Maryam’s Musings

I was in Kangar over the weekend on a job assignment. It was my first time there. And with elections just around the corner, the roads were filled up with flags from the different parties/coalition. My favourite ustaz, Dato Dr Harun Din will be contesting for the Arau parliamentary seat. I was just reading the Harakah this morning and saw the photo of Harun Din with his brother, Ishak Din and Abu Hassan Din during nomination day!

 Anyway, on the way here, I heard a ‘ceramah’ on radio. This particular ustaz (not sure who he is) was trying to explain why all parties are equal. As long as they are striving for Islam, then we should support them. I laughed. Idiot! I thought. I am clear that PAS strives for Quran and Sunnah, but UMNO? Hello?? I seriously thought he was out of his mind. Has UMNO done anything for Islam except make people confused about it with Islam Hadhari? Do the leaders of UMNO follow Islamic teachings? The Hijab for example. What about integrity? What about honesty? The PM himself told a blatant lie just one day before the Parliament was dissolved! And, any efforts from them to uphold the syariah law? Or hudud? They don’t even respect the ulama’ – look what happened to Almarhum Ishak Baharom! And yet this ustaz is claiming that they are the same. May Allah protect all of us from being blinded from the truth! And the current PM whom everyone seemed to be so proud of – is the son and grandson of the ‘ulamas who actually founded PAS!

 Subhanallah. I pray that Allah guides me all the time.

 I have another story to share. Before we left for Kangar on Friday, my husband and I had breakfast at our favourite Kuay Teow Kicap stall. There were just too many people when we arrived. And obviously there were no empty seats left. So we waited behind the table of an elderly couple who were about to finish. Suddenly, they invited us to sit. We did. We had a chat. They were going to the Land Office. Had breakfast at their favourite place. Both were pensioners. And the conversation went on and on. When they stood up to leave, the husband actually paid for our food. We were stunned. Masya Allah.

 So, lesson learnt. There are still many good people out there. May Allah reward them for their generosity!