogue to learn and unlearn concepts on leadership, divides, Islamic fiqh, tariqa, da’wah, and madhab. At the end of the day, after co-owning peace and development issues, they reached a consensus on collaborative vision and action plan. The 1st Ulama Summit which was sponsored by the Jolo Municipal Government, Sulu Provincial Government, Pagtabangan BaSulTa and AIM-Mirant Center marked the launching of Waqaf Foundation, Inc. The efforts of the organizers must be lauded for three reasons: the inevitable role of the Ulama, the Asatidz, along with the Muslim leaders were re-illuminated through fresher, realistic, meaningful perspectives and insights; the significance and value of dynamic and rational engagement through dialogue exercise among religious and other stakeholders was successfully illustrated and applied; and a resolution was drafted and signed resolving conflicting issues on tabligh, salawat between taraweeh, uttered Bismillah against silent bismillah amicably. It affirmed that the tabligh’s practices are not deemed bid’ah (innovation) but is administrative in nature based on a fatwah from Pakistan; that salawat between taraweeh must be encouraged and regulated (solemn and not rowdy) according to the norms of Islam; and that as to whether Bismillah must be silent or uttered: due respect and tolerance for different madhab must apply. However, it was disturbing not to see any female participant from the ulama or asatidz sector, although this writer monitored the proceedings of the 3-day summit. The Muslim leaders from Sulu were able to transcend from their individual idiosyncrasies and differences by taking the initiative of seeking points of convergence that will respect as well as tolerate healthy divergence through an interactive Summit. Moreover, an insight need be articulated that the first summit is undeniably a momentous gain that must be nurtured to bear blissful fruits in the future. The same concern vigilance and vehemence must be expected from religious leaders foremost on issues such as unjust rulers, graft and corruption, unjust killings, drug lords and other organized crimes as well as other forms of oppression and injustices which are worst than slaughter. The Ulama’s opinion and advice is a crucial elixir on the ills of the Muslim society.-30 |
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Cooking PEACE from the ASHES of WaR
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STEREOTYPING by MEDIA is LETHAL: STOP LINKING CRIMES TO ISLAM and MUSLIMS
STEREOTYPING by MEDIA is LETHAL: STOP LINKING CRIMES TO ISLAM and MUSLIMS
PLS SIGN UP:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/STEREOTYPING_by_MEDIA_is_LETHAL_STOP_LINKING_CRIMES_TO_ISLAM_and_MUSLIMS/
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/STEREOTYPING_by_MEDIA_is_LETHAL_STOP_LINKING_CRIMES_TO_ISLAM_and_MUSLIMS/
pls sign either as an ORGANIZATION or as an INDIVIDUAL
Posted May 28, 2013
Created by
Warina Sushil J. Philippines
Warina Sushil J. Philippines
To be delivered to:
Doris Bigornia, reporter, TV Patrol-ABS-CBN
- Doris Bigornia, reporter, TV Patrol-ABS-CBN
- Atty Mehol K. Sadain, Secretary, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
- SEC. TERESITA QUINTOS-DELES Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
- Hon. Loretta Ann P. Rosales, Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights
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No
more please of DORIS BIGORNIA's negligent STEREOTYPING of MUSLIM and
ISLAM in news reporting.
It cannot be denied that ALL PEOPLES OF FAITH and WITH FAITH abhor EVIL.
Nonetheless, it cannot also be denied that The PERSON did the criminal
offense NOT his or her RELIGIOUS FAITH!
re: PLEASE VIEW FB link by @AbdurRashid Santos DORIS BIGORNIA REPORTER
NG ABS-CBN (13-MAY-2013, TV PATROL NEWS)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200575431301687&set=vb.1636144794&type=2&theater
One
can restrain oneself to exercise utmost patience and sobriety but one
cannot control the hurt, pain, insult, dejection, effrontery that can
spiral unchecked into violence or social schism.
Any seedling inadvertently sown to generate UNPEACE, hew it!
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Do NOT Kill Islam in Our Hearts: Respect our Right But FULFILL AND SAFEGUARD It, Too!
Bismillaahi walhamdulillaah wassalaatu wassalaamu alaa Rasuulillaah
Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Baarakatuhu
As a voice amplifying muted voices from the marginalized citizenry, these were the salient points that we resonated:
1. We acknowledged and thanked the successful efforts done by lead convenor NCMF most especially by Commsr Edilwasif Baddiri and our HIJABISTS DESK CHIEFTAIN-LEGAL DEFENDER Atty Yaser Apion now with a “hotline”!;
2. We re-affirmed that the “hijaab struggle” started for almost two decades resolutely defended by the Federation of Muslim Students Association (FMSA) and it is thru the nurturing hands of FMSA and UZ thru the late President/CEO Archie Eustaquio where the liberating ground of thousands of MSA students’ piety was spawned;
3. Our humble voice resonate these students’ struggle to the right to religious freedom only in 2008 up to present initially upon appeal from an alumnus, Gamson T. Quijano, staunch defender of hijaab along with Alnajib Maujon in 2011 until we organized the HIJAAB-NIQAAB ADVOCACY NETWORK (HAN);
4. However, it was only in 2011 that we found the key to get engage and collaborate with NCMF through Commsr Edil Baddiri until we found our Hijabists Desk Legal Officer Atty Yaser Apion-from then on NCMF and its regional offices (Manila, Sulu, Basilan, Zamboanga Peninsula and Cebu) have been our e-hub to redress grievances concerning right to religious freedom;
5. As we segue what the NCMF Sec Mehol Sadain said in his Opening Message, the object of the forum is NOT merely to influence but also to generate awareness which NCMF has successfully done when it convened relevant govt agencies and non-govt agencies today;
6. We reiterate his statement that hijaab is more than about fear of ALLAH in as much as it is a raiment of piety;
7. Thus, to infringe it is to strip our women of their taqwa unjustly;
8. We would like to believe that the infringement on hijaab-niqaab is committed by these agencies *NOT* out of spite or prejudice but it is merely out of ignorance just as Commsr Edil has said;
9. However, amidst circulation of pertinent memos and legal issuances: how come the very agencies (such as NBI for one) are defying the very memo that emanated from them? Their personnel mock and ridicule Muslim applicants in phototaking process about a non-existing memo- which is a shame and unforgivable too for personnel of the NBI to be ignorant that such memo is in existence. Such incidents have sown distrust and loss of faith from the youth and other Muslim stakeholders; they feel hopeless of ever receiving genuine redress from the government until the NCMF came in.
10. THUS, with all due respect and begging for his indulgence- we pose two relevant questions to the NCMF Secretary: “Apart from the resolute legal action and processes exhausted by Atty Yaser Apion (Baarakallaahu feehum), what proactive action can NCMF take against government agencies that flagrantly defy its own memo? If prohibition of hijaab-niqaab has reached Judge Estacio’s sala and a writ of preliminary injunction was issued and subsequently defied by UZ, what proactive step must we take to right a wrong? If there is impunity for those perpetrators who abduct our ustadzes without due process of law, it is deplorable that *identified* human rights violators shall go unpunished;
11. Aloud we recall the case of a UP student who committed suicide just because she was not allowed to take her examinations because of financial hardship; how then does her suicide relate to the violation of hijaab-niqaab? We reiterated text from a poster we created:
“Educators and institutions must not become an INSTRUMENT that drives “striving-to-be-pious” students to the brink of spiritual suicide” to unveil is to compel them to commit “spiritual suicide” by killing the life of their religious worship;
12. We recommend that HOLISTIC EDUCATION must lead us to the Summum Bonum which is IHSAN and closer to the ALPHA-OMEGA which is ALLAH; for what is the use of an education if it drives you away from the Beneficence and Mercy of ALLAH- the AL-Alim?
13. This matter is not to trifle with, as evidenced in the threshold impacted by the Pilar College issue albeit the wisdom is media* mileage in terms of promoting awareness of hijaab-niqaab because it is as serious as *endangering* our very peace and security as Muslims instead of *engendering* it;
14. Allowing Hijaab-Niqaab is not merely allowing female Muslims to cover their head; it must include the juyyubihinna excepting the face and hands; and at times excepting only the eyes such as in niqaab. CAVEAT: It is not safe to say that allowing the head veil ONLY but disallowing hijaab of the arms and legs such as in ADEZU is already not tantamount to prohibiting hijab per se because it still IS tantamount to exposing their awrah or private parts!”
15. Aware that our right to religious freedom as minority groups is not merely uphold by our local state laws but as well as international laws as entrenched in Art 8 UNDHR, Art 15 ICESCR and Art 27 of ICCPR; we implore the NCMF along with every Muslim present here please…whatever madhaab you may belong whether or not you believe in hijaab-niqaab…please whoever comes to you for help regarding its violation please do help them retain their raiment of taqwa;
16. TOGETHER let us assert to uphold THAT the right to hijaab-niqaab of our Muslim women, the right to religious freedom of Muslims is NOT ONLY about RESPECTING it, it is most importantly all about
FULFILLING and SAFEGUARDING these rights.
BOTTOMLINE: Do NOT just RESPECT our RIGHT to Worship ALLAH; PLEASE FULFILL it! PLEASE SAFEGUARD IT!
♥ Alhamdulillaah...may ALLAH accept our humble endeavors and may ALLAH grant us guidance, piety, self-sufficiency, and contentment...ameen Ya Rabb. ♥
Baarakallaahu feekum wa jazaakumullaahu khayran to all those who joined and are still joining our humble striving to champion the Right to Worship ALLAH... aameen Ya Rabb ♥
— at Azenith Royale Hotel.Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Baarakatuhu
As a voice amplifying muted voices from the marginalized citizenry, these were the salient points that we resonated:
1. We acknowledged and thanked the successful efforts done by lead convenor NCMF most especially by Commsr Edilwasif Baddiri and our HIJABISTS DESK CHIEFTAIN-LEGAL DEFENDER Atty Yaser Apion now with a “hotline”!;
2. We re-affirmed that the “hijaab struggle” started for almost two decades resolutely defended by the Federation of Muslim Students Association (FMSA) and it is thru the nurturing hands of FMSA and UZ thru the late President/CEO Archie Eustaquio where the liberating ground of thousands of MSA students’ piety was spawned;
3. Our humble voice resonate these students’ struggle to the right to religious freedom only in 2008 up to present initially upon appeal from an alumnus, Gamson T. Quijano, staunch defender of hijaab along with Alnajib Maujon in 2011 until we organized the HIJAAB-NIQAAB ADVOCACY NETWORK (HAN);
4. However, it was only in 2011 that we found the key to get engage and collaborate with NCMF through Commsr Edil Baddiri until we found our Hijabists Desk Legal Officer Atty Yaser Apion-from then on NCMF and its regional offices (Manila, Sulu, Basilan, Zamboanga Peninsula and Cebu) have been our e-hub to redress grievances concerning right to religious freedom;
5. As we segue what the NCMF Sec Mehol Sadain said in his Opening Message, the object of the forum is NOT merely to influence but also to generate awareness which NCMF has successfully done when it convened relevant govt agencies and non-govt agencies today;
6. We reiterate his statement that hijaab is more than about fear of ALLAH in as much as it is a raiment of piety;
7. Thus, to infringe it is to strip our women of their taqwa unjustly;
8. We would like to believe that the infringement on hijaab-niqaab is committed by these agencies *NOT* out of spite or prejudice but it is merely out of ignorance just as Commsr Edil has said;
9. However, amidst circulation of pertinent memos and legal issuances: how come the very agencies (such as NBI for one) are defying the very memo that emanated from them? Their personnel mock and ridicule Muslim applicants in phototaking process about a non-existing memo- which is a shame and unforgivable too for personnel of the NBI to be ignorant that such memo is in existence. Such incidents have sown distrust and loss of faith from the youth and other Muslim stakeholders; they feel hopeless of ever receiving genuine redress from the government until the NCMF came in.
10. THUS, with all due respect and begging for his indulgence- we pose two relevant questions to the NCMF Secretary: “Apart from the resolute legal action and processes exhausted by Atty Yaser Apion (Baarakallaahu feehum), what proactive action can NCMF take against government agencies that flagrantly defy its own memo? If prohibition of hijaab-niqaab has reached Judge Estacio’s sala and a writ of preliminary injunction was issued and subsequently defied by UZ, what proactive step must we take to right a wrong? If there is impunity for those perpetrators who abduct our ustadzes without due process of law, it is deplorable that *identified* human rights violators shall go unpunished;
11. Aloud we recall the case of a UP student who committed suicide just because she was not allowed to take her examinations because of financial hardship; how then does her suicide relate to the violation of hijaab-niqaab? We reiterated text from a poster we created:
“Educators and institutions must not become an INSTRUMENT that drives “striving-to-be-pious” students to the brink of spiritual suicide” to unveil is to compel them to commit “spiritual suicide” by killing the life of their religious worship;
12. We recommend that HOLISTIC EDUCATION must lead us to the Summum Bonum which is IHSAN and closer to the ALPHA-OMEGA which is ALLAH; for what is the use of an education if it drives you away from the Beneficence and Mercy of ALLAH- the AL-Alim?
13. This matter is not to trifle with, as evidenced in the threshold impacted by the Pilar College issue albeit the wisdom is media* mileage in terms of promoting awareness of hijaab-niqaab because it is as serious as *endangering* our very peace and security as Muslims instead of *engendering* it;
14. Allowing Hijaab-Niqaab is not merely allowing female Muslims to cover their head; it must include the juyyubihinna excepting the face and hands; and at times excepting only the eyes such as in niqaab. CAVEAT: It is not safe to say that allowing the head veil ONLY but disallowing hijaab of the arms and legs such as in ADEZU is already not tantamount to prohibiting hijab per se because it still IS tantamount to exposing their awrah or private parts!”
15. Aware that our right to religious freedom as minority groups is not merely uphold by our local state laws but as well as international laws as entrenched in Art 8 UNDHR, Art 15 ICESCR and Art 27 of ICCPR; we implore the NCMF along with every Muslim present here please…whatever madhaab you may belong whether or not you believe in hijaab-niqaab…please whoever comes to you for help regarding its violation please do help them retain their raiment of taqwa;
16. TOGETHER let us assert to uphold THAT the right to hijaab-niqaab of our Muslim women, the right to religious freedom of Muslims is NOT ONLY about RESPECTING it, it is most importantly all about
FULFILLING and SAFEGUARDING these rights.
BOTTOMLINE: Do NOT just RESPECT our RIGHT to Worship ALLAH; PLEASE FULFILL it! PLEASE SAFEGUARD IT!
♥ Alhamdulillaah...may ALLAH accept our humble endeavors and may ALLAH grant us guidance, piety, self-sufficiency, and contentment...ameen Ya Rabb. ♥
Baarakallaahu feekum wa jazaakumullaahu khayran to all those who joined and are still joining our humble striving to champion the Right to Worship ALLAH... aameen Ya Rabb ♥
Saturday, March 23, 2013
A Call tothe Organization of ISLAMIC COOPERATION and to Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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King Abdul Halim Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Almu'tasimu
Billahi,
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of
Malaysia,
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC SecGEN,
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Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
To the Honorable Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Secretary-General
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
P.O.Box 178, Jeddah 21411,Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Tel: + 966 2 65 15 222
Fax: + 966 2 651 22 88
Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Baarakatuhu
Mine is a lone plaintive voice belonging
to a Muslimah, a Bangsamoro from the Tausug tribe of Jolo, Sulu (the same
province where the MNLF Chairman Nur P. Misuari comes from); one of the royal
progeny of Sharif Ismail from Parang, and by historical fate belonging to a
Filipino citizen of the Republic of the Philippines.
In the spirit of qata ur rahim
wassilaatur rahim, I invoke the crucial intercession of KING ABDUL HALIM, the
Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) so that
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will resolutely end OPS DAULAT and
the SABAH Siege and to resolve peacefully the cul de sac on "conflict of
rights".
Moreover, I appeal to everyone to uphold
our respect for the sanctity of Human Life at all times and of International
Humanitarian Law because as much as both parties are standing on a right when
they decided to be embroiled in this violent conflict, the substantive rights
of innocent civilians consisting of vulnerable children, women, and the elderly
is SUPREME over the rights asserted by these two conflicting groups.
I beseech 57 others to join me, let us
affirm our striving as Muslims to help the oppressed as we simultaneously help
the oppressors NOT to oppress the oppressed.
With all due respect and begging for
your indulgence: as I sincerely supplicate to ALLAH, I exhort the Prime
Minister of Malaysia and urgently appeal for the intercession of the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong and the Secretary General of OIC to resolve the SABAH CRISIS and
STOP OPS DAULAT.
I believe that as Muslims we must strive
NOT to do any injustice to one another bearing in mind that it is the
collective jihad of the community to resolve peacefully the prevailing problem
on CORRUPTION and OPPRESSION by way of sincere nasiha in accordance with the
Qur'an and Sunnah.
Let us not resort to fighting or
bickering with our Muslim brethren because our SALAH (obligatory prayer) is the
pact between us and them.
It could have been decided and acted
upon in defense of honor and sovereignty of Malaysia BUT...
OPS DAULAT must be stopped because
1. the "military offensive" by
way of OPS DAULAT- is NOT ONLY an all out surgical operation BUT has NOW BECOME
a SIEGE-
a. being executed by the Malaysian
government with the strategic intention to isolate Sabah from help and
supplies,
b. for the purpose of lessening the
"defensive" resistance exerted by RAJA MUDA AGBIMUDDIN KIRAM and his
Royal Security Forces under the command of SULTAN JAMALUL KIRAM III (albeit
they are standing on a rightful claim to Sabah),
c. so that the Malaysian forces can
either flush them out or capture them "for as long as it takes."
IN EFFECT, the siege is now isolating
SABAH from:
1. humanitarian assistance and
humanitarian intervention coming from
a. the Philippines as well as
b. international communities such as the
United Nations including
2. monitoring from third-party
interventionists consisting of human rights groups, civil society organizations
and media.
Beyond denouncing this siege as an act
of injustice and an act of violence tantamount to an overkill now being done by
Malaysia just to capture 235 men, united we ALL must proactively put an end to
it because the military assault has now become indiscriminate and NOT solely
directed at combatants.
I along with the 57
individuals/organizations unite our voices to say NO, to plaintively shout
STOP, and to implore you to please act upon it NOW!
The prevailing situation may look bleak
and hopeless, but we are hopeful that:
The Power of Answered Supplication like
The Indisputable Precision of The Power of Allaah is swifter in exacting
justice than keyboards which is more
speedy than courts, louder than sounds of bombs and bullets, lethal than the
Intrepid Kris, and better than NONE AT ALL.
Baarakallaahu feekum wa jazaakumullaahu
khayran.
Your sister in Islam,
WARINA SUSHIL A. JUKUY
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/PLS_STOP_Ops_Daulat_A_SIEGE_that_MUST_Spare_INNOCENT_CIVILIANS/http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/PLS_STOP_Ops_Daulat_A_SIEGE_that_MUST_Spare_INNOCENT_CIVILIANS/
HELP STOP KILLING HEARTS and STOP
SEVERING QATA UR RAHIM;
HOW? PLEASE Do NOT ALLOW THEM to kill fellow Muslims or
cut-off kinship ties with them by UNJUSTLY labeling them as TERRORISTS!!!
PETITIONERS' LIST
ORGANIZATION COUNTRY
Philippine Alliance of Human Rights
Advocates (PAHRA)
Philippines
Jihad al Akbar Foundation Catalyst for
Proactive Change Philippines
Rene Magtubo, Partido ng Manggagawa
(PM) Philippines
Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) Philippines
Markaz Muslimat Lid-dawah Islamiya Philippines
International Conference of Muslim Young
Leaders 2003 Philippines
Name Country
Abu Ghazie Qatar
Baibonn D. Sangid Philippines
Greg Fabros Philippines
Bin Ahmad Qatar
Adam Joseph Philippines
Benhur ben Joseph Qatar
Alnajib Butlangan Maujon Philippines
Ibn yousef Qatar
Anisha Elin Guro Philippines
Maryam Philippines
Jhumura Estino Philippines
Gamson Jr Mawallil Quijano Saudi Arabia
Al Jundam Philippines
Umm_Hisham Qatar
Domini Lorena Philippines
Raden Ikbala Philippines
Junical Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Amin Philippines
Dr Benj Bangahan Philippines
Benhar Yusop Qatar
Albar T. Ismael Qatar
Neldy Jolo Malaysia
Rose Al-kinani Philippines
Sherhija hajiron Philippines
Jundam Abdurahman Jumala Philippines
Lateef Akanbi Adeyemi Nigeria
Yawmin Abdurasad Qatar
Naeema Sali Philippines
Al Qatr Qatar
Satra Sali Philippines
Mohammad Jaji Philippines
Abdel Aziz Dawami Philippines
Manzz Philippines
Harimar Calbi Totoh Philippines
Atitha Bint Ismael Brunei
Zadraina bint Zadarsia Philippines
Jenahl Bautista Philippines
Fatma Indiramal Saudi Arabia
Ummo Culthum Alibasa Philippines
Jehan Gui Papua New Guinea
Gemma Aharuddin Malali Philippines
Name Country
Edris Jamaldin Qatar
Alnie Bautista Philippines
Arquiza Andas Rubio Philippines
Rima Bint Riffal Arquiza Philippines
Raizzah Bint Riffal Arquiza Philippines
Abu Aisha Dianedra Philippines
Umm Aisha Philippines
Umm Sadaqah Philippines
Nix Mexico
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