Throne of Iblis

There are tonnes of articles out there about the throne of Iblis. So why am I starting another one? I've been thinking for some times after I crossed an ocean of articles about Iblis throne, "Why is the throne of Iblis on water?".

"What's wrong with that?", you might think, but have you all ever considered what elements are the Iblis and "friends" are made of? If you are thinking over and over again about the relevance of the subject/idea, let me make it simple for you. I will summarize down a bit the story of Iblis. I won't be giving references as there a lot of them and most of them are fairly well known. Well, here goes..

The story of Iblis, a.k.a., the Devil, starts when God Almighty command every creatures to bow down to Adam. All except one, bow to Adam, and that is Iblis. He was one of the Jins(Genie). He said, "How can I bow to him when I am far superior than him? You(God) made me from fire, while he(Adam), from clay." So for that, he was labeled the "defiantly disobedient". He knows he ought to be punished, but he asked God to delay his sentences, so that  he can misguide Adam and his descendants(us). So God said, "Ok!". Then Adam was placed in heaven and was lonely and God gave him Eve as his mate. And Iblis make Adam and Eve commit the sins(You all know the story of the apple), and they were expelled from heaven yada, yada, yada...

The main point is, Iblis is made of fire. His throne was upon water. "How does he cope with that?", I asked myself. Then I seek guidance from Allah. I want to know what is with this picture. Then I go to work as usual, and google "Iblis's throne on water". Got a bunch of article but not one explain the "water" part. Then I read at a blog mentioning that a certain someone trying to deviate people from the truth and it doesn't matter one bit to me until I saw a quote from a verse of Quran:

Sahih International
And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
[11:7]

Many of you would think that the verse is talking about Iblis, but it is not. It's talking about how God created the heaven and the earth in six "days", and at that "time", his throne is upon water, which he use to test his "people" which of them that does the most deeds. Then I remember from a previous knowledge that is what exactly what the Iblis is doing with his "people" nowadays. If you don't know and must know, Iblis sits on a very magnificent throne and commands the shayateen(demons) to misguide humans. And whosoever manage to bring a list of most people misguided, shall be able to sit on the throne for a while and wear the Iblis's crown. Which totally explains why the Iblis's throne is on water even when he is "on fire"!

The Iblis is either using God's previously used throne or he is creating a replica of the throne to mimic the events. From my experience and understanding, that is a natural traits of the Iblis. He likes the attention(who doesn't?). From the case with Adam, the throne, and the stories of Jins and Shayateen and all the other gimicks, Iblis is not original, not creative, and he is just an Iblis. Then again, who is more creative than the Creator(God), right?

Damn you blog writer for knowing and exposing all this. I shall sent armies upon armies of my minions to make your life a lot more miserable than it really is.

Blog writer(me): That was creative(wink! wink!)! Salam.

Hadith Discussion - Part II

Sahih International

In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

al-Quran[1:1]

I have mention before to continue about the discussion of "the discussion of hadith" but I have something better still. I am skipping the part where the Original Poster(OP) brought into the discussion, his friend or acquaintance because I have a more interesting discussion from a batch member of Malay College Kuala Kangsar '04. But before I go into that, I would like to mention that the OP forwarded the previous discussion further to our Batch Facebook(FB) group, where as of now, the post have been seen by 111 people. That reminds me of a surah in Quran;

وَقَالُوا لَن يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَن كَانَ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَىٰ ۗ تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ ۗ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Sahih International

And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is their wishful thinking, Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."

[2:111]

Like the Quran said, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful". That is what I asked all of the people who are having discussions with me. I don't mind having the Christian bringing their bible to debate with me, but I do mind the so called Muslim bringing their hadith because they said that their book of reference and guidance is the Quran, and most of these "Hadithian", said that the hadith is use to back up the Quran. I don't know if the word "Hadithian" existed, but that's what I'm going to call them from now on. You can call me "Quranites" if you wish but bear witness, that I'm a muslim.

So the discussion continues in the Batch's FB group. I'm not going to go into much detail because the discussion in the group did not differ much from the original discussion, with the exception that a lot more people joined in, and there's a few that is enlightened enough to stick to the general rule of discussion. It really seems that the discussion about the hadith and Quran somehow like saying I'm going to proceed with an act of terror. In my most humble opinion, most of the people in the discussion seems to be terrorized. I would really feel like wanting to list down the names of those who are terrorized and those who are enlightened enough, but that would led to another argument that I can't bear to part my concentration to. So let us just stick with the hadith/Quran for now. Like I mentioned before, I won't discuss this matter much further, to let you join into a better, more preferable discussion.

Let it be known to all, that a member of the batch has Private Message(PM) me personally to discuss more on this matter, all praises to Allah. He did not joined the discussion before nor does he read the whole discussion, but he felt intrigued and thus contacted me. He started the conversation with, salam, and ask about my well being. So I naturally responded with a salam and stated that I'm in good health. He then asked about my son, so I told him that my son is in good health too. He then inquire whether I'm busy, or not. So I said, "No, is there anything of interest?". He explained that he need me to give some enlightment about the matter discussed in the batch's FB group discussion. The conversation mostly done in the Malay Language.

He asked whether I reject the hadith, and he apologized for speaking in the Malay Language. Maybe that's because he somehow realized that I prefer to discuss in English. But that's true. I do prefer to discuss in that language because a lot of my references are in English, and it's quite a hassle to switch language mode, enough to distract me.

He continued to explain that the Malay language is better for his understanding. I decided that he is honest and is willing to learn together, not to preach. So I asked him a question for clarification purposes. I wanted to know whether he understand English well, so I asked him just that. He informed me that he is quite well versed in English but he prefer Malay or Arabic references. So I told him that I have already mentioned all in the Batch group discussion with appropriate details, and I asked him whether is there more to that he wish to understand.

He replied that he would read all over again(the batch discussion), and then, shall we resume discussion. But he slid a question for me about the benefit of not taking the hadith. I thought that I can give thousands(not literally) of reasons but I reply with my general status;

1. I have one God, Allah.
2. There is no other God, and there is none that is equal.
3. I have an opinion which is that God sent down knowledge in many ways, by many sources. 
4. My ongoing research/studies shows that the Quran is God given manual to study all others.
5. I am still learning and researching.
6. By using the Quran as the baseline/mainframe, I judge other sources.

And among the other sources that I judge, I give more concern on those that claimed is upholding God, true and virtue. Hadith is one of those source. And others include, the Torah, the Bible, Rig Veda etc. I have made a conclusion that the hadith is biased. And told him that I have to stop the discussion because I have other matters to handle at that particular moment. I told him that he could process the information slowly and pose any question, if he had any. He then give me a reference to a verse in the Quran;

بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالزُّبُرِ ۗ وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Sahih International

With clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.

[16:44]

He then asked, "Isn't it clear in the verse that Allah said that the nabi(prophet) is sent to make the Quran clear to us?" I told him that I'll check that out and the discussion end with him saying that he would read the post in the Batch's FB groub with understanding.

The next day, after I have done my homework that he gave me, I greeted him in the same PM. I gave salam. I told him that to answer the question he posed before, he need to first refer to the previous ayah(verse);

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Sahih International

And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know.

[16:43]

I gave him those verse as it shows the context of who are involve in the verses that he quoted. I told him to point out in the verse about the whereabouts of the word/words that point out the nabi/rasul(messenger). The word that was actually used is "إِلَّا رِجَالً", which is "except men". I also told him to correct me if I'm wrong because I don't converse in Arabic. This is one of the reason why did I not use the Malay tafseer. They actually put the word "nabi" even though it's not there. I told him that the Malay tafseer contains many verses that is commented from the context of Malay traditionalist and not from the actual Quranic contexts. So I proceed on telling him the actual meaning of the verse. I told him about the two key subject in the verse which refer to "people that is enlightened" and "people who remember". Thus, anybody who fits the criteria are those who are refered in the verses. And to proceed with the posed verse(16:44), I give to him the verse in proper context. I explained to him that the verse invites the people who doesn't know to learn from those who does know. The verse also asked for the learned to tend to those unlearned so that the unlearned can make a good judgement of the knowledge(decide for themselves). 

I asked him whether he understands my references and explanations and to correct me if I got any part wrong. For that is what god intended according to the above verses. I continued by explaining to him that everybody have some knowledge that the others don't. God wants us to teach and learn amongst ourselves. But in addition, we have to provide proofs to be considered. I have an understanding based from my learning and experiences that the Quran is a "Living Miracle", literally. If we communicate right with the Quran, it communicates back to us. Even it is the Quran that teaches me to learn and teaches. I asked him whether that was a good thing. If he got any problems or questions or detected any deficiencies from me, I'm willing to consider it, with God permission. Before I end my explanations, I give him verses to consider;

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Sahih International

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَاءِ وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Sahih International

He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

Sahih International

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Sahih International

The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.

[2:168-171]

I told him that by referring to the first given verse, the verses literally is referring to all mankind and I asked him to give extra attention to the last two verses(170-171). I asked him to relate that two verses with the majority of the Malays in our society. I ended my part of discussion with a salam.

He then replied with his explanation on how the nabi is put into context of the previous verses(16:43-44). From the understanding of the Arabic languages, "قَبْلِكَ" is referring to Muhammad himself. Certain verses are appointed to the nabi. So to look for the actual "nabi" word directly is not applicable. So I asked him to give me more detail on the subject at hand. But he asked me on how do I give understanding of the verses. He asked whether this "you" in the verses refers to us. So I said unto him, that the "you" in the verses refers to the readers of the text, if there are in no circumstances that there are any direct contexts referring to the nabi. I also explained that if there were any contexts that refer to specific people in the Quran, the context is made clear in the Quran itself. So I quoted part of the verse again, "with clear proofs and written ordinances". So I questioned him further, that if any people that talks or claims with blurred evidence, it is obvious that their reference is not the Quran, if he may so agree. He then posed a question on where do I got the idea that the verse is for the reader and not Muhammad. I asked him back, "Who is the "people"?, referencing to the verse below;

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Sahih International

The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.

[2:185]

He said that it is true that the verse talks about mankind, but the context in in the previous verse discussed is referring to Muhammad. So I posed him another questions;

1. Is it not the the 43rd verse of an-nahl is part of Quran?
2. From which context in the Quran that he derived that the verse is referring to Muhammad?

I emphasized to him that I have already given the context of the verses. He answered me by asking a question, that if I said that the Quran is sent down for us all, is there any verses that is appointed solely for Muhammad? So I answered him by telling him that any verses that explicitly mention him by name or context. And I asked him, whether is it not Muhammad is a human(people)? What ever he got, we should got it too. And I explained to him that in this particular context, is the true knowledge. I told him further that even he can see the clear proof. I repeated what I said before on the Quran being the baseline, mainframe, and guide.  I continue by adding that if the Quran mentioned on something being true, it's true, and if what is mention is being false is false. I asked him whether he has considered the verses(2:170-171) that I referred to him. He claimed that he has and he gave me a "smiley". I told him that if people is referring from other than the Quran, there will be discrepancies. He told me that he never before engaged in situation such as this, so he seek permission for me to grant him some time for him to seek the answer to my questions. For sure that I am "OK" with that. He seems so nice and he asked nicely. He displayed a certain amount of respect for me, so with certainties that I should do the same, or more. All praises to Allah.

Before I ended the discussion, I gave him a verses from the Quran to be considered;

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا

Sahih International

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.

[4:82]

He agreed to consider it, and the discussion end with salam(peace).

This is the kind of discussion that I most wish for, and God has granted it to me. I hope all my V04 brothers and the rest of the Islamic community can consider the Quran with care, as that what Allah asks us to do. The discussion will continue, with Allah wills and permission. Salam.

Hadith Discussion - Part I

Sahih International

In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

al-Quran[1:1]

Hi there again everyone! It's been a while since my last post. Now I'm back with a portion of discussion that I copied from Facebook about the Sahih Hadith. The discussion is in mix, non-standard, Malay-English languages. The full discussion is available upon request in the comment section below. Today post is to discuss the said discussion or in another words; 

The Discussion of Hadith Discussion

First and foremost, the Hadith Discussion. I'll summarize it just after the images;

The discussion starts with an apology from the original poster(OP). The OP apologized for deleting the post that is view-able to friends and bring the discussion into Private Messaging(PM). The reason for deleting the original post as he said it is off topic. That is acceptable, but as far as I'm concern, bringing the discussion into a PM rather than a new post is quite questionable.Why need the discussion of world renown books be discuss in private? Are Malaysians or the Malaysian Government takes discussion of scholars as an act of terrorism?

Continuing the discussion is the mentioning of the OP on me not agreeing with "panjang umur"="umur berkat" which can be translated as "long live"="blessed living". The OP explained that it is not literally the same but just for symbolic purpose of prayer. No more argument needed as it is true that whatever the reciter of the prayer intended is more significant than the actual prayer itself.

The next issue discussed is the main issue which is the Quran and the hadith. The OP said that Muslim need to hold on to both. He questioned about if not for hadith, we muslim can't possibly know how to worship god because it is not mentioned in the Quran on how to bow and prostrate and etc. 

He also mentioned that I have mentioned before that we Muslims should follow Allah and the Messengers and the Books. But what I really said was a quotation from the Quran that is;

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best and best in result.
[4:59]

The key word there is obey, not follow. The OP misquoted me but since it's not much of a deal, I just let him. The OP continues still by saying that the hadith is from the sunnah of Rasulullah or the practices of the Messenger. It's from the rasul. He also mentioned that it is the prophet's will that he leaves behind the Quran and the sunnah. And the OP said that to know these said sunnah is through hadith, and to learn the hadith is to learn with care, the knowledge is expansive, and to tafsir(comment) the quran, we need teachers, references from the experts. The OP continues by saying that just by reading the translation is not enough. He also commented that he didn't mean to imply that reading the translation is not good,  but to comment the Quran, we need teachers, our mind is limited. And the OP end his turn by asking me to throw away my ego.

Before I discuss on my replies, I would like to point out several accusation that had been allegedly made to me by the OP. First, he accused me of saying something that I did not said. Whether he purposely did that, or he was programmed to treat people that questioned the hadith as such. Secondly, he accused the hadith is from the sunnah of rasulullah. Is the OP really serious with that statement? The hadith is the words of hearsays to hearsays of what the prophet says. The hadith is not the sunnah. It may contain the sunnah but it also may not contain the sunnah. Where is the sunnah? It'll be explain later on.Another accusation that has been thrown out but subtly by the OP is that I am not learned(stupid). Refer to the part where he said that to comment the Quran, we need teachers and references from the experts. Did I not have any teachers and expert references? I already got an Engineering Degree, I know how to seek references, obviously. The almost last accusation is about the human mind being limited. Where the fact and references in that? I do agree that it is limited(we're not god!), but to what degree? Lastly and more obviously, he implied that I'm egoistic. How be?

The reply from me goes like this;

The Quran already point out on how to bow and prostrate etc. So, there should be none problem there. Allah(GOD) never once in the Quran told us to follow the hadith. Unless otherwise stated in the Quran that I did not know. There is a huge gap of differences of hadith and sunnah. And to comment on the hadith is to comment the context of the condition and intention of the persons involved in the scenario - which is impossible to do. For Allah has already decreed that the quran is complete. Have the OP been keeping an open mind? I did not want to make this an issue more than the OP does, but Allah told us to relay what is "haqq", truth. Any deviation needed to be diminished. Have it ever occurred in the mind of the OP that why Muhammad is the last and final Messenger? The last verse sent down is, "..This day I have perfected for you your religion ...". The religion is already perfect. Did the OP not see the corruption in the hadith? If the OP truly believes in the Quran, read the multi-lingual-translationed Quran. Read it word for word. The OP ought to be suprised by how far have our religion deviated from the original teaching of the Quran. I apologize if I had made the OP feels uneasy, but I will never pull back my words unless someone could give me an unbiased fact and the most unbiased is the Quran.

Then I made an allegation that the hadith is similar to the Bible in a way. People hearing from hearsays that the rasul says.. I asked whether the OP is rational. Even the discussion between two people can spawn many understandings, what about the discussion between two people decades ago? If the OP can't give verses in the Quran, display for me the book of Muhammad. Is there any? For all that you and I know, the book of Muhammad is the Quran, right? Please keep an open mind and try to think about it. Salam(peace).

The discussion continues with a third person that is a friend of the OP which I think, having the same stands and point of view(POV) as the OP. The discussion continues in another post, In syaa Allāh إن شاء الله‎. . Till then, salam.

Ghost And Other Stories III

Continuing from the previous post about the same subject;

Ghost And Other Stories
Ghost And Other Stories II

Does anybody at this age and moment knows Miss Avril Lavigne? What kind of question is that? Sure everyone knows her? But do they really "know" her? Let me "show" you something? From her song titled, "Hot".

She actually looks possessed isn't she?

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Hot
Avril Lavigne

You're so good to me, baby baby

I want to lock you up in my closet
Where no one's around
I want to put your hand in my pocket
Because you're allowed

I want to drive you into the corner
And kiss you without a sound
I want to stay this way forever
I'll say it loud

Now you're in and you can't get out

You make me so hot, make me wanna drop
You're so ridiculous, I can barely stop
I can hardly breathe, you make me wanna scream
You're so fabulous, you're so good to me, baby baby
You're so good to me, baby baby

I can make you feel all better
Just take it in
And I can show you all the places
You've never been

And I can make you say everything
That you never said
And I will let you do anything
Again and again

Now you're in and you can't get out

You make me so hot, make me wanna drop
You're so ridiculous, I can barely stop
I can hardly breathe, you make me wanna scream
You're so fabulous, you're so good to me, baby baby
You're so good to me, baby baby

Kiss me gently
Always I know
Hold me, love me
Don't ever go, yeah

You make me so hot, make me wanna drop
You're so ridiculous, I can barely stop
I can hardly breathe, you make me wanna scream
You're so fabulous, you're so good to me

You make me so hot, make me wanna drop
You're so ridiculous, I can barely stop
I can hardly breathe, you make me wanna scream
You're so fabulous, you're so good to me, baby baby
You're so good to me, baby baby
You're so good
ref:http://www.metrolyrics.com/hot-lyrics-avril-lavigne.html

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See it yet? Or do I really have to show it to you guys? Oh well, so for the breakdown;
Take note that she is not singing alone(MPD et. al.);
But first, repeat after me;

There is always more!

-Ammar Zufar

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First personality/entity;
You're so good to me, baby baby
Wonder what and how good? Keep reading.

I want to lock you up in my closet
I want to keep you
Where no one's around
Ghaib/Unseen
I want to put your hand in my pocket
I'm letting you have what I have
ref:http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pocket
Because you're allowed
Permission is given

I want to drive you into the corner
I want to control you
And kiss you without a sound
Emotion brings up energy
I want to stay this way forever
For sure!!
I'll say it loud
So you can "hear"
Now you're in and you can't get out
The contract has been made, deal "signed"


Second personality/Avril/whoever that's in the same condition;

You make me so hot, make me wanna drop

The sensation of "giving in" is quite unbearable/extraordinary
You're so ridiculous, I can barely stop
Can possibly make one unable to control oneself
I can hardly breathe, you make me wanna scream
Normal response
You're so fabulous, you're so good to me, baby baby
You're so good to me, baby baby
The end result

It's good to be bad(ain't it?)

-Dungeon Keeper '95

First personality/entity;
I can make you feel all better
Assurance
Just take it in
Don't break and go "mental"(crazy/insane)
And I can show you all the places
You've never been
Obviously, there are places that normal human haven't been
Out of this world extraordinary(other dimensions/worlds)


And I can make you say everything
That you never said
You'll be like someone else
Swearing/insulting/flirting, that you would not normally do
And I will let you do anything
Is it you that did the "doings"?
Again and again
More than you can ever dream of doing
Now you're in and you can't get out
You are bound to the contract

"The cries for eternal binding"

Kiss me gently
Handle the "relationship" with care
Always I know
(Oh yeah you do, but not really, only extra sensitive)
Hold me, love me
Strong emotions give energy needed
Don't ever go, yeah
They are all so dependent on human energy to survive

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And now you know. Have you all really not realize that? maybe some of you have different experiences or lack of experiences or have different opinions. Feel free to share. There's more than one world that we all lives in. Some of us share worlds, some of us don't. The part of the worlds that we can't reach or can't perceive is called the "alam ghaib" or the world of secrets/unseen/hidden. People tends to tell to others that the "alam gahib" is all that mumbo jumbo hocus pocus shit. It's true to a certain degree, but it doesn't end just like that. There is always more. Keep studying the worlds, if you want to. Or you can just keep living in ignorance. Seriously, ignorance is bliss. But you can't keep living in ignorance forever;


Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة
2:38

Sahih International
We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

The GOD already said it. When he gives us guidance, knowledge, and we follow, we will have no fear, and no grieve. That's what happens in this world right now. People who are ignorant towards each other, feel fearful towards each others, and started killing one another. Stop it you guys! All you sunnis, wahabbis, shit'es, christians(the whole lot denominations), scientologist?, judaism, buddhism, hinduism and all the others -ism. Let us get to common terms.

More learning, less fighting. More thinking, less acting.

-Ammar Zufar

And a good saying from this game that I played before, concerning GOD, religion and eternity;

Eternity is a very long time that we don't have to rush for.

-Dragon Age

Once again, I am going to say, (My memory about what I'm going to say just got wiped. Funny). Oh well. That must be my cue. I'm saying too much.

Till next time. Salam.

Ghost And Other Stories

Time for ghost stories! I bet this is what you all are waiting for. But first, have a look at this lyric;

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Evanescence

Bring Me To Life
Songwriters: Hodges, David; Lee, Amy; Moody, Ben;

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul, my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside
Bring me to life

Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead

All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything

Without thought, without voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside
Bring me to life

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That's a quite a long lyric. Ever wonder what they are talking about? Let me break it down for you.


How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
How can you see the unseen(ghaib)?

Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
"It" is leading you to the place where "it" can't feel.

Without a soul, my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
"It" has no soul. It's a spirit in an "uncomfortable place".

Until you find it there and lead it back home
You(the spirit-bearer) ought to find "it" and bring it out to your world.

"Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)"

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

I think the chorus is quite obvious if the previous part of the lyric has been explained.

Now that I know what I'm without
"It" learn of new dependencies(everything/everyone came from stupidity/ignorance)

You can't just leave me
"It" needs you

Breathe into me and make me real
Do "something" to make "it" real

Bring me to life
Obvious enough?

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)
The chorus is usually quite obvious because it's hidden between the encoded lyrics.

I've been living a lie
"It" was in a state of ignorance.

There's nothing inside
"It" knows more, wants more(via you).

Bring me to life
"It" said it.

Frozen inside without your touch
"It" is lonely
Without your love, darling
"It" needs your love to be "real". 

Only you are the life among the dead
"It" lives with the dead. You came to barzakh(boundary) "alive".

All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
The barzakh has no light.

Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
"It" said it. I told you they are nearer than you think.

I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Time is not relevant in the barzakh. 
Albert Einstein's greatest insights was realizing that time is relative.

Got to open my eyes to everything
That always happen to someone that has been revealed the "ailm-ghaib"(hidden knowledge). What? you think "they" know everything?

Without thought, without voice, without a soul
"It" needs/wants?

Don't let me die here
Just like human, "I'm to young to die".

There must be something more
There always is.

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Done. That's easier than expected. Did you expect the song to went out that way? Or maybe you have a different understanding? It's ok. Maybe I'm right, maybe you're right, maybe we're both right. Or maybe we're both wrong. And those are the obvious options. Maybe you say this is just plain ridiculous(as usual). Try top search other lyrics. Almost all of them are like this. Note the word "friends", "companion", "allies", "lover", "darling", "baby", etc.. The songs will go on and on about dependencies. Sometimes "they" depends on you, sometimes you depends on them. Sometime it's a master and slave bond. It's always a struggle for control. What body you think they will use when they "come out"?

Have you heard about MPD? Multiple personality disorder. They name it right to the dot. But they said the do not know the actual cause blah blah blah... Somebody got to be stupid at some point right(don't exclude me)? MPD is what happen when there's more than one personality in a body that struggle for control. And when I said more, it means that there's no actual limitation for a vessel(your body) to actually holds any amount of "personality". You all know about Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde right? And maybe some of your friends? or Boyfriends/Girlfriends? Like one second they we're so nice and the next, they just kick you in the ass(being an asshole)!

Yeah, yeah. Maybe this all in your messed up head. Make it up along as you go nuts. I don't deny that. Maybe they're just a figment of your imagination. But just because they're imaginary, doesn't mean they're not real. What's real to you depends on what's your reality right? Like if I have seen a ghost and supposedly feel frighten. You don't see it and don't believe it and you won't feel frighten. Then I will tell you that it is real. It feels real. The ghost kick me in the nads and it hurts like hell!

How do you define real? Got kick in the nads and hurting is not real? Seeing strange markings on the body is not real? If you see yourselves getting burnt in your arms and feeling hurt, but the doctor only see viruses and necrosis, who have the real thought? I told you before, we don't live in the same world. Just beacause some things are real for you doesn't mean it's real to everyone else.

The Quran tells us;

Surat Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold) - سورة الزخرف
43:36-39

Sahih International


43:37
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion(Qareen).

43:37
And indeed, the devils avert them from the way while they think that they are guided

43:38
Until, when he comes to Us, he says, "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

43:39
And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are sharing in the punishment.

ref:http://quran.com/43/36-39

If it seems to you that I'm biased, I assure you that I'm not. I am open to opinions and references and I seek and judge the references strictly. As of this moment, the Quran is flawless. The so called "sahih" hadith is just like the bible itself(Yes, i dare compare the bible and the hadith at equal terms). Some part of it contains truth, but mostly are questionable. Maybe I'll quote from the satanic bible next time as I deemed it quite truthful but with a lot of hidden "stuffs" just like the lyrics above

Surat An-Nisā' (The Women) - سورة النساء
4:82

.

Sahih International
Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.

ref:http://quran.com/4/82

As far as i know, the Quran has yet to trip itself. And It contains major ghaib stuffs. Such a pity that a lot of people are blinded to that. You really think that your "TOK GURU"(guru/teacher/ustaz/etc.) is absolute and can lead you to heaven? I don't think so. You do know that if your "tok guru" went to hell, you will follow him right? So like human. Leaving your own responsibilities for others to bear. But then again, those "tok guru" really asked for it. I don't know. I can never be a better judge than GOD. Allah guide me.

That's all for now. We'll look into satanism at the next post. I can't promise you anything. I tends to break them. I'm a human after all. So incapable. Till next time. Salam.

Illuminati! The Best of Entertainment

Salam to the readers.

Another post about the ghaib is in order. As I posted before, it's everywhere. It's nearer to you than you know it. Well some of you might be wondering, "When the heck is this guy going to tell us about ghost/spirits/djinns/angel/heaven/hell or the 'F-ing' illuminati?". In response to that, "Not in this post". But I'll skimmed a bit about the illuminati part. That part really can't be avoided because they're involves in everything.

Someone has asked me about my site logo(illuminati/dajjal?). I made that logo on my own and somehow it does resemble that of the illuminati. In a way, I''m an illuminati. Now I guess I have a little bit of explaining to do.

From wikipedia;
"The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened")

is a name given to several groups, both real (historical) and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776.
In more modern contexts the name refers to a purported conspiratorial organization which is alleged to mastermind events and control world affairs through governments and corporations to establish a New World Order. In this context the Illuminati are usually represented as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati."

ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati

From the quote above, Illuminati have been referred to three definitions. And of course, in every single words of every languages in the worlds, any words can be defined in any way as long as it is used within known context. And the context is only known to those in the same circle/group of communication. Like I always says to my friends and family,

"If you don't understand the message, it's not meant for you"
-Ammar Zufar

If taking the definition of "illuminati" as "enlightened", guess who is the first person who pops in my mind? I think most of you would know. It's Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha. Heck, the words "buddha" by definition itself is referring to the "awakened one" or "the enlightened one".
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha

If I were to claim myself as the bearer of the "'ailm al-ghaib" or simply put, hidden knowledge, then by definition, I can be called "illuminati" and better yet, "buddha". And not just me, all those others that knows said knowledge can claim that. But they won't. Why? For the obvious reason. Words used by the masses(including me) daily are not used by definitions but by means of social context. Even by the time I let some extreme Buddhist read this post, I may be "stoned to death"(or any kinds of extreme punishment) because he/she will take the word I'm using out of context.

Let's forget about ghost and poltergeist for awhile. Humans have a god-damned vengeful spirits inside every last one of them, and I think that most of them didn't even realize it yet. Let's go exorcist ourselves first right? No? Let's just kill each other till there's none left? A good Idea! Not!! But that's what's going on in this pitiful worlds of ours. We come in contact, we argue, we fight and we kill. Why can't we just make contact, argue, fight, and then make some sweet lovin'? Then we can rinse and repeat the cycle? Tired of fighting eh? Just want to end everything fast. Such weak human. It's ok to argue and fight. It's how we may know each other. Keep on knowing one another. Unless you're a necromancer, don't put the killing step in your "knowing" cycles.

Surat Al-Ĥujurāt (The Rooms) - سورة الحجرات
49:13

Sahih International
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
ref:http://quran.com/49/13

This verse clearly stated that one of our purpose of existence is to know each other and do righteous. Well, maybe, the people that kills people, their purpose is to know one another. I don't know. Even Buddha doesn't know everything, right? Only God is all knowing. Ask him. He created the love, he created the killings.

Back to the logo, I'll wrap it up for you.

1. The "all-seeing-eye" is referring to the "all-seeing-eyes", the bearer of all knowledge, GOD.
2. The "two pillars" is referring to the "gate" that leads to the "eye".
3. The phrase "IN GOD I TRUST" should be quite obvious.
4. The QR code (to those who does not have the scanner) encoded the phrase "in god i trust - incineratorium". 
5. "incineratorium" is my self proclaimed name/title.
6. The "pyramid" is to give perspective from "here" to "there" or bottom to up.
7. The combination of the "two pillars" with the "eye" on top is giving the symbolic image of the letter "i" which refers to the initial of "incineratorium".
8. The "circle" is to "wrap everything up in a nutshell".

Such a long list of explanations to a simple logo. If any of you think that any of my posting is stupid/insane/absurd/etc., keep it to yourself. Everybody is stupid/insane/absurd/etc. to everybody else. But I'm always open for discussion. The people I kept close is the one who can always proves me wrong, so I can keep on getting better.

Till next time, salam.

Resistance - Fall of Man

As expected. It's such an irony the title of this 'imaginary' game is actually a reality that is mirrored through. 'Resistance' is actually the reason why men fall. We men(human) tends to resist changes in life. We always goes through hardship and adapt to a life that we think is absolutely real. But we always adapt. We just don't want to face the hardship over and over again. We settle with familiarity. Who cares about the truth, right?

Wrong! I care. And so does a lot others like me, facing challenge everyday, resistance! Life is full of irony. Resistance, the fall of man, and the rise of man. When one pushes you, either you submit and fall, or you pushes back. Accept their thoughts and idea, or create your own ideals! We don't live in the same world;


Surat Al-Fātiĥah (The Opener) - سورة الفاتحة
1:2

Sahih International
praise is to Allah , Lord of the worlds.
ref:http://quran.com/1

The verse above clearly shows that there are more than one world. But muslim scholars and their followers always tends to believe the worlds mentioned consist only of the this commonly accepted world(the earth, other planet, physics, you and me etc.), the worlds of the angel/djinns/devil/etc. and the hearafter(heaven/hell/etc.) and these worlds are separated by the barzakh which literally means border/boundaries. From my learning and experiences, there are more to that.

There are always more, keep that in mind or stay in the stone age! 

The world the you live in and that of mine and that of each and every living creatures are different. Why can I see you and you can see me? The real question is, "Can you actually see me?, Hear me? know me? Understand me?". I can say things that you don't understand, even if the communication takes place in the standard English language with perfect grammar and vocabulary. To simply put it, we don't live in the same world, but, our worlds tend to collides every now and then. Even if we look at the same object, we can give different descriptions. People says we have different perspectives. It's true. But why our perspectives  are different? We don't live in the same world! We have our own world. If we collide it gently, we'll probably be okay as the worlds can slowly assimilate. But if we ram at full speed? Either of our worlds can get damage, or even be utterly destroyed. People tends to use the word 'Heart', but it's actually 'world'. Doesn't matter, it's just a matter of definition.

People tends to quarrel over what they say is understanding and teachings, but most of the times, it's just languages/definition/'way of saying things'(perspectives). Like an Arab says, "samawatiwalardh" and a Malay says, "langit dan bumi" and the English speaker says "heaven and the earth" and so on.

That reminds me of an event earlier today. Someone publicly ask me to stop the posting about the religious stuff in my blog! Like I posted before, there's another unbeliever for me. And a resistance, and an ignorant.  He said (yes, 'he'), I should not do what I do because I lack the learning and understanding from the teachers/gurus/ulama'/etc. And I told him, "GOD ALLAH is my guide/guru/teacher. What better guru than that?". As expected. Exactly like I describe in my last post. He act like what I described. I even told him the Quran says this and that and he quoted the "hadith" says this and that. Seriously man! Quran V Hadith? A sane judge wont accept that in court because of the obvious reasons. Let me make it more obvious for you;

"The words of GOD, versus the words of hearsays"

At least someone should have the courtesy to present the hadith like, "I learn from this teacher that he read from this text from this book that this one guy says that he heard the prophet says this and that." rather than, "the prophet says this and the prophet says that.". It's just plain wrong. Maybe I can understand what the 'teacher' is saying but does the presenter understand that? Does the public understand that? The public would then just go around and say, "the prophet says this and that" rather than "I heard this guy says this and that". I actually feels upset, sad. In my opinion, if that person can actually present it properly like what I said above, he could actually realize the magnitude of absurdity of his own references. Maybe we can try to learn that phrases and feel stupid ourselves. Repeat after me;

"I learn from this teacher that he read from this text from this book that this one guy says that he heard the prophet says this and that."
-Ammar Zufar (said it and feeling stupid)

Yeah! I owned that quote! Kidding. It's for all of you. I claim and own nothing. Praise be to ALLAH!

Bear a little more babbling from me eh? This guy that I mentioned above, he also said that the English translation/interpretation itself might be wrong. Maybe he thought that the Englishmen translate that(Wow!, that's racism man!). If only he just click the reference links that I put extra effort putting it there. Seriously, posting is a hard work! Come on! Iqqra' guys! Read, do some more research. I am not telling lies. Just sharing my knowledge. Somebody(*cough*my wife*cough*) even told me that the warning I just made is quite ridiculous. Now it's proven that I'm not wrong to put it there. Oh well!

BTW, if you haven't realize it yet, the worlds that I babble about in this post, that's hidden knowledge,
'al-Ghaib'. Now it's not ghaib to you. What do you want to do with that knowledge? I prefer to share.

Till the next post. Salam.

Seeing the Unseen(al-Ghaib)

If any of you old folks have a hard time reading the texts, click here.

From my last post, I mentioned about posting stuffs on "al-Ghaib".
ref:http://i-aboutlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/reading-quran-is-taboo-in-malaysia.html

I don't actually know where to start. It's a huge information with multiple point of access. Maybe I'll just start with the basics i.e. the very definition of the word "Ghaib".


Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة
2:2

Sahih International
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

2:3

Sahih International
Who believe in the unseen(al-ghaib), establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,


2:4

Sahih International
And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].


Take note that the phrases in square brackets e.g."[O Muhammad]", are not in the original manuscript as can be seen in the Arabic text above but rather the supposed translation from Sahih International. From now onward I shall omit the brackets phrases to show a more direct translation of the scripture. Please refer to the references(links) given beneath each citation.
ref:http://quran.com/2/1-6


Ghaib means the unseen.
ref:http://www.islamic-dictionary.com/index.php?word=ghaib

Ghaib also means secret/absent/hidden.
ref:http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=gyb

A lot of people, including the ulama', ustaz, and imams claim that no people knows about the ghaib except the prophet Muhammad and Allah swt, but I disagree. That if only if the word ghaib is discuss in the social level of context. But if we look into the definition itself, it's becomes clear and obvious that "al-ghaib" by the very definition itself means unseen/secret/absent/hidden...

..to who?

Obvious right? The secrets only secrets to the one without the knowledge(the masses). The unseen cannot be seen by those who can't see(the masses). The 'things/stuffs' absent are only absent to those who are not with the 'things/stuffs'(the masses). The hidden are only hidden to the people it hides from(the masses). This really don't need any explanations right? WRONG!!

The ghaib exist in all believes whether it religious, social, politics etc. People from all societies all have a warner about these ghaib stuffs but like the bible says(yes, I read everything I can.);

Mathew 13:13

International Standard Version (©2008)
That's why I speak to them in parables, because 'they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'
ref:http://bible.cc/matthew/13-13.htm

A parable is a succinct story..
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable

succinct:expressed in few words; concise; terse.

ref:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/succinct

Isaiah(6:9)

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

ref:http://bible.cc/isaiah/6-9.htm

In addition, in case you are wondering, conspiracies are included in the 'ghaib'.

To conclude this post, you folks really need to open and widen your mind. Throw all the known knowledge out of the 'box'(your mind), and sort it. Keep the junk away. Don't just blindly believe what people told you. Research! You got libraries, bookstore, internet, Brain!(maybe?), spirits and soul(they are different). The most important research you could do is researching your own faith. You will see that what your religious book are telling you to believe differ from what people you know told you to believes. Heck even they don't read their own religious scripture, or even if they do, they don't read it with understanding. Forcing people to believe something even they do not understand. And you're stupid for believing in them. Turn to your GOD! Ask Him for guidance.

Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة
2:137

Sahih International
So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
ref:http://quran.com/2/137

Really, don't believe if the people told you not to read your religious scripture.
ref:http://i-aboutlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/reading-quran-is-taboo-in-malaysia.html

God told you to read it!!


Surat Al-`Alaq (The Clot) - سورة العلق

96:1

Sahih International
Recite in the name of your Lord who created.

ref:http://quran.com/96/1

This is just an introduction to the 'ghaib' world. Next time, I'll reveal to you the ghaib and all that I know/learn from it. You would really be surprise to know that it's closer to you than you think. Until next time! Salam..

Reading Quran is a Taboo in Malaysia!

As I did not promised from the post before, but I did mentioned it, as per post title..

I don't think this is only common in Malaysia, but may be the whole of Islamic community. But since I only been given the opportunity to experience my beloved (and sick) country (al-hamdu-lillah), that, I will give it a priority to be expressed about. It's basically down right to the hadith (or more exact, what 'he' said or 'she' said or 'they' said from hearsay that Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. said it goes like this ya'll and like that ya'll..). That 'hearsay' actually goes like, "should you tafseer/interpret the Quran without knowledge..", and   the 'ustaz' and the 'ulama' said it like, "you should not interpret the Quran without this kind of knowledge or that kind off knowledge, studying with 'this' person and 'that' person...". They always confuse hadith with sunnah and get them mixed up.

Bottom line is, I don't give a rat's ass about the first level of hearsay! And they expect me to believe the derivations and deviations of the how many levels of such hearsays. My point, just go to GOD. Let Allah guide you. I did that and he points me to all sorts of directions, but the Quran is always there. So, don't follow my advice when you got God's words. What He says?

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Surat An-Nisā' (The Women) - سورة النساء

4:59

Sahih International

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result. 

Malay

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, taatlah kamu kepada Allah dan taatlah kamu kepada Rasulullah dan kepada "Ulil-Amri" (orang-orang yang berkuasa) dari kalangan kamu. Kemudian jika kamu berbantah-bantah (berselisihan) dalam sesuatu perkara, maka hendaklah kamu mengembalikannya kepada (Kitab) Allah (Al-Quran) dan (Sunnah) RasulNya - jika kamu benar beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhirat. Yang demikian adalah lebih baik (bagi kamu), dan lebih elok pula kesudahannya.

ref:http://quran.com/4/59

Well, well.. He have obviously stated to

1. Obey Allah;
2. Obey the messenger;
3. Obey authority among you;
4. If disagrees over anything, refer to (1)Allah and the (2)messenger

The key word is ;

aṭīʿū

V – 2nd person masculine plural (form IV) imperative verb PRON – subject pronounفعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Which means, obey. Enough said.

The points conveyed in plain obvious. As you can see above, I have numbered the words (1.,2.,3.,4.,...). It can be viewed like an Act set by the parliament or such. First, refer to Allah, then, refer to rasul, then the selected authority, and any dispute, refer to section (1) and (2) (Allah and rasul).

Here is a video clip from youtube.com, a lecture conveyed by a popular 'ustaz' mentioning the taboo in interpreting the quran (in malay);

There's no place stated that Allah say follow the 'ustaz' or the 'ulama' or said any taboo or haram interpreting the quran. Why people get so worked up spreading such lies? Are they stupid or just plain ignorant? Brainwashed perhaps? Well, god didn't actually said to neglect them, but he says to go directly to god and rasul for that is the best way.

Can't stop yapping I am. Well, till next time we'll discuss about al-ghaib (unseen/hidden/secret). God guide us all. Insya-Allah. Salam.

KAFIR!!

Verse (2:41), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

The tenth word of verse (2:41) is an indefinite masculine noun and is in the genitive case (مجرور). 

The noun's triliteral root is kāf fā rā (ك ف ر). 

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)                                                    (2:41:10)                                                       kāfirin                                                   disbeliever                                               Click image to zoom Transliteration Waaminoo bima anzaltu musaddiqanlima maAAakum wala takoonoo  awwala kafirinbihiwala tashtaroo bi-ayatee thamananqaleelan  wa-iyyaya fattaqoon Sahih International And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already]  with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do not exchange  My signs for a small price, and fear [only] Me.

Source:http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(2:41:10)

From what we can see above, the word "kafirin" means disbeliever i.e. those who disbelieve. I can't help but to notice the ignorance of the people from my beloved country i.e Malaysia, and others who are as such, that believe the word actually meant "people who don't believe in God/Islam/right teachings of Islam etc.". It's is understandable to assume such meaning is appropriate in certain context, but to take it as a fixed meaning, from my understanding, is unacceptable. 

Peoples in this era are so easy with the word "kafir" as they seem eager to stamp it on the forehead of everyone who disagree with them. "You're Kafir!!", said he/she/them.. That phrase come often in every simple conversation when it involve religion/Islam/Allah/god. I just wish people would just use the word as it is. Even I got that "sweet" label by my elder sister a couple of days back.

Come on people. It's just simple word. Disbeliever. To disbelieve. I can be a disbeliever. I can disbelieve in a lot of thing. Hell, call me "kafir" or whatever. No need to get all political and hype up about that. Malaysians love to mix Islam and politics. So Secular. They don't know that Islam can't be mix with anything. It is in everything. It's the way of life. Come on! Read the Quran. Understand the Quran. Maybe I need to elaborate why people are so afraid to read and understand the Quran next time. To summerize it, it's taboo to obtain self understanding of the Quran. As Bobby Singer from Supenatural Series Would say, "Idjits(idiots)".

If it's proven not wrong doesn't mean that it's right,

If it's proven not right doesn't mean that it's wrong.

If option 'A' in faulty, doesn't mean option 'B' is free from faults.

There's always option 'X'. Think about it.

-Ammar Zufar

The next post may be titled, 

"Reading Quran is a Taboo in Malaysia!". 

Till next time. Salam.