Tun Dr Mahathir: Muslims in Malaysia have to be grateful

2012/06/09

KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, mengingatkan umat Islam di Malaysia supaya bersyukur dengan nikmat keamanan dan pembangunan yang dikecapi negara sekarang.

Beliau berkata, ada sebahagian umat Islam negara ini yang tidak bersyukur dengan nikmat Allah SWT yang dikurniakan kepada penduduk Malaysia dalam bentuk keamanan, perlindungan daripada bencana alam dan pentadbiran kerajaan yang cekap.

"Keadaan kita sebenarnya, kita kurang bersyukur dan kalau kita pergi ke negara-negara lain, tidak payah jauh, dekat-dekat sini pun tidak apa, kita dapati bahawa keadaan mereka lebih buruk daripada kita," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Konvensyen Saudara Muslim Peringkat Kebangsaan di Pusat Islam di sini hari ini.

Sebaliknya, kata Dr Mahathir, umat Islam negara ini juga dihasut supaya jangan bersyukur dan diajar untuk memaki orang.

Beliau menegaskan tidak ada negara lain yang mana umat Islam dan bangsa lain hidup dengan bahagia kecuali di Malaysia sementara dunia menyaksikan keadaan huru-hara dan bencana alam seperti taufan, gempa bumi dan ledakan gunung berapi di tempat lain.

"Jadi janganlah buat angkara. Kalau tengok orang buat demo, demo jatuhkan kerajaan, kita pun hendak buat demo jatuhkan kerajaan, kita ada cara hendak jatuhkan kerajaan iaitu melalui pilihan raya, kalau dapat menang, menanglah, kalau kalah, kalahlah," katanya.

Beliau seterusnya mengingatkan mereka yang tidak bersyukur ini bahawa dalam Al-Quran sudah disebut janji Allah SWT di mana mereka yang menidakkan nikmat Tuhan akan ditimpa azab yang pedih.
Beliau berkata, sekiranya umat Islam bersyukur, nikmat daripada kurniaan Allah akan dilimpahkan lebih banyak ke atas negara.

Beliau juga berpendapat sekiranya ajaran Islam diperjelaskan dan ditunjukkan dengan betul, ia akan dapat menyatukan seluruh penduduk negara tanpa mengira agama mereka.

"Kesukaran untuk berbuat demikian menyebabkan kadang-kadang segelintir penduduk bukan Islam berada dalam keadaan bermusuh dengan agama itu disebabkan pandangan negatif mereka.

"Bukan kita nak paksa orang memeluk agama Islam tetapi pandangan negatif ini menyebabkan kita ini kadang-kadang macam bermusuh, itulah yang menyebabkan kita tidak dapat menyatupadukan rakyat," katanya.

Dr Mahathir turut ditanyakan soalan oleh seorang wartawan dari China yang beragama Islam mengenai pandangannya berhubung umat Islam di republik itu berdasarkan lawatannya ke negara itu sebelum ini.

Dr Mahathir berkata, semasa lawatan ke daerah yang didiami penduduk Islam di negara itu, beliau mendapati mereka sangat patut kepada ajaran agama. - BERNAMA

 09/06/2012KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad called on Muslims in Malaysia to be grateful for the blessings of peace and development of the country enjoyed now.
He said some Muslims in our country who are not grateful for the blessings God has bestowed upon the people of Malaysia in the form of security, protection against natural and efficient government administration."The situation we are, we are not grateful, and if we go to other countries, there is no need far, near, near here, was not what we find that their condition is worse than us," he told reporters after opening the Muslim Brother Convention Stage National Islamic Centre here today.Instead, it said, the Muslims of this country also instigated and taught him not to give thanks for cursing people.
He stressed that no other country in which Muslims and other people living with happiness except in Malaysia, while the world witnessed the chaos and natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions elsewhere.
"So do not do self-centered. If you see the people for the demo, demo drop the government, and we want to do a demo drop the government, we have a ways to drop the government through an election, if I can win, prevailed, if lost, defeated," he said.

 He also reminded those who are not grateful that the Qur'an has mentioned the promise of Allah SWT in which those who deny the grace of God will suffer a painful punishment.He said if the Muslims give thanks, blessings of Allah be showered blessings on the country's more.
He also felt that if the teachings of Islam correctly explained and illustrated, it will be able to unite the entire population regardless of their religion.
"The difficulty in doing so sometimes causes some non-Muslim population in a state that is hostile to religion because of their negative views.
"We did not want to force people to embrace Islam but this negative view of our cause this kind of hostile sometimes, that's the cause we can not unite the people," he said.
Dr Mahathir was also asked questions by a reporter from China who is a Muslim about his views on Muslims in the republic based on a visit to the country before.
Dr Mahathir said during a visit to the area occupied by the Muslims in this country, he found that they are fit to religious teachings. - BERNAMA

matta-ne minna-san~!
* all of this are from Google Translate, so the language are all over the place :P
** from :  http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/UmatIslamdiMalaysiaperlubersyukur_DrMahathir/Article