Critical Thoughts

This was a letter written to Malaysiakini some four years ago but still remains relevant in the discussion about apostasy: Apostasy: the Prophet has spoken. Of course since then, many things have changed and certainly one may say that I have increased in knowledge, alhamdulillah. There is even a term now (not known in 2004) for those so-called “Muslims” with liberal leanings concocted from the West — we refer to them as Islam Liberal or neo-Mutazillites. An alien thought and innovation that had never existed during the Prophet’s (P) time and a heresy which was rendered extinct some 1000 years ago.

Or so we thought. In any case, the letter is still a pleasant read peppered with the necessary references, perhaps I could expand it to an updated version which takes into account recent events concerning the issue.

Sometimes these Liberals really astounds me. Its amazing that a certain person in Australia could identify himself as a “Muslim” and fast in the holy month of Ramadhaan, while at the same time unabashedly admits that he fails to do the salaah. Actually I am speechless and I do not know what to say about this kind of attitude.

It does however remind me of a hadith by the Prophet Muhammad (P), which goes as follows:

“It is possible that one standing [in prayer] only attain weariness from his standing and the one fasting only attain hunger and thirst from his fasting.” [Musnad Ahmad]

Which aptly describes this person very well. I would think that even getting a nose job rhinoplasty in Philadelphia would be more difficult. So he might as well not fast.

Now if you would excuse me, I have to go and prepare for my salaah, lest I be compounded with folks the likes of this hypocrite.

Since she has (as usual) nothing intelligent to say, I have deleted it and marked her comment as “spam”. Akismet should take care of the rest.